Bir b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc uzun y\u0131llar egemenli\u011fimiz alt\u0131nda kalan ve yakla\u015f\u0131k 100 y\u0131l \u00f6nce veda etti\u011fimiz; sadece insanlar\u0131n rengi i\u00e7in de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda \u00e7ok de\u011ferli petrol ve maden yataklar\u0131yla, olimpiyat bayra\u011f\u0131nda dahi siyah halka ile simgelenen kara k\u0131ta Afrika g\u00f6nl\u00fcm\u00fcz\u00fcn di\u011fer bir par\u00e7as\u0131\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her seferinde i\u00e7imizde derin yaralar a\u00e7an, her biri birbirinden farkl\u0131 hikayelerle, yar\u0131na dair bir plan\u0131n olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131, anl\u0131k ya\u015fanan, anl\u0131k d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fclen bir sosyoloji. \u201cYemek i\u00e7in mi ya\u015fan\u0131r, ya\u015famak i\u00e7in mi yenir?\u201d sorular\u0131n\u0131n en a\u00e7\u0131k \u015fekilde sessizlik i\u00e7erisinde cevab\u0131n\u0131n verilebilece\u011fi bir co\u011frafya. \u0130nsanlar\u0131n g\u00f6zlerindeki \u00f6zlem, istek, gitmeyin yalvar\u0131\u015f\u0131 ve daha nicesi. \u0130nsan\u0131n nefesinin d\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm d\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm oldu\u011fu, ne s\u00f6yleyebilece\u011fini unuttu\u011fu, hangi \u00e7ocu\u011fu kucaklay\u0131p, hangisinin g\u00f6nl\u00fcn\u00fc almas\u0131 gerekti\u011fini \u015fa\u015f\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir ortamda kara k\u0131ta. Ye\u015fil ve k\u0131z\u0131l\u0131n yer yer i\u00e7 i\u00e7e girdi\u011fi, g\u00f6z alabildi\u011fince geni\u015f, bo\u015f, bakir topraklar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ayak bast\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z andan itibaren etraf\u0131n\u0131zdakilerin g\u00f6zlerindeki mahzunluk ve o \u0131l\u0131k hava. T\u00fcm merakl\u0131 ve g\u0131pta halindeki bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131n neden \u00fczerinizde oldu\u011funu anlaman\u0131z \u00e7ok da uzun s\u00fcrmez. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc siz beyaz adams\u0131n\u0131z. Zengin, kaliteli l\u00fcks ya\u015fayan, her \u015feyi bilen, h\u00fck\u00fcm sahibi, patron olan sizsiniz. Belki de sadece Afrika belgesellerinde veya siyahi insanlarla ilgili filmlerde rastlad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fc ve replikler bir anda ya\u015fanmaya ba\u015flar. \u00d6nceleri mahcup bir vaziyette bunun hi\u00e7 de do\u011fru olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrken, sonradan do\u011fan\u0131n bir kanunu b\u00f6yle imi\u015f gibi hissetmeye ba\u015flaman\u0131n da ne denli do\u011fru oldu\u011funu bir t\u00fcrl\u00fc anlayamazs\u0131n\u0131z. Karmakar\u0131\u015f\u0131k duygularla yolunuza devam ederken, birka\u00e7 g\u00fcn i\u00e7erisinde hemen hemen her noktadan \u00fczerinize \u00e7evrili siyahi g\u00f6zler art\u0131k sizi rahats\u0131z etmez ve o b\u00f6lgenin bir par\u00e7as\u0131ym\u0131\u015f; \u00e7ok de\u011ferli biri ve y\u00fcksek kalitede bir insanm\u0131\u015fs\u0131n\u0131z gibi y\u00fcr\u00fcmeye devam edersiniz. \u0130\u015fte beyaz adam hikayeleri tam olarak fark\u0131nda olmasan\u0131z bile ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z ziyaretlerdeki k\u0131yafetleriniz, varsa g\u00fcne\u015f g\u00f6zl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcz, kulland\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z cep telefonunuzun markas\u0131, sa\u00e7 t\u0131ra\u015f\u0131n\u0131z, el \u00e7antan\u0131z her \u015feyiniz kontrol alt\u0131ndad\u0131r. Ve bir an size g\u00f6zlerini ka\u00e7\u0131rarak bakanlar\u0131n kulaktan kula\u011fa f\u0131s\u0131lt\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n yay\u0131lmas\u0131 ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131lmaz bir durumdur. \u00dcrkek bak\u0131\u015flarla sizin teninize sadece dokunabilme, beyaz adamla foto\u011fraf \u00e7ekinebilme, tokala\u015fma onlar i\u00e7in unutulmaz ayr\u0131cal\u0131kt\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00d6zellikle ekvator \u00e7izgisine yak\u0131n b\u00f6lgelerde, bilinenin aksine ye\u015fil bir bitki \u00f6rt\u00fcs\u00fcyle kapl\u0131 u\u00e7suz bucaks\u0131z alanlar sizleri \u015fa\u015fk\u0131na \u00e7evirir. Bu