M\u0131st\u0131k, katmerli bir g\u00f6\u00e7mendi. Bulgaristan’da do\u011fmu\u015f, b\u00fcy\u00fcy\u00fcp biraz akl\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131na gelince hemen, s\u0131n\u0131r\u0131n on dakika \u00f6tesine kapa\u011f\u0131 atm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. “T\u00fcrkiye de\u011fil mi? S\u0131n\u0131r\u0131 ge\u00e7er ge\u00e7mez Ba\u011fdat’a kadar hepsi ayn\u0131!” diyordu. Az zamanda Babyak’taki T\u00fcrk\u00e7e bilmez Pomaklar\u0131n ak\u0131l hocas\u0131 oldu. Bulgaristan’da kalan akrabalar\u0131yla mektupla\u015fmaya gerek yoktu. Onlarla, Bulgar s\u0131n\u0131r karakolundaki n\u00f6bet\u00e7inin s\u00fcng\u00fcs\u00fc alt\u0131nda, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir hediye kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, saatlerce oturup konu\u015fabilirdi. Kurnazl\u0131\u011f\u0131 sayesinde, memleketinden \u00e7\u0131kmadan g\u00f6\u00e7men olmu\u015ftu. Hatta i\u00e7ti\u011fi “Karasu” bile do\u011fdu\u011fu kasabadan ge\u00e7iyordu. Fakat bir g\u00fcn Babyak b\u00f6lgesinde “s\u0131n\u0131r d\u00fczenlemesi” yap\u0131ld\u0131. Yerle\u015fti\u011fi k\u00f6y yine Bulgarlara kal\u0131nca, yuvas\u0131n\u0131 bozmaya mecbur oldu. Bu sefer s\u0131n\u0131r kenar\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7erilere e\u015fit olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlad\u0131. Nevrekop’a kadar indi. D\u00f6rt be\u015f sene ge\u00e7meden Balkan Harbi patlad\u0131. Hemen annesiyle \u0130stanbul’a ka\u00e7t\u0131. Dimetoka’n\u0131n \u00f6vg\u00fcs\u00fcyle kulaklar\u0131 dolmu\u015ftu. Kalkt\u0131, oraya gitti. Bir k\u00f6ye yerle\u015fti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0130\u00e7inden, “Art\u0131k biz \u00f6l\u00fcnceye kadar sava\u015f olmaz!” diyordu. K\u00f6y\u00fcn\u00fcn kahvesinde 1. D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131’n\u0131n haberlerine inanamad\u0131. Fakat…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Vay anas\u0131n\u0131! Yalan be!” diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“S\u0131n\u0131r d\u00fczeltilecek!” deniyordu. Ger\u00e7ekten bu s\u0131n\u0131r d\u00fczeltildi. M\u0131st\u0131k’\u0131n g\u00f6\u00e7men gibi yerle\u015fti\u011fi k\u00f6y yine Bulgarlara ge\u00e7ti. Bereket versin ihtiyar annesi \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Gams\u0131z bir serseri tasas\u0131zl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile, tek ba\u015f\u0131na Ergene K\u00f6pr\u00fcs\u00fc’n\u00fc a\u015farken “\u0130lki de \u015eam, sonuncusu da \u015eam” dedi. Bu kadar k\u0131sa bir zaman i\u00e7inde, “birbiri \u00fcst\u00fcne d\u00f6rt defa g\u00f6\u00e7men olmak” onun yerle\u015fmek heveslerini s\u00f6nd\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. G\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc yumdu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anadolu’ya at\u0131ld\u0131. Aldat\u0131labilecek milyonlarca saf adamlar aras\u0131nda kal\u0131nca, \u015eam’\u0131 falan unuttu. \u015eehir \u015fehir, kasaba kasaba dola\u015fmaya, ticaret etmeye ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00d6n\u00fcne gelene k\u00fclah giydiriyordu. En k\u00e2rl\u0131 buldu\u011fu ticaret, hayvan al\u0131m sat\u0131m\u0131 idi. Bir kasabadan al\u0131nan at\u0131n, yahut e\u015fe\u011fin pahas\u0131, en yak\u0131n kasabaya g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcl\u00fcnce de\u011fi\u015fiveriyordu. Bu pahay\u0131, M\u0131st\u0131k, kurnazl\u0131\u011f\u0131 sayesinde de\u011fi\u015ftiriyordu. K\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131nda, Rumeli’ndeki tabancas\u0131n\u0131n yerine sokulu kara k\u0131l\u0131fl\u0131 makas, her hayvan\u0131n de\u011ferine y\u00fczde altm\u0131\u015f ilave ederdi. En miskin bir beygiri al\u0131nca t\u0131rnaklar\u0131n\u0131 temizler, ya\u011flar; yelesini, kuyru\u011funu Bat\u0131 tarz\u0131nda keser, d\u00fczeltirdi. Sonra, torbas\u0131ndaki o kimseye g\u00f6stermedi\u011fi, kimseye ismini s\u00f6ylemedi\u011fi siyah ottan bir tutam yedirince zavall\u0131 hayvan\u0131 yirmi d\u00f6rt saat \u015faha kald\u0131r\u0131r, g\u00f6zlerini parlat\u0131r, azg\u0131n bir ejderha haline sokard\u0131. Lakin at pazarlar\u0131nda s\u00fcrekli kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kan bir rakibi vard\u0131. Onun alaca\u011f\u0131 hayvan\u0131 art\u0131r\u0131r, en k\u00e2r b\u0131rakacak f\u0131rsatlar\u0131 elinden kapard\u0131. Herkesin “Molla” diye \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 bu herifin ismini bilmiyordu. Yerden yap\u0131l\u0131, \u00e7ember sakall\u0131, kal\u0131n \u00e7at\u0131k ka\u015fl\u0131, k\u0131rk be\u015flik bir softayd\u0131. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck siyah g\u00f6zleri hep \u00f6n\u00fcne bakar, ince beyaz sar\u0131kl\u0131 kal\u0131ps\u0131z fesinin alt\u0131nda t\u0131ra\u015fl\u0131 kafas\u0131, geni\u015f ensesi terden p\u0131r\u0131l p\u0131r\u0131l parlard\u0131. M\u0131st\u0131\u011f\u0131n be\u011fenmeyip b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 en miskin, en hasta, en ihtiyar hayvanlar\u0131 bile al\u0131yor, bir g\u00fcn i\u00e7inde gen\u00e7le\u015ftiriyor, kuyru\u011funu, yelesini kesmeden, \u015feklini de\u011fi\u015ftiriyor, g\u00f6zlerini parlat\u0131yor, \u015fahland\u0131r\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k, hen\u00fcz geldi\u011fi kasaban\u0131n han\u0131ndan girerken yine bu herifi g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Yeni bir zarara u\u011fram\u0131\u015f gibi birdenbire can\u0131 s\u0131k\u0131ld\u0131. Ama bozuntuya vermedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Merhaba Molla!” dedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Merhaba…” \u015eimdiye kadar hi\u00e7 konu\u015fmam\u0131\u015flard\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hayvan almaya m\u0131 geldin?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sana ne?”
…
“Neye geldimse geldim.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k, kirli zay\u0131f elini seyrek sar\u0131 b\u0131y\u0131klar\u0131na kald\u0131rd\u0131. \u00c7ak\u0131r g\u00f6zleri bakacak yer bulamad\u0131. Renksiz dudaklar\u0131n\u0131 k\u0131sarak g\u00fcl\u00fcmsedi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ortak olal\u0131m be” dedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Olal\u0131m.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Molla da g\u00fcl\u00fcmsedi. D\u00f6nd\u00fcler. Han\u0131n avlusuna do\u011fru yan yana y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fcler. Kahvenin \u00f6n\u00fcndeki eski s\u0131raya oturdular. Ayaklar\u0131n\u0131n dibinde iri, alacal\u0131 bir tavuk “gut, gut, gut” diye civcivlerini gezdiriyordu. Pazar yar\u0131nd\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k koynundan t\u00fct\u00fcn kesesini \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131. Mollaya uzat\u0131rken, s\u0131ran\u0131n yan\u0131ndaki pencereden i\u00e7eriye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Bize iki kahve getir.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Molla:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ben oru\u00e7luyum!” dedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k anlamad\u0131:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ramazanda m\u0131y\u0131z yahu?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hay\u0131r.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u00dc\u00e7 aylarda m\u0131y\u0131z?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hay\u0131r.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ee, bu ne orucu?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ben b\u00fct\u00fcn y\u0131l bir g\u00fcn yer, bir g\u00fcn tutar\u0131m!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sahi mi?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Vallahi.