Ortaokul’a kay\u0131t yapt\u0131rmak i\u00e7in Mercan’a gideceiz\u2026 O gece g\u00f6zlerime uyku girmedi.
Sabah erkenden kalkt\u0131m. Bir taraftan heyecanl\u0131y\u0131m, bir taraftan i\u00e7imdeki korku ve endi\u015feyi en hat safhas\u0131na kadar ya\u015f\u0131yordum. B\u00fct\u00fcn korkum, ya babam vazge\u00e7erse!\u2026 Bu haleti ruhiye i\u00e7inde \u2026
O zamanlar k\u00f6y\u00fcm\u00fczde binek araba yoktu. Mercan’a trakt\u00f6rle gidiliyordu.
G\u00fcnlerden per\u015fembe, (Balaban) Ha\u015fim A\u011fa’ n\u0131n trakt\u00f6r\u00fc’ ne binmek i\u00e7in okulun \u00f6n\u00fcndeki yola gidiyoruz. Annem’ in amcas\u0131 Yusuf dedem, ceketi tek omuzunun \u00fcst\u00fcndeb \u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fczde y\u00fcr\u00fcyordu. ( Hekimo\u011flu ) Hasan amca, rutin olarak yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131, k\u00fcre\u011fi omuzunda bah\u00e7enin yolunu tutmu\u015ftu.
(Haydara\u011fa) H\u00fcseyin kivre, her zaman ki gibi evinin \u00f6n\u00fcnde ki ta\u015f\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcnde oturmu\u015f, iki elinin aras\u0131na ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 bastonunu \u00e7enesine dayayarak kap\u0131 kom\u015fuya dua ediyordu. Biraz ileride soka\u011f\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda Kaz\u0131m kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131za \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Kime sinirlenmi\u015f ise k\u00fcf\u00fcr ediyordu. K\u00fcf\u00fcrlerini tastik ettirmek i\u00e7inde\u2026\u00f6yle de\u011fil mi kivra? diyerek, babama soruyordu\u2026
Bu diyalogdan dolay\u0131 etrafa g\u00f6z att\u0131m, (\u0130brahim) Mehmet amca, a\u011f\u0131r ad\u0131mlarla geldi\u011fini g\u00f6rd\u00fcm. K\u00f6y\u00fcn bakkal\u0131. Elinde a\u011fz\u0131na kadar doldurulmu\u015f yumurta sepeti, yumurtalar zarar g\u00f6rmesin diye dikkatli ve a\u011f\u0131r ad\u0131mlarla y\u00fcr\u00fcyordu.
Ka\u011fn\u0131 arabas\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 uzun, ince g\u0131c\u0131rt\u0131 ortal\u0131\u011f\u0131 y\u0131rt\u0131yordu. (Kek\u0131l) H\u0131d\u0131r amca, g\u00fcn yeni \u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131rken i\u015fe koyulmu\u015ftu.
G\u00fcne\u015fin ilk \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131 \u00d6bek da\u011f\u0131 \u00fczerinden k\u00f6y\u00fc ayd\u0131nlat\u0131yordu. Kom\u015fular, sabah\u0131n ilk \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131yla birlikte hayvanlar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p okulun yan taraf\u0131ndaki alanda toplanan hayvanlara katmak i\u00e7in d\u0131\u015far\u0131 sal\u0131yorlard\u0131. B\u00f6\u011f\u00fcren s\u0131\u011f\u0131rlar, meleyen koyunlar, \u00f6ten horozlar havlayan k\u00f6peklerin sesiyle, k\u00f6y hayat\u0131nda yeni bir g\u00fcn ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.
Okulun \u00f6n\u00fcne vard\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z da trakt\u00f6r\u00fcn romor\u011fu neredeyse dolmu\u015ftu.
(Babal\u0131k) Mustafa Yakut’ un kar\u0131s\u0131, evlerinden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131ml\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131ml\u0131 y\u00fcr\u00fcyor, el kol hareketleriyle meram\u0131n\u0131 anlatmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yordu. Kafas\u0131n\u0131 le\u00e7ek, yazma \u00fcst \u00fcste sarm\u0131\u015f, her kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131na laf yeti\u015ftire yeti\u015ftire trakt\u00f6r\u00fcn yan\u0131na geldi.
