K\u0131rk\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7oktan ge\u00e7mi\u015f olan a\u011fabeyim ve ihtiyar adam, evin \u00f6n\u00fcndeki as\u0131rl\u0131k me\u015fe a\u011fac\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6lgesinde karake\u00e7i k\u0131l\u0131ndan dokunmu\u015f, ortas\u0131 y\u0131pranm\u0131\u015f, kenarlar\u0131 lime lime olmu\u015f eski p\u00fcsk\u00fc \u00e7ul kilimin \u00fczerine ba\u011fda\u015f kurup kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131kl\u0131 oturmu\u015f, \u00e7ay i\u00e7ip sigara t\u00fctt\u00fcr\u00fcyorlard\u0131. Konu\u015fmalar\u0131ndan anla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 kadar\u0131yla tan\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131klar\u0131 ve dostluklar\u0131 eskiye dayan\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n
Temmuz ay\u0131n\u0131n ba\u015flar\u0131nda, \u00f6\u011fle \u00fczeri k\u00f6ye gelen bu ihtiyar, her y\u0131l k\u00f6yl\u00fcn\u00fcn kap kaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kalaylayan kalayc\u0131dan ba\u015fkas\u0131 de\u011fildi. Trenden inmi\u015f, kendini hissettirmeye ba\u015flayan o s\u0131cakta a\u011f\u0131r aksak ad\u0131mlarla, yava\u015f yava\u015f k\u00f6ye kadar y\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f; vaziyete g\u00f6re ilk u\u011frad\u0131\u011f\u0131 eve, yani a\u011fabeyimin evine postu sermeye niyetlenmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
Hayat\u0131n a\u011f\u0131r y\u00fck\u00fc bu iri k\u0131y\u0131m adam\u0131n omuzlar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u00f6kertmi\u015f, g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn ferini zay\u0131flatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Y\u00fcksek sesle konu\u015fuyor, ancak -sigaradan olsa gerek- sesi bo\u011fuk bo\u011fuk \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yordu. Derin derin nefes al\u0131p verirken omuzlar\u0131 inip kalk\u0131yordu. Yan\u0131k y\u00fczl\u00fcyd\u00fc. Buru\u015fuk ve nas\u0131rl\u0131 elleri, y\u00fcz\u00fcnden daha yan\u0131kt\u0131. Ate\u015fin kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda i\u015f yapmak elbette kolay de\u011fildi.<\/p>\n
\u201cDidam\u201d (dedem) kelimesini s\u0131k kulland\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in k\u00f6yl\u00fcler ondan \u201cDidam\u201d diye bahsederdi. \u015eivesi farkl\u0131yd\u0131. Nereli oldu\u011funu bilmiyorum, ama uzak bir yerlerden geldi\u011fi belliydi.<\/p>\n
Ye\u011fenimle ben, az \u00f6tede z\u0131plama \u00f6zelli\u011fini kaybetmi\u015f, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcle k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcle anca iri bir yumruk kadar kalm\u0131\u015f plastik, kirli sar\u0131 topu tekmeliyorduk. A\u011fabeyim bizi \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131. Oyunu b\u0131rak\u0131p yanlar\u0131na gittik.<\/p>\n
\u0130htiyar adam, ba\u015f\u0131ndaki -maviyken neredeyse griye d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f- soluk i\u015f\u00e7i \u015fapkas\u0131n\u0131 geriye do\u011fru itti. Bizi iyice s\u00fczd\u00fckten sonra derin bir nefes ald\u0131. Kaba ve bo\u011fuk sesiyle \u201cDidam, benim ayg\u0131tlar\u0131m Kaburgal\u0131\u2019n\u0131n evinde kald\u0131. Onlar\u0131 getiriverseniz, ne iyi olur.\u201d dedi. Y\u00fcz ifadesinden, ses tonundan buna ihtiyac\u0131 oldu\u011fu belliydi ve yard\u0131m diler gibiydi.<\/p>\n