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k t\u00fct\u00fcn kesesini tekrar koynuna soktu. E\u011fildi, cams\u0131z pencereden kahveciye: “\u0130stemez, kahveleri yapma” diye seslendi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0130\u00e7inden, “Bu gebe\u015fin kafas\u0131na ben bir k\u00fclah ge\u00e7iririm!” dedi. Kendisinin dindarl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fckken haf\u0131zl\u0131\u011fa \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan, ama hastaland\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in vazge\u00e7ti\u011finden, babas\u0131n\u0131n yirmi yedi defa Hacca gitti\u011finden bahsetti. Molla yere bakarak dinliyor, ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 sall\u0131yor, inan\u0131yor, Rumelilerin sa\u011flam M\u00fcsl\u00fcman olduklar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yl\u00fcyordu. M\u0131st\u0131k sordu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sen nerelisin?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Kayserili.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Kayseri nerede?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Bu tarafta.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Molla, k\u0131sa parmakl\u0131 tombul eliyle han\u0131n kap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6steriyordu. M\u0131st\u0131k, geldi\u011fi ciheti hat\u0131rlayarak:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Konya taraf\u0131nda m\u0131?” diye sordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hay\u0131r can\u0131m, daha yukar\u0131larda…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k, Kayseri’nin nerede, hem de ne oldu\u011funu pek iyi biliyordu. Rumeli’nde b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00e7iftlikleri de anlatt\u0131ktan sonra yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 kap\u0131y\u0131 yeterli g\u00f6rd\u00fc. \u0130\u015flere ge\u00e7ti. Konu\u015ftular, anla\u015ft\u0131lar. O g\u00fcnden itibaren ortakl\u0131\u011fa karar verdiler. K\u00e2ra, zarara, sermayeye ortak oluyorlard\u0131. M\u0131st\u0131k yine i\u00e7inden, “Ben sana bir k\u00fclah giydireyim de, g\u00f6r!” dedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ertesi g\u00fcn pazarda hayvanlar\u0131 beraber satt\u0131lar. Mollan\u0131nkiler daha gen\u00e7, daha din\u00e7 duruyordu. Birka\u00e7 g\u00fcn daha burada kal\u0131p \u00e7\u00fcr\u00fck hayvanlar\u0131 toplamak i\u00e7in s\u00f6zle\u015ftiler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0130kisi de ayn\u0131 handa, kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131kl\u0131 birer k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck odada yat\u0131yorlard\u0131. Bir gece M\u0131st\u0131k’\u0131n oda kap\u0131s\u0131 vuruldu. Kalkt\u0131, s\u00fcrmeyi \u00e7ekti, a\u00e7t\u0131. Bakt\u0131 ki orta\u011f\u0131…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hay\u0131rd\u0131r in\u015fallah, Molla?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sabahleyin ben bir k\u00f6ye kadar gidece\u011fim. Sana \u015fimdiden unutmadan s\u00f6yleyeyim. \u0130yi bir i\u015f var.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k g\u00f6zlerini daha ziyade a\u00e7t\u0131:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ne?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Valinin \u00e7ocu\u011fu i\u00e7in benden bir beyaz e\u015fek istemi\u015flerdi. Seksen liraya kadar satabilece\u011fiz.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ne?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ben yar\u0131n burada yokum: Sen ara, bulursan otuz, k\u0131rk, hatta elli lira bile ver. Mutlaka al.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Beyaz e\u015fek olur mu?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Olur ya…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k \u015fa\u015falad\u0131. “\u015eaka m\u0131 ediyor?” diye sofu orta\u011f\u0131n\u0131n y\u00fcz\u00fcne dikkatle bakt\u0131. Hay\u0131r, ciddi idi. Sordu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Peki, burada bulunur mu?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ne bilirsin, belki bulunur.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Pek\u00e2l\u00e2, yar\u0131n arar\u0131m.