b\u00f6lgelere gelmeden \u00f6nce sadece televizyonda izledi\u011finiz sahra \u00e7\u00f6l\u00fc, safari belgeselleriyle kafan\u0131zda kurmu\u015f oldu\u011funuz hayaller bir anda yok olmu\u015ftur. Topra\u011f\u0131n alt\u0131nda ne t\u00fcr madenler olabilece\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeden, yery\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcn o g\u00fczel yal\u0131n cazibesine kap\u0131l\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z. Hava mutlaka s\u0131cakt\u0131r. \u0130nsanlar\u0131n bedenleri yorgun, g\u00fc\u00e7s\u00fcz g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcr g\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcze. Bir tarafta bu \u00e7aresizlik \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissederken, bir taraftan da \u00f6 g\u00fczelim co\u011frafyan\u0131n bilerek geri b\u0131rak\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ok net anlars\u0131n\u0131z. Neden koskoca bir nehir \u00e7a\u011flay\u0131p bo\u015fu bo\u015funa okyanusa akarken, sadece y\u00fcz metre \u00f6tede ya\u015fayanlar\u0131n evlerinde i\u015f yerlerinde su \u015febekesinin olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131, tulumba sistemiyle suyu \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131p kulland\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 bir t\u00fcrl\u00fc anlamak m\u00fcmk\u00fcn olmaz. S\u00f6m\u00fcrgecilik ve manda zihniyetiyle siyasi bo\u015f vermi\u015fli\u011fin bir sonucu olarak refah seviyesi ve ya\u015fam standartlar\u0131n\u0131n olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131na \u015fahit olursunuz. Bir\u00e7ok \u00fclkede y\u00fcksek fiyatlara sat\u0131lan ve l\u00fcks t\u00fcketim olarak bilinen bir\u00e7ok meyvenin buralarda kar\u0131n doyurman\u0131n yan\u0131nda hi\u00e7bir end\u00fcstriyel de\u011ferinin olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcrs\u00fcn\u00fcz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Siyahi insanlar\u0131n kendi d\u00fcnyalar\u0131nda kabile ruhunu halen ta\u015f\u0131malar\u0131, davet ve tebli\u011f edilen inan\u00e7lara kapal\u0131 olduklar\u0131 anlam\u0131na gelmez. Zira do\u011fru bir \u00fcslup ve iyi bir zamanlama sonucu bir\u00e7ok siyahi insan kabile dininden, putperestlikten, y\u0131lana tap\u0131nmadan vazge\u00e7erek misyonerler vas\u0131tas\u0131yla Hristiyanl\u0131\u011fa veya T\u00fcrkiye\u2019den gelen STK temsilcileri, g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fcleri, di\u011fer g\u00f6n\u00fcl erleri taraf\u0131ndan \u0130slam\u2019a ge\u00e7meleri hi\u00e7 de zor g\u00f6r\u00fcnmemektir. \u00d6nemli olan siyahi insanlar\u0131n kendilerini insan olarak hissetmelerini sa\u011flamak, onlarla iyi ileti\u015fim kurmak, ihtiya\u00e7lar\u0131 do\u011frultusunda yard\u0131m etmek ve bunlar kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda r\u0131za-i ilahi d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda hi\u00e7bir beklentinin olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131na inanmalar\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flamak yeterlidir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
G\u00f6n\u00fcl co\u011frafyam\u0131z\u0131n geni\u015fli\u011fi ve derinli\u011fi bizim ne denli g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc oldu\u011fumuzu g\u00f6sterir. Hem i\u00e7eride hem de d\u0131\u015far\u0131da bu g\u00fcc\u00fcm\u00fcz\u00fcn fark\u0131nda olan bir\u00e7ok insan var. Bizim i\u00e7in tek ger\u00e7ek M\u00fcsl\u00fcmanlar\u0131n hangi \u0131rktan olduklar\u0131, hangi millete ait olduklar\u0131, siyah veya beyaz olduklar\u0131, zengin veya fakir olduklar\u0131 de\u011fil; her M\u00fcsl\u00fcman\u0131n bir v\u00fccudun par\u00e7alar\u0131ndan biri oldu\u011funu vurgulayan karde\u015flik ilkesidir. Bayra\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131yabildi\u011fimiz her noktaya \u00fclkemizden g\u00f6t\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fcz kucak dolusu sevginin ve selam\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131, oralarda bizleri hasretle kucaklayan siyahi insanlardan engin selam, sevgi ve sayg\u0131y\u0131 \u00fclkemize ta\u015f\u0131man\u0131n mutlulu\u011funu duyuyorum.<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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