Trakt\u00f6re Hasan Topal’\u0131n yard\u0131m\u0131yla bindik.
Day\u0131 nereye b\u00f6yle \u00e7ocukla? diye sordu; \u00e7ocu\u011fu Ortaokula yazd\u0131raca\u011f\u0131m, Mercan’a gidiyoruz. “Eti onlar\u0131n, kemi\u011fi benim” diyerek g\u00f6zlerime bak\u0131yordu babam. Adeta i\u00e7ime korku sal\u0131p beni vazge\u00e7irmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yordu.
Trakt\u00f6r a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r hareket ederek ilerlerken, Veli amca sol elinde uzun ince bir \u00e7ubukla hayvanlar\u0131 getiriyordu.
Hac\u0131 Kamer amcalar\u0131n evlerinin yan\u0131n geldi\u011fimizde Kamer amca ve o\u011flu AP Ali de el uzatanlar\u0131n yard\u0131m\u0131yla bindiler. AP Ali, kalabal\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnce “tee ezde\u2026” diyerek dizini tokatlamaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Musa G\u00fcne\u015f’e d\u00f6nerek,
“Hey o\u011flum sen nereye?” Musa abi, Mercan’a gidiyorum diyince, “Ne o \u00c7aml\u0131k’l\u0131 Bilo sakol satmaya m\u0131 gitmi\u015f?” dedi\u011finde kahkahay\u0131 bast\u0131lar.
A\u015f\u015fa\u011f\u0131 mahallenin yoku\u015fu inerken (Kamer) Hasan abi, yol ayr\u0131m\u0131nda dikiliyordu, romorktan birisi ona \u00f6p\u00fcc\u00fck g\u00f6nderdi. Hasan abi, sa\u011f elini yumruk yaparak, sol el avucunun i\u00e7ine koyarak, el harekat\u0131na kar\u015f\u0131 harekatla cevap verdi.
Bir taraftan trakt\u00f6r\u00fcn sesi, r\u00fczgar\u0131n u\u011fultusu, insanlar\u0131n birbirlerine sesini duyurabilmek i\u00e7in ba\u011f\u0131rmalar\u0131, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcc\u00fck r\u00f6morku adeta panay\u0131r yerine \u00e7evirmi\u015fti.
\u015eah Haydar amca, gene ayn\u0131 acelecili\u011fi ile trakt\u00f6rden \u00f6nce yola koyulmu\u015f, yoncalar mevkiinde o da binince, babam beni kald\u0131rd\u0131, ben ayakta dikildim.
Trakt\u00f6r kar\u015f\u0131 d\u00fczde ilerlerken, ilk defa \u00e7ocuk boyumdan daha y\u00fcksek\u00e7e bir yerden k\u00f6y\u00fc ve \u00e7evreyi bu kadar net izliyordum.
Palanga k\u00f6y\u00fc, \u00f6n\u00fcndeki \u015firin ovas\u0131, arkas\u0131ndaki da\u011f\u0131n tepesinde, kad\u0131n\u0131n iki memesi gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnen, asl\u0131nda arkalarda ki \u00e7ift kale misali uzanan iki da\u011f\u0131n u\u00e7lar\u0131d\u0131r. S\u0131ra da\u011flar oldu\u011fu gibi \u00e7orakt\u0131. G\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131nlar\u0131n\u0131n yans\u0131mas\u0131yla, ta\u015flar birer \u0131\u015f\u0131k k\u0131v\u0131lc\u0131m\u0131 gibi g\u00f6zlerimi kama\u015ft\u0131r\u0131yordu. B\u00fct\u00fcn ova boyunca a\u011fa\u00e7 ad\u0131na, bir elin be\u015f parma\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ge\u00e7meyecek noktada a\u011fa\u00e7 k\u00fcmeleri d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda ba\u015fka bir \u015fey yoktu.
K\u00f6yde ki hayvan ve g\u00fcbre kokusu yerini, \u0131l\u0131k i\u00e7ine \u00e7ektik\u00e7e serinlik veren da\u011f esintisiyle gelen tarifsiz bir rehaya b\u0131rakm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.