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Molla, saf bir ortak samimiyetiyle ona ak\u0131l \u00f6\u011fretti:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Buran\u0131n en birinci cambaz\u0131 Hac\u0131 H\u00fcseyin’dir. Sen tan\u0131mazs\u0131n. \u015eimdi \u00e7ok ihtiyar oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in evinden \u00e7\u0131kmaz: \u015ead\u0131rvan\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na gelen sokaktan git, git, git. Orada birine sor, g\u00f6sterirler. \u00c7iftlik gibi bir ev. Pazara gelmez… Oturdu\u011fu yerde cambazl\u0131k eder. Ondan iste. De ki: ‘Ak\u015fama kadar bana mutlaka bir beyaz e\u015fek bul…’ Elli liraya kadar vaat et”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Pek\u00e2l\u00e2”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mollan\u0131n a\u011fz\u0131ndan sert bir rak\u0131 kokusu \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yordu. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck lamban\u0131n hafif ayd\u0131nl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ile g\u00f6lgelenen y\u00fcz\u00fcnde yorgun bir ne\u015fe vard\u0131. G\u00f6zleri dumanl\u0131yd\u0131. M\u0131st\u0131k, orta\u011f\u0131n\u0131n g\u00fcnd\u00fcz oru\u00e7lu oldu\u011funu hat\u0131rlad\u0131. Biraz iltifat etmek istedi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ke\u015fke beni de iftara davet edeydin! Beraber i\u00e7erdik…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Molla reddetti:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“H\u00e2\u015f\u00e2!.. Ben \u00f6mr\u00fcmde bir damla a\u011fz\u0131ma koymam\u0131\u015f\u0131m, elhamd\u00fclillah…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Peki, bu koku ne be?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Di\u015fim a\u011fr\u0131yor, rak\u0131 ile a\u011fz\u0131m\u0131 \u00e7alkalad\u0131m.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ya!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Evet.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u00d6yleyse Allah rahatl\u0131k versin!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sana da…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k, odas\u0131n\u0131n kap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 kapay\u0131nca yine “Gidi gebe\u015f seni!.. Ben sana bir k\u00fclah giydireyim de, g\u00f6r!” dedi. Ayakta duramayacak kadar sarho\u015f oldu\u011fu halde, yine sofuluk taslay\u0131p \u00f6mr\u00fcnde a\u011fz\u0131na bir damla koymad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6ylemesi, M\u0131st\u0131k’\u0131n sanki gururuna dokunmu\u015ftu. “Beni aptal yerine koyuyor ha!” diye ellerini kal\u00e7alar\u0131na dayad\u0131, durdu. G\u00f6zlerini k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fclterek yere bakt\u0131: “\u015euna bir k\u00fclah… ilk f\u0131rsatta bir k\u00fclah…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00f6nd\u00fc. Kap\u0131y\u0131 s\u00fcrmeledi. Soyunmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Kendisi de “s\u0131tma tutmas\u0131n” diye torbas\u0131nda daima birka\u00e7 \u015fi\u015fe konyak gezdirirdi. Onun i\u00e7in kafas\u0131 g\u00fcnd\u00fczden tutkundu. Hemen uyuyuverdi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sabah olunca kahvesini i\u00e7meden d\u0131\u015far\u0131 at\u0131ld\u0131. Sokaklar\u0131n inek, \u00f6k\u00fcz, kaz, koyun kalabal\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7inde y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. \u0130htiyar Cambaz H\u00fcseyin’in evini buldu. Bu ak sakall\u0131, k\u0131sac\u0131k boylu, \u015feytana benzer bir adamd\u0131. On alt\u0131 ya\u015f\u0131nda bir \u00e7ocuk kadar \u00e7evikti. Y\u00fcr\u00fcrken z\u0131p z\u0131p s\u0131\u00e7r\u0131yordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k selamdan sabahtan sonra beyaz bir e\u015fek istedi\u011fini s\u00f6yledi. \u0130htiyar, b\u00f6yle bir hayvan\u0131n bulunaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u00fcmit etmiyordu. Elli senedir cambazl\u0131k etti\u011fi halde, ancak \u00f6mr\u00fcnde bir defa beyaz e\u015fek g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ama, ara s\u0131ra bir u\u011fra” dedi, “K\u0131smetin varsa bulunur.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ak\u015famlar\u0131 u\u011frar\u0131m.