Aralar\u0131nda konu\u015fup anla\u015fm\u0131\u015flar ki a\u011fabeyim, onun bu iste\u011fini tasdikleyen talimat\u0131 verdi: \u201cBizim e\u015fe\u011fi al\u0131n, Memmet emminin ayg\u0131tlar\u0131n\u0131 Kaburgal\u0131\u2019n\u0131n evinden getirin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bu c\u00fcmleden anla\u015f\u0131laca\u011f\u0131 \u00fczere ayg\u0131tlar\u0131 getirme i\u015fi benim, ye\u011fenimin ve a\u011fabeyimin h\u0131mb\u0131l boz e\u015fe\u011finin \u00fczerine kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Asl\u0131nda biraz naz, hatta itiraz edebilirdik. Ancak bizim i\u00e7in \u00e7ok \u00f6nemli iki vaat, iki s\u00f6z \u00fczerine ayg\u0131tlar\u0131 getirmeyi teredd\u00fcts\u00fcz kabul ettik. \u00dcstelik temmuz s\u0131ca\u011f\u0131na ve bilmedi\u011fimiz yola ra\u011fmen.<\/p>\n
\u0130htiyar kalayc\u0131, benim okumaya d\u00fc\u015fk\u00fcn oldu\u011fumu \u00f6\u011frenmi\u015f olacak ki bana \u201cDidam, sana gazevete\u201d, ye\u011fenime de \u201cDidam, sana da bir dod\u00fck alaca\u011f\u0131m. Yeter ki siz ayg\u0131tlar\u0131 getirin.\u201d dedi. Gazete ve d\u00fcd\u00fck kolayca ikna olmam\u0131za yetmi\u015fti. San\u0131r\u0131m ben on on bir ya\u015flar\u0131ndayd\u0131m, ye\u011fenim de alt\u0131 yedi.<\/p>\n
Kaburgal\u0131\u2019n\u0131n evi kom\u015fu k\u00f6y\u00fcn bize yak\u0131n bir mahallesindeydi. Bunu biliyordum, fakat kim oldu\u011funu bilmiyordum. Evin oldu\u011fu yeri trenle gelip ge\u00e7erken uzaktan g\u00f6r\u00fcyordum, ama hi\u00e7 o tarafa gitmemi\u015ftim. Mesafe be\u015f kilometreden a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 de\u011fildi. Git gel, neredeyse on kilometreden fazlayd\u0131. Ka\u00e7 saatte gidilip gelinece\u011fini kestiremiyordum.<\/p>\n
A\u011fabeyim, d\u00fczg\u00fcn yolu olmayan bu yere nas\u0131l gidece\u011fimizi kendince ayr\u0131nt\u0131l\u0131 bir \u015fekilde tarif etti. \u201cKaypakta\u015f\u2019tan ge\u00e7in, Yandam\u2019a do\u011fru a\u011f\u0131n, Ba\u011fyeri\u2019nden dola\u015f\u0131n, K\u0131zg\u0131n\u00e7ukur\u2019un gedi\u011finden a\u015f\u0131n, Yapa\u011f\u0131lar mezarl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131na var\u0131nca demiryoluna inmeden kar\u015f\u0131ya bak\u0131n. Yamac\u0131n \u00fcst\u00fcndeki d\u00fczl\u00fckte \u00fc\u00e7 ev vard\u0131r. Ortadaki ev Kaburgal\u0131\u2019n\u0131n evi.\u201d \u0130ki de uyar\u0131: \u201cTren yolunu ge\u00e7erken dikkat edin ha! Eve var\u0131rken dikkat edin, k\u00f6pek vard\u0131r ha!\u201d<\/p>\n
Arada birka\u00e7 b\u00fcy\u00fck tepe, iki tane de susuz dere var. \u0130ni\u015ften inece\u011fiz, dereyi ge\u00e7ip yoku\u015ftan \u00e7\u0131kaca\u011f\u0131z, tepeleri a\u015faca\u011f\u0131z. Bir kez daha inip \u00e7\u0131kaca\u011f\u0131z, nihayetinde Kaburgal\u0131\u2019n\u0131n evine varaca\u011f\u0131z. Ayg\u0131tlar\u0131 al\u0131p d\u00f6nece\u011fiz.<\/p>\n
G\u00fcne\u015f zevale ermi\u015f, s\u0131cak iyice bast\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. H\u0131mb\u0131l boz e\u015fe\u011fi \u00e7ekip, muhtelif sineklerin e\u015fli\u011finde olmayan yola d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fck.<\/p>\n
