An orphan cuts his own umbilical cord.
More Turkish Proverbs:
They put up minds for sale on the market, everyone liked his own mind.Turkish
One arrow does not bring down two birds.
Turkish
Even if the whole world conspired against you -- that would not inflict a quarter of the harm you inflict yourself.
Turkish
One hour of justice is worth seventy hours of prayer.
Turkish
Drop by drop, it will make a pond.
Turkish
A true word needs no oath.
Turkish