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ne zaman istersen…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k o g\u00fcn\u00fcn\u00fc ak\u015fama kadar hayvan aramakla ge\u00e7irdi. Kelepire benzer bir \u015fey bulamad\u0131. Orta\u011f\u0131 Molla, gitti\u011fi yerden gelmemi\u015fti. Ak\u015fama yak\u0131n can\u0131 s\u0131k\u0131lmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Beyaz e\u015fe\u011fi bulup bulmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlamak i\u00e7in de\u011fil, s\u0131rf kendisiyle konu\u015fup bilgi kapmak i\u00e7in ihtiyar cambaz\u0131n evine gitti. Kap\u0131y\u0131 vurdu, kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kan Hac\u0131 H\u00fcseyin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“O\u011ful, senin talihin varm\u0131\u015f!” diye ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131. “Bir beyaz e\u015fek buldum.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ne \u00e7abuk?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sen gider gitmez, \u015fi\u015fmanca, simsiyah bir Arap geldi. Ama, tuhaf bir Arap. Ba\u015f\u0131nda ye\u015fil bir hac\u0131 sar\u0131\u011f\u0131… Ben Hicaz’da askerlik etti\u011fim i\u00e7in Arap\u00e7a bilirim. Arap\u00e7a konu\u015fmaya kalkt\u0131m. ‘Gurbette unuttum’ dedi. Allah kimseyi gurbete d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrmesin! \u0130nsan anadilini bile kaybediyormu\u015f! Bu zavall\u0131 hac\u0131 paras\u0131z kalm\u0131\u015f. Yede\u011findeki s\u00fct gibi beyaz e\u015fe\u011fi bana satt\u0131. K\u0131rk liraya ald\u0131m.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u00c7ok be!..”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ne yapal\u0131m? Sen elliye kadar ver demedin mi?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u00c7ok iyi can\u0131m! Nerede bakal\u0131m, bir g\u00f6relim.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Gel… Ah\u0131rda.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k, s\u0131k ad\u0131mlarla h\u0131zl\u0131 h\u0131zl\u0131 y\u00fcr\u00fcyen ihtiyar\u0131n arkas\u0131na tak\u0131ld\u0131. D\u0131\u015f avluyu ge\u00e7ti. Geni\u015f bir \u00e2h\u0131ra girdi. K\u00f6\u015fede hakikaten s\u00fct gibi bembeyaz bir e\u015fek duruyordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u00c7ok g\u00fczel yar\u0131n gelir, al\u0131r\u0131m” dedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u015eimdi niye alm\u0131yorsun?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Yar\u0131n sabah, dedim ya… Ak\u015fam\u0131n hay\u0131r\u0131, sabah\u0131n k\u00f6t\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnden beterdir.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Olur, sabahleyin gel.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“G\u00fcne\u015f do\u011farken…” dedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c7\u0131karken avlunun \u00e7itlerine, kap\u0131n\u0131n kenarlar\u0131na, ah\u0131r\u0131n sa\u00e7aklar\u0131na \u00e7akt\u0131rmadan dikkatli dikkatli bakt\u0131: G\u00f6zleri soka\u011f\u0131n karmakar\u0131\u015f\u0131k izlerinde, hana d\u00f6nerken, “Bu f\u0131rsat\u0131 ka\u00e7\u0131rmamal\u0131y\u0131m!” diyordu. \u0130\u015fte beyaz e\u015fek bulunmu\u015ftu. Bunu Mollan\u0131n haberi olmadan al\u0131p valiye g\u00f6t\u00fcrmeli, b\u00fct\u00fcn k\u00e2r\u0131 cebe atmal\u0131yd\u0131. Ama Molla, e\u015fe\u011fin bulundu\u011funu haber al\u0131rsa, gider, art\u0131r\u0131r, yine i\u015fi bozard\u0131. “Ona duyurmam” dedi. D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Hana gelinceye kadar plan\u0131n\u0131 kurmu\u015ftu. Odaba\u015f\u0131 ile hemen hesab\u0131n\u0131 kesti. “Bu gece ay \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 var. Ben a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 k\u00f6ye gidiyorum, iki \u00fc\u00e7 g\u00fcn gelmeyece\u011fim” diye heybelerini omuzlad\u0131. Gizlice ba\u015fka bir hana gitti. Sabah\u0131 dar etti. Erkenden, orta\u011f\u0131na giydirece\u011fi k\u00fclah\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnerek uyand\u0131. Bir ucunu pencere parmakl\u0131\u011f\u0131na ba\u011flad\u0131\u011f\u0131 uzun k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00f6ne d\u00f6ne sararken, yan\u0131nda ba\u015fka biri varm\u0131\u015f gibi kendi kendine konu\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Hac\u0131 H\u00fcseyin’e neden k\u0131rk lira verece\u011fim?