No birthday to celebrate

Fatma Kilci from the Hafık district in Sivas said she has never been able to celebrate her birthday because the identity card given to her by the Hafık Census Office states her date of birth as Feb. 30, 1934. She last renewed her identity card 29 years ago. "At the time they registered my date of birth as such. The last time I changed my identity card was ages ago. That is why I have never had a birthday," Kilci said. The mother of seven children and 15 grandchildren said she has not considered seeking a correction to her date of birth.