Sabah\u0131n ilk saatlerinde o saf do\u011fa g\u00fczelli\u011fi b\u00fcy\u00fcl\u00fcyordu. Her yerden ya\u015fam f\u0131\u015fk\u0131r\u0131yordu. Da\u011flar\u0131n \u00fczerinden yava\u015f yava\u015f kalkan sis bulutlar\u0131 tabiat harikas\u0131 bir g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fc sergiliyor, insan\u0131 ya\u015famaya inand\u0131r\u0131yor, mutlu olmaya \u00e7a\u011f\u0131r\u0131yordu\u2026
Hasan Topal, ince uzun boyuyla her zamanki g\u00fcle\u00e7 y\u00fcz ifadesiyle ayakta dikilmi\u015f, r\u00fczgara ald\u0131rmadan etraf\u0131 g\u00f6zlemliyerek, bu seneki bu\u011fday tarlalar\u0131n\u0131n verimlili\u011fini anlat\u0131yordu.
Hac\u0131 Kamer amca, canl\u0131 hayvan ticareti yap\u0131yordu. Hayvanlar\u0131 geceden g\u00f6ndermi\u015f, pe\u015finden gidiyordu. Son ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir \u00e7ift \u00f6k\u00fcz\u00fcn \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc anlat\u0131yordu.
Bakkal Mehmet amca, oturmu\u015f yumurta sepetini bacaklar\u0131n\u0131n aras\u0131na s\u0131k\u0131\u015ft\u0131rm\u0131\u015f, parmaklar\u0131n\u0131 sayarak, hangi kom\u015fuda ka\u00e7 yumurtan\u0131n kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hesaplamaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131k\u00e7a, sars\u0131nt\u0131dan s\u0131k s\u0131k ellerini bir yere dayamak zorunda kald\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan yeniden parmaklar\u0131n\u0131 saymaya ba\u015fl\u0131yordu.
\u015eah \u0130smail amca, r\u00f6morgun \u00f6n taraf\u0131ndan arka tarafta ki AP Ali’ye sesini duyurmak i\u00e7in, b\u00fct\u00fcn sesleri bast\u0131r\u0131rcas\u0131na “Ulan Alo, bu ha\u00e7ires \u00e7ay\u0131r\u0131nda seni nede eze eze t\u0131rpan bi\u00e7mi\u015ftik\u2026” AP Ali, her zamanki muzipli\u011fi ile kalayl\u0131yordu.
\u0130ki katl\u0131 puanl\u0131 basma fistan\u0131yla, beline sard\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u015fal\u0131 ile olu\u015fturdu\u011fu konbini, ba\u015f\u0131ndan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 sark\u0131tt\u0131\u011f\u0131 y\u00fcn atk\u0131yla tamamlarken, aln\u0131ndan arkaya do\u011fru siyah yazmay\u0131 s\u0131k\u0131ca ba\u011flam\u0131\u015f, atk\u0131n\u0131n ucuyla a\u011fz\u0131n\u0131, burnunu kapatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ( anal\u0131k ) G\u00fcll\u00fc Topal\u2026Hastam\u0131yd\u0131 ? Zaten kad\u0131nlar hastalan\u0131nca, anca doktora giderlerdi.
Derken Karg\u0131n’a girdik. Dikkatimi \u00e7eken; Karg\u0131n’a girdi\u011fimizde r\u00f6morkta ki o pervazs\u0131z \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck yerini s\u00fck\u00fcnete b\u0131rakt\u0131. Sanki otomatik kol \u00e7ekildi, o u\u011fultu ve koyu sohbetler bir anda kesildi.
Bu s\u00fck\u00fcneti dedem Yusuf Arslan’\u0131n sesi bozdu\u2026 “Ha\u015fim a\u011fa, nafa beni Ermeni Hasan’\u0131n kap\u0131s\u0131nda indir. Ben Fevzi’ nin bakkal\u0131na gidiyorum\u2026”
Karayoluna \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131k. Mercan’a do\u011fru yol al\u0131yorduk\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haz\u0131rlayan ve Payla\u015fan: \u0130smail Ta\u015f<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n