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Ya ne yapmal\u0131y\u0131m?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– \u00c7itler al\u00e7ak, kap\u0131 da harap. K\u00f6pek de yok. Gidip gece \u00e7alar\u0131m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Sonra?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Bug\u00fcn \u00e7ar\u015f\u0131dan boya al\u0131r\u0131m. Derenin kenar\u0131na g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcr, saklar\u0131m. E\u015fe\u011fi gece g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcr orada boyar\u0131m. Sabah karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131nda hanla hesab\u0131m\u0131 keser, boyal\u0131 e\u015fe\u011fe biner, vilayetin yolunu tutar\u0131m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Vilayete gidince?..<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– E\u015fe\u011fi s\u0131cak su ile y\u0131kar, valiye satar\u0131m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Molla?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– K\u00fclah\u0131 giydi\u011finin fark\u0131nda olmaz bile…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poturunun a\u00e7\u0131k kalm\u0131\u015f d\u00fc\u011fmelerini iliklerken g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcne Mollay\u0131 getiriyor, ba\u015f\u0131ndaki beyaz sar\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n yerine k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir Rumeli k\u00fclah\u0131 ge\u00e7iriyor, bu k\u00fclah\u0131 hayalinde bir sa\u011fa bir sola, bir arkaya, bir \u00f6ne e\u011ferek e\u011fleniyordu. \u00c7ar\u015f\u0131daki d\u00fckk\u00e2nlar\u0131n hepsini dola\u015ft\u0131. K\u0131nadan ba\u015fka boya bulamad\u0131. \u0130ki okka k\u0131na ald\u0131. Kasabadan d\u0131\u015far\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Derenin kenar\u0131nda kuytu bir yer buldu. Mollaya rast gelmemek i\u00e7in kasabaya d\u00f6nmedi. Gece oluncaya kadar orada oturdu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kesesindeki t\u00fct\u00fcnlerin hepsini i\u00e7ti, bitirdi. Hava bozuktu. Siyah bulutlar bazen ay\u0131 \u00f6rt\u00fcyor, her taraf\u0131 zaman zaman koyu bir karanl\u0131k kapl\u0131yordu. M\u0131st\u0131k, gece yar\u0131s\u0131ndan sonra bu karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n i\u00e7inde y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. D\u00fc\u015fe kalka Hac\u0131 H\u00fcseyin’in evine geldi. Durdu. Dinledi. Ses seda yoktu. \u00c7ite t\u0131rmand\u0131. Akar gibi avluya indi. Tekrar etraf\u0131 dinledi. Bir \u015fey duymad\u0131. Y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. Ah\u0131ra do\u011fru gitti. Kap\u0131 aral\u0131kt\u0131. \u0130tti, i\u00e7eri girdi. Yine karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 dinledi. Cebinden \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131 kibriti \u00e7akt\u0131. K\u00f6\u015fede e\u015fek, t\u0131pk\u0131 bir mermer par\u00e7as\u0131 gibi bembeyaz duruyordu. Ayaklar\u0131n\u0131n ucuna basarak y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. Yular\u0131n ba\u011f\u0131 k\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm olmu\u015ftu. Elleriyle, di\u015fleriyle u\u011fra\u015farak \u00e7\u00f6zd\u00fc. Yava\u015f yava\u015f so\u011fukkanl\u0131l\u0131kla kap\u0131dan \u00e7\u0131karken bo\u011faz\u0131na bo\u011fucu bir \u015fey sar\u0131ld\u0131. Beyninde bir yaygarad\u0131r koptu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“H\u0131rs\u0131z var, h\u0131rs\u0131z var! Ko\u015fun \u00e7ocuklar, h\u0131rs\u0131z var!