G\u00fcne\u015fsiz, s\u00fcmb\u00fcl\u00ee havan\u0131n huzur veren ho\u015f rengi kaplam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fc. Hafif\u00e7e esen r\u00fczg\u00e2r\u0131n kokusu ruhuma manevi bir ila\u00e7 gibi tesir ediyordu. Arap b\u00fclb\u00fcllerinin \u00f6t\u00fc\u015f\u00fc ile elektronik postama gelen mesaj sesi birbirine kar\u0131\u015f\u0131yor, ahenkli bir m\u00fczi\u011fe d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcyordu. Mesaj \u00e7ok sevdi\u011fim bir dostumdan gelmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
\u201cMerhaba Rehber,<\/p>\n
Nas\u0131ls\u0131n?\u00a0 \u0130yi misin? Yaz\u0131\u015fmayal\u0131 uzun zaman oldu dostum.<\/p>\n
Birka\u00e7 g\u00fcnl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcne senin \u015fehrine yolum d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Yar\u0131n orada olaca\u011f\u0131m. Seninle de g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fcp sohbet etmek isterim.<\/p>\n
\u015een ve esen kal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gelen mesaj\u0131n etkisiyle duda\u011f\u0131m\u0131n kenar\u0131nda hafif bir g\u00fcl\u00fcmseme belirdi ve sevin\u00e7ten mutluluk g\u00fclleri a\u00e7t\u0131 kalbimde.<\/p>\n
Cevaben \u00e7ok sevindi\u011fimi, saat ka\u00e7ta burada olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bildirmesini ve kendisini havaalan\u0131ndan alaca\u011f\u0131m\u0131 yazd\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Gelecek olan misafirimle \u0130stanbul \u00dcniversitesi Edebiyat Fak\u00fcltesi Tarih b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnden tan\u0131\u015f\u0131yorduk. Okulumuza yak\u0131n olmas\u0131 hasebiyle S\u00fcleymaniye Camisi\u2019nin as\u0131rdide \u00e7\u0131nar a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6lgeledi\u011fi avlusunda tarihi sohbetler yapmaktan b\u00fcy\u00fck keyif al\u0131rd\u0131k. Bazen kendimizi \u00f6ylesine kapt\u0131r\u0131rd\u0131k ki tarihte yolculu\u011fa \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131k. Merak duygusu, ge\u00e7mi\u015fe vefa, gelece\u011fe aktarabilme arzusu ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131 karakterlerimize eklenince tarih bizi ortak paydada bulu\u015fturan en \u00f6nemli unsur oldu.<\/p>\n
Mezuniyet sonras\u0131 ruhumda hissetti\u011fim s\u0131la hasretiyle do\u011fdu\u011fum topraklara geri d\u00f6nd\u00fcm. \u00c7ok iyi d\u00fczeyde Arap\u00e7a, Fars\u00e7a, \u0130ngilizce ve Almanca dillerini bilmem sayesinde \u00f6zel bir kurumda Turizm Rehberi olarak \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131m. Arkada\u015f\u0131m ise babas\u0131n\u0131n vefat\u0131 sonucunda e\u011fitimini yar\u0131da b\u0131rakmak zorunda kald\u0131. Ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fc sonras\u0131 babas\u0131n\u0131n izinden giderek Beyaz\u0131t Kapal\u0131\u00e7ar\u015f\u0131\u2019da esnaf olarak ticaretle u\u011fra\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. G\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcz\u00fcn eskimeyen dijital \u00f6\u011felerinden biri olan elektronik posta yoluyla irtibat\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 her daim devam ettirmeye, arkada\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131k.<\/p>\n
Onun Hatay’a ilk geli\u015fiydi ve g\u00f6rmesini istedi\u011fim pek \u00e7ok yer vard\u0131; tarih, bar\u0131\u015f, k\u00fclt\u00fcr, karde\u015flik, ho\u015fg\u00f6r\u00fc, huzur kokan yerler. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc buras\u0131 bir\u00e7ok k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fcn, \u00f6rf\u00fcn, \u00e2detin, etnik grubun, dinin, dilin, mezhebin bir arada oldu\u011fu zengin \u00e7e\u015fitlili\u011fe sahip bir kesi\u015fme noktas\u0131 gibiydi. B\u00fcy\u00fcl\u00fc atmosferi ve say\u0131s\u0131z efsaneleriyle zamanda yolculuk yapt\u0131r\u0131yordu insana. Nice nebilere, kavimlere, beylere beyliklere, krallara krall\u0131klara ev sahipli\u011fi yapm\u0131\u015f ta\u015f\u0131 topra\u011f\u0131yla. \u0130sos harabeleri Makedonya kral\u0131 B\u00fcy\u00fck \u0130skender ve Pers kral\u0131 Darius aras\u0131nda ge\u00e7en nice \u00e7etin sava\u015flar\u0131n \u015fahidi olmu\u015f.<\/p>\n
Kadim medeniyetler \u015fehri gezip g\u00f6r\u00fclecek mek\u00e2nlar\u0131, can kula\u011f\u0131yla dinlenecek hik\u00e2yeleri ve tad\u0131lacak birbirinden leziz tatlar\u0131yla tarihe meydan okurcas\u0131na dimdik ayakta.<\/p>\n
\u201cKonu\u011fumu gezdirmeye nereden ba\u015flasam acaba?\u201d diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm kendi kendime.<\/p>\n
Ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7 olarak ilk akl\u0131ma gelen defneyapra\u011f\u0131ndan yap\u0131lan \u00e7aylar, sabunlar, ya\u011flar, kremler vb. \u00fcr\u00fcnlerle me\u015fhur Defne beldesi ve\u00a0 “Harbiye \u015eelaleleri\u201d oldu. Buras\u0131n\u0131 i\u015fim gere\u011fi s\u0131k\u00e7a ziyaret eder, Defne a\u011fac\u0131n\u0131n efsanesini defalarca gelen yerli-yabanc\u0131 turist kafilelerine aktar\u0131r\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Efsaneler bir milletin abidesi, gelecek ku\u015faklara b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 tarih\u00ee miras\u0131, dilden dile ya da yaz\u0131l\u0131 aktar\u0131lan vasiyeti gibidir. \u00d6rne\u011fin beldenin simgesi olan defne a\u011fac\u0131n\u0131n mitolojik s\u00f6ylencesi hazin ve m\u00fcessir bir a\u015fk hik\u00e2yesini anlat\u0131r.<\/p>\n
“Defne (Daphne) e\u015fsiz g\u00fczelli\u011fe sahip masum bir gen\u00e7 k\u0131z, Apollon ise Zeus\u2019un o\u011flu.\u00a0 Apollon Defne\u2019yi \u0131rmak kenar\u0131nda g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde b\u00fcy\u00fclenmi\u015f, akl\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131ndan gitmi\u015f adeta. Kalbi a\u015fkla yan\u0131p tutu\u015fmaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f ve bu g\u00fczeller g\u00fczeli peri ile konu\u015fmak i\u00e7in ona yakla\u015fm\u0131\u015f. Defne ise \u00fcrkek bir ceylan misali Apollon\u2019dan ka\u00e7maya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f. Kayalar\u0131 atlam\u0131\u015f, \u0131rmaklar\u0131 ge\u00e7mi\u015f ve u\u00e7urumun kenar\u0131na gelmi\u015f. Zeus\u2019un o\u011flundan kurtulu\u015f imk\u00e2n\u0131n\u0131n olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlam\u0131\u015f. Durmu\u015f aya\u011f\u0131 ile topra\u011f\u0131 kaz\u0131yarak \u015f\u00f6yle ba\u011f\u0131rm\u0131\u015f:<\/p>\n
\u2018-Ey toprak ana beni \u00f6rt, beni sakla, beni koru.\u2019<\/p>\n
Bu i\u00e7ten yalvar\u0131\u015f \u00fczerine organlar\u0131n\u0131n a\u011f\u0131rla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, odunla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissetmi\u015f. G\u00f6vdesi gri bir kabu\u011fa, kokulu sa\u00e7lar\u0131 yapraklara, kollar\u0131 dallar h\u00e2line ve k\u00f6rpe ayaklar\u0131 k\u00f6kleri topra\u011f\u0131n derinliklerinde bir defne a\u011fac\u0131na d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f.<\/p>\n
Defne\u2019nin a\u011fa\u00e7 olu\u015funu hayretle, \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fcyle seyreden Apollon heyecan i\u00e7inde o a\u011fac\u0131n parlak yapraklar\u0131ndan ba\u015f\u0131na ta\u00e7 yapm\u0131\u015f ve \u015f\u00f6yle demi\u015f:<\/p>\n
“Defne, bundan sonra sen benim kutsal a\u011fac\u0131m olacaks\u0131n. Kahramanlar senin solmayan ve d\u00f6k\u00fclmeyen yapraklar\u0131nla al\u0131nlar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcsleyecekler. \u015eiirlerde, \u015fark\u0131larda ad\u0131m\u0131z beraber s\u00f6ylenecek.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apollon’un tatl\u0131 s\u00f6zlerine kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k Defne dallar\u0131n\u0131 e\u011ferek selam vermi\u015f. O zamandan beri Yunan Mitolojisi’nde \u015fiir ve zafer, defne dal\u0131 ile \u00f6d\u00fcllendirilir olmu\u015f.<\/p>\n
Efsaneye g\u00f6re Defne\u2019nin g\u00f6zya\u015flar\u0131ndan \u015f\u0131r\u0131l \u015f\u0131r\u0131l akan \u015felaleler olu\u015fmu\u015ftur ve bu \u015felaleler halen peyderpey yemye\u015fil Harbiye korusunun ba\u011fr\u0131na akmaya devam etmektedir.<\/p>\n
Hatay’da g\u00fcn yava\u015f yava\u015f gecenin zifiri karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131na teslim olmak \u00fczereydi. Ak\u015fam\u00fcst\u00fcn\u00fcn parlak h\u00fczmeli zerreleri s\u0131z\u0131yordu penceremden. Ve kar\u015f\u0131 tepeden g\u00fczeller g\u00fczeli su perisi Defne ile Zeus\u2019un o\u011flu Apollon’un efsane foto\u011fraf\u0131 g\u00f6z k\u0131rp\u0131yordu adeta.<\/p>\n
Bah\u00e7emdeki defne a\u011fac\u0131n\u0131n r\u00fczg\u00e2rda u\u00e7u\u015fan sa\u00e7lar\u0131ndan buram buram \u015fiir kokusu yay\u0131l\u0131yor, yaprak yaprak dizeler savruluyordu etrafa.<\/p>\n
“Bir dost sesi duymak,<\/p>\n
Eski g\u00fcnleri y\u00e2d edip konu\u015fmak<\/p>\n
Kalbe dolan bir huzur.<\/p>\n
Ge\u00e7mi\u015fe uzanan, tebess\u00fcm olup, duda\u011fa dokunan<\/p>\n
B\u00fct\u00fcn anlar\u0131 i\u00e7ine alan bir zaman yolcu\u011fudur.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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