Sinekler boz e\u015fe\u011fi de bizi de rahat b\u0131rakm\u0131yordu. Zavall\u0131 hayvan bazen kuyru\u011funu, bazen ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011fa sola sallayarak ya da kulaklar\u0131n\u0131 ileri geri oynatarak sineklerin \u015ferrinden korunmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yordu. Biz de f\u0131rsat bulduk\u00e7a y\u00fcz\u00fcm\u00fcze, ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131za konan sinekleri elimizle kovuyorduk.<\/p>\n
Sineklere ra\u011fmen ini\u015f ve yoku\u015flarda inip d\u00fczl\u00fcklerde binerek boz e\u015fekle yolumuza devam ettik. Birinci susuz dereyi ge\u00e7tik, tepeleri a\u015ft\u0131k, epey dola\u015ft\u0131k. Yapa\u011f\u0131lar mezarl\u0131\u011f\u0131na var\u0131nca demir yoluna inmeden kar\u015f\u0131ya bakt\u0131k. Tarif edilen evleri g\u00f6rd\u00fck. Yamac\u0131n \u00fczerindeki d\u00fczl\u00fckte birbirine mesafeli \u00fc\u00e7 ev. Gidece\u011fimiz evi hedefleyip tekrar patikalardan d\u00f6ne dola\u015fa indik, demiryolunu ve ikinci susuz dereyi ge\u00e7tik, dik yamac\u0131 \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p d\u00fczl\u00fc\u011fe ula\u015ft\u0131k. Ortal\u0131k pek \u0131ss\u0131z. G\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcrde bizden ve e\u015fe\u011fimizden ba\u015fka canl\u0131 yok. S\u0131caktan ka\u00e7\u0131p nereye, hangi g\u00f6lgeye s\u0131\u011f\u0131nd\u0131klar\u0131 belli de\u011fil.<\/p>\n
Yava\u015f yava\u015f, p\u00fcrdikkat eve yakla\u015ft\u0131k. Ger\u00e7ek ad\u0131n\u0131 bilmedi\u011fimiz birisine \u201cKaburgal\u0131\u201d lakab\u0131yla da seslenilmez ki. Biz de c\u0131l\u0131z bir sesle \u201cEv sahibi! Ev sahibi!\u201d diye s\u00f6ylenmeye ba\u015flad\u0131k. Allah\u2019tan birileri duyup d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Uykulu g\u00f6zlerini k\u0131rp\u0131\u015ft\u0131rarak bize bakan kirli sakall\u0131 ihtiyar bir adam. Zay\u0131f, hafif kambur, avurtlar\u0131 \u00e7\u00f6k\u00fck, ba\u015f\u0131nda alacal\u0131 bir fes. Kaburgal\u0131, tam kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda duruyordu. Kendimizi tan\u0131t\u0131p \u201cKalayc\u0131 Memmet emminin ayg\u0131tlar\u0131n\u0131 almaya geldik.\u201d dedik.<\/p>\n
Dinlenmeksizin evin biti\u015fi\u011findeki incir a\u011fac\u0131nda as\u0131l\u0131 duran ayg\u0131t torbas\u0131n\u0131 ke\u00e7i k\u0131l\u0131ndan dokunmu\u015f kara heybenin bir g\u00f6z\u00fcne koyduk. As\u0131l rengi beyaz olan bu k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck \u015feker \u00e7uval\u0131 kirden, pastan, isten siyaha d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. \u0130\u00e7inde muhtemelen k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir k\u00f6r\u00fck, hayva, kalay, lehim, ni\u015fad\u0131r, \u00fcst\u00fcp\u00fc, \u00e7eki\u00e7, pense, metal makas\u0131 ve ufak tefek baz\u0131 malzemeler bulunuyordu. \u0130sten simsiyah olmu\u015f b\u00fcy\u00fck bir sacaya\u011f\u0131n\u0131 (sacayak) -biz ona saacak diyorduk- da ihtiyar\u0131n yard\u0131m\u0131yla heybenin di\u011fer g\u00f6z\u00fcne yerle\u015ftirdik. Yan taraf\u0131ndan a\u00e7\u0131lm\u0131\u015f, d\u0131\u015f\u0131 kapkara is olmu\u015f, kaplar\u0131 kaynatmak i\u00e7in kazan olarak kullan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 anla\u015f\u0131lan on sekiz litrelik bir ya\u011f tenekesini ise elimizde ta\u015f\u0131mak zorundayd\u0131k. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc heybeye s\u0131\u011fmas\u0131 m\u00fcmk\u00fcn de\u011fildi. Onu ben elime ald\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Ye\u011fenim e\u015fe\u011fi \u00e7ekti, ben pe\u015flerine d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcm. Tepemizde g\u00fcne\u015f. Gitti\u011fimiz gibi d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f yolculu\u011fumuz ba\u015flad\u0131. Lakin susuz dereyi ge\u00e7er ge\u00e7mez bir yerlerde, olmayan yolu \u015fa\u015f\u0131rd\u0131k. K\u00f6y\u00fcn istikametinde bulunan Kargatepesi\u2019nin zirvesini hedefleyip yoku\u015fu yava\u015f yava\u015f \u00e7\u0131kmaya ba\u015flad\u0131k. Zirveye var\u0131rsak evlerimizi g\u00f6r\u00fcr\u00fcz. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc o tepe, evlerimizden g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
Burada patika olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n, \u00e7al\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131n aras\u0131ndan ge\u00e7erek burnumuzun do\u011frusuna yoku\u015f yukar\u0131 \u00e7\u0131karken heybe e\u015fe\u011fin \u00fczerinden kay\u0131p d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Tekrar \u00fczerine koymaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015fsak da durmad\u0131. Durmas\u0131 da m\u00fcmk\u00fcn de\u011fildi.<\/p>\n
Tenekeyi ye\u011fenimin eline tutu\u015fturup heybeyi omzuma ald\u0131m. E\u015fe\u011fimiz y\u00fckten kurtulmu\u015ftu. Bir elinde isli teneke olan ye\u011fenim, di\u011fer eliyle e\u015fe\u011fin yular\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ekiyor; ben de omuzumdaki koca heybeyle arkadan onlar\u0131 takip ediyordum.<\/p>\n
Bu \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f ne kadar s\u00fcrd\u00fc bilmiyorum. Zirveye vard\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zda evlerimiz g\u00f6r\u00fcnd\u00fc. Lakin evlerin oldu\u011fu yere varmak i\u00e7in yine uzunca bir ini\u015ften inecek, bir susuz dere daha ge\u00e7ip yine yama\u00e7 t\u0131rmanacakt\u0131k.<\/p>\n
\u0130htiyar boz e\u015fek d\u00e2hil, hepimiz kan ter i\u00e7inde kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131k. S\u0131r\u0131ls\u0131klam terledi\u011fimiz yetmemi\u015f; y\u00fcz\u00fcm\u00fcz, ellerimiz, elbisemiz isli sacaya\u011f\u0131 ve teneke sayesinde siyaha bulanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n
O g\u00fcn, o temmuz s\u0131ca\u011f\u0131nda, \u00fcstelik \u00f6\u011fle vakti bu zorlu g\u00f6revi ve me\u015fakkatli yolculu\u011fu tamamlam\u0131\u015f, ayg\u0131tlar\u0131 (bizi g\u00f6renlerin kahkahalar\u0131 e\u015fli\u011finde) Didam\u2019a, yani ihtiyar kalayc\u0131ya ikindi \u00fczeri teslim etmi\u015f; gazevete ve dod\u00fck u\u011fruna siyahlara boyanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131k.<\/p>\n
Ye\u011fenimle ben, gazevete ve dod\u00fck \u00fczerine hayaller kurarken on g\u00fcn sonra \u00f6\u011frendik ki bizim k\u00f6ydeki i\u015flerini bitiren ihtiyar kalayc\u0131 Didam, ba\u015fka bir k\u00f6ye do\u011fru \u00e7ekip gitmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
K\u0131rk\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7oktan ge\u00e7mi\u015f olan a\u011fabeyim ve ihtiyar adam, evin \u00f6n\u00fcndeki as\u0131rl\u0131k me\u015fe a\u011fac\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6lgesinde karake\u00e7i…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":2650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[239],"class_list":["post-2649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hikaye"],"yoast_head":"\n