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M\u0131st\u0131k \u00e7abalad\u0131, \u00e7\u0131rp\u0131nd\u0131, kurtulamad\u0131. Avlunun sa\u011f\u0131ndaki yer odalar\u0131ndan elleri \u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 kad\u0131nlar ko\u015fu\u015fuyorlard\u0131. Korkudan patlam\u0131\u015f g\u00f6zleri, bo\u011faz\u0131na sar\u0131lan\u0131 tan\u0131d\u0131. Bu Hac\u0131 H\u00fcseyin’di. D\u00fcn sabah bir yabanc\u0131n\u0131n gelip kendisinden y\u00fcksek fiyatla damdan d\u00fc\u015fer gibi bir beyaz e\u015fek istemesi… Sonra o gider gitmez yine damdan d\u00fc\u015fer gibi tuhaf k\u0131yafetli, Arap\u00e7a bilmez bir Arab\u0131n kendisine bir beyaz e\u015fek getirip satmas\u0131… Daha sonra, ertesi g\u00fcn gelip e\u015fe\u011fi alaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yleyen m\u00fc\u015fterinin g\u00f6r\u00fcnmemesi onu \u015f\u00fcpheye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. \u0130\u015fte, “Bunda bir kurt yeni\u011fi var” diye bu gece uyumam\u0131\u015f, kuyu ba\u015f\u0131ndaki bostan g\u00f6lgeli\u011finde beklemi\u015fti. Yakalad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n, gelmeyen m\u00fc\u015fteri oldu\u011funu g\u00f6r\u00fcnce \u00f6fkesinden deli olacakt\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“\u0130p getirin” diye hayk\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c7oluk \u00e7ocuk, damat, gelin, b\u00fct\u00fcn ev halk\u0131 uyanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kal\u0131n iplerle M\u0131st\u0131k’\u0131 s\u0131ms\u0131k\u0131 ba\u011flad\u0131lar. Can\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131ncaya kadar d\u00f6vd\u00fcler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sabahleyin ya\u011fmur bardaktan bo\u015fan\u0131rcas\u0131na ya\u011f\u0131yordu. Hac\u0131 H\u00fcseyin, damatlar\u0131yla, kal\u0131n incir a\u011fac\u0131ndan, gece yakalad\u0131\u011f\u0131 h\u0131rs\u0131z\u0131 \u00e7\u00f6zd\u00fc. Ayaklar\u0131n\u0131n ba\u011flar\u0131n\u0131 gev\u015fetti, arkas\u0131na katt\u0131. Beyaz e\u015fekle beraber h\u00fck\u00fcmet kona\u011f\u0131na do\u011fru y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc. Ah\u0131rdan bembeyaz \u00e7\u0131kan e\u015fe\u011fin rengi at\u0131yor, boynunda, s\u0131rt\u0131nda, sa\u011fr\u0131s\u0131nda, yol yol siyah \u00e7izgiler peyd\u00e2 oluyordu. E\u015fe\u011fin rengi \u015fak\u0131r \u015fak\u0131r ya\u011fan ya\u011fmurla b\u00f6yle alacaland\u0131k\u00e7a, Hac\u0131 H\u00fcseyin daha beter hiddetleniyor, d\u00f6n\u00fcp M\u0131st\u0131k’\u0131n ensesine tokatlar\u0131 indiriyor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Sizi gidi doland\u0131r\u0131c\u0131lar! \u0130lk \u00f6nce sen gelirsin, sonra arkada\u015f\u0131n o yalanc\u0131 Arap!.. \u00c7\u0131kar\u0131n alt\u0131nlar\u0131m\u0131!..” diye k\u00fcf\u00fcrleri bas\u0131yordu. G\u00f6ren alaya kat\u0131ld\u0131. Olay hemen duyuldu. B\u00fct\u00fcn kasaba h\u00fck\u00fcmetin avlusuna topland\u0131. Bir e\u015fe\u011fe bak\u0131yorlar, bir M\u0131st\u0131k’a… G\u00fclmekten kat\u0131l\u0131yorlard\u0131. D\u00fcn boya arad\u0131\u011f\u0131 d\u00fckk\u00e2nc\u0131lar, k\u0131na ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 aktar, hanc\u0131lar onu tan\u0131d\u0131lar. Daha jandarma komutan\u0131 gelmemi\u015fti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uzun boylu \u00e7avu\u015f, yan\u0131ndaki askerlerine g\u00fclerek emrini verdi: “T\u0131k\u0131n \u015fu u\u011fursuzu bodruma! Ya\u011fmur alt\u0131nda, e\u015fe\u011finki gibi onun da rengi de\u011fi\u015fmesin!” Askerler, M\u0131st\u0131k’\u0131 tuttular. Halk\u0131n aras\u0131ndan \u00e7ektiler, kollar\u0131n\u0131n ba\u011flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u00f6zmeden dar bir kap\u0131dan kapkaranl\u0131k bir yere f\u0131rlatt\u0131lar. M\u0131st\u0131k bu karanl\u0131kta yapayaln\u0131z kal\u0131nca, Molla’n\u0131n kendine etti\u011fi oyunu sezer gibi oldu. G\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcnde, siyaha boyanm\u0131\u015f, \u00e7ember sakall\u0131 bir \u00e7ehre k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 dilini \u00e7\u0131kartarak s\u0131r\u0131tt\u0131. Bu hayalin t\u0131ra\u015fl\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131nda, giydiremedi\u011fi k\u00fclah yerinde ye\u015fil bir hac\u0131 sar\u0131\u011f\u0131 vard\u0131. \u015eimdi ne yapacakt\u0131? Ne cevap verecekti? D\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc\u011f\u00fc bu tuzaktan nas\u0131l kurtulacakt\u0131? \u00d6yle bir tuzak ki…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor, d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor, a\u015f\u0131k kemiklerine kadar kafas\u0131na ge\u00e7irilmi\u015f \u00fc\u00e7 katl\u0131 kur\u015fun bir k\u00fclah\u0131n alt\u0131nda ezilmi\u015f gibi k\u0131vran\u0131yor, karanl\u0131kta ayaklar\u0131n\u0131 yere vurarak, “Tuh bre anas\u0131n\u0131! Tuh bre anas\u0131n\u0131!” diye surat\u0131n\u0131 bir sa\u011fa, bir sola \u00e7eviriyordu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00d6mer Seyfettin, B\u00fct\u00fcn \u00d6yk\u00fcleri, Dergah Yay\u0131nlar\u0131 (Al\u0131nt\u0131d\u0131r)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
M\u0131st\u0131k, katmerli bir g\u00f6\u00e7mendi. Bulgaristan’da do\u011fmu\u015f, b\u00fcy\u00fcy\u00fcp biraz akl\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131na gelince hemen, s\u0131n\u0131r\u0131n on dakika \u00f6tesine kapa\u011f\u0131 atm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. “T\u00fcrkiye de\u011fil mi? S\u0131n\u0131r\u0131 ge\u00e7er ge\u00e7mez Ba\u011fdat’a kadar hepsi ayn\u0131!” diyordu. Az zamanda Babyak’taki T\u00fcrk\u00e7e bilmez Pomaklar\u0131n ak\u0131l hocas\u0131 oldu. Bulgaristan’da kalan akrabalar\u0131yla mektupla\u015fmaya gerek yoktu. Onlarla, Bulgar s\u0131n\u0131r karakolundaki n\u00f6bet\u00e7inin s\u00fcng\u00fcs\u00fc alt\u0131nda, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir hediye kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, …<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9498,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oyku"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin.png",1563,1250,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin.png",1563,1250,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin.png",1563,1250,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-150x120.png",150,120,true],"medium":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-300x240.png",300,240,true],"large":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-1024x819.png",1024,819,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-1536x1228.png",1536,1228,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin.png",1563,1250,false],"codate_slider":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-1563x1000.png",1563,1000,true],"codate_item":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-550x350.png",550,350,true],"codate_item_vetical":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-500x800.png",500,800,true],"codate_item_masonry":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-550x440.png",550,440,true],"codate_blog":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-417x340.png",417,340,true],"codate_single":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-852x500.png",852,500,true],"codate_tabs":["https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/omer-seyfettin-90x90.png",90,90,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"editorYasin","author_link":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/author\/editoryasin"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"\u00d6yk\u00fc<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"M\u0131st\u0131k, katmerli bir g\u00f6\u00e7mendi. Bulgaristan’da do\u011fmu\u015f, b\u00fcy\u00fcy\u00fcp biraz akl\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131na gelince hemen, s\u0131n\u0131r\u0131n on dakika \u00f6tesine kapa\u011f\u0131 atm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. “T\u00fcrkiye de\u011fil mi? S\u0131n\u0131r\u0131 ge\u00e7er ge\u00e7mez Ba\u011fdat’a kadar hepsi ayn\u0131!” diyordu. Az zamanda Babyak’taki T\u00fcrk\u00e7e bilmez Pomaklar\u0131n ak\u0131l hocas\u0131 oldu. Bulgaristan’da kalan akrabalar\u0131yla mektupla\u015fmaya gerek yoktu. Onlarla, Bulgar s\u0131n\u0131r karakolundaki n\u00f6bet\u00e7inin s\u00fcng\u00fcs\u00fc alt\u0131nda, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir hediye kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda,…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9422"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9424,"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9422\/revisions\/9424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yazinulkesi.com.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}