K\u00fcrt halk\u0131n\u0131n haf\u0131zas\u0131nda Newroz, bir bayramdan \u00f6te; direni\u015fi, dirili\u015fi ve \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck aray\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 ifade ediyor. Bu y\u00fczden Newroz denildi\u011finde \u00e7o\u011fu zaman akl\u0131m\u0131za Newroz’un sembol\u00fc haline gelen yi\u011fit kad\u0131n ve erkeklerin hik\u00e2yeleri geliyor. Bu isimlerden biri de hen\u00fcz 17 ya\u015f\u0131ndayken bedenini Newroz ate\u015fine d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcren Rah\u015fan Demirel\u2019dir.<\/p>\n
Rah\u015fan Demirel, 15 A\u011fustos 1975\u2019te M\u00eard\u00een\u2019in Nis\u00eab\u00een il\u00e7esinde d\u00fcnyaya gelir. Daha bir ya\u015f\u0131ndayken ailesiyle birlikte \u0130zmir\u2019e g\u00f6\u00e7 etmek zorunda kal\u0131r. Buna ra\u011fmen ailesi memleketle ba\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hi\u00e7 koparmaz. Nis\u00eab\u00een\u2019e yap\u0131lan ziyaretler ve evdeki yurtsever atmosfer, Rah\u015fan\u2019\u0131n daha k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ya\u015flarda kimli\u011finin ve halk\u0131na ya\u015fat\u0131lan bask\u0131lar\u0131n fark\u0131na varmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flar.<\/p>\n
K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ya\u015f\u0131na ra\u011fmen \u00e7evresinde ya\u015fananlar\u0131 dikkatle izleyen Rah\u015fan, \u00f6zellikle 1990\u2019l\u0131 y\u0131llar\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda K\u00fcrdistan kentlerinde ya\u015fanan serhildanlar\u0131, devletin inkar ve imha uygulamalar\u0131n\u0131 yak\u0131ndan takip eder. Ciz\u00eer, Nis\u00eab\u00een ve \u015eirnex\u2019te Newroz Kutlamalar\u0131nda ya\u015fanan katliamlar onun anlam d\u00fcnyas\u0131nda derin bir iz b\u0131rak\u0131r. \u0130zmir\u2019de b\u00fcy\u00fcse de akl\u0131 ve y\u00fcre\u011fi K\u00fcrdistan\u2019daki geli\u015fmelerle birlikte atar.<\/p>\n
Onu tan\u0131yanlar\u0131n anlatt\u0131klar\u0131na g\u00f6re Rah\u015fan, daha k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ya\u015flardan itibaren kimli\u011fini sahiplenen bir gen\u00e7 kad\u0131nd\u0131. Ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 k\u0131yafetlerde sar\u0131, k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131 ve ye\u015fil renklerini tercih ederdi. Bir g\u00fcn bu renklerle okula gitti\u011fi i\u00e7in \u00f6\u011fretmeninden tokat yedi\u011finde ise ayn\u0131 \u015fekilde kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k vererek bask\u0131ya boyun e\u011fmeyece\u011fini g\u00f6stermi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
1992 y\u0131l\u0131na gelindi\u011finde K\u00fcrt halk\u0131 i\u00e7in Newroz g\u00fcnleri a\u011f\u0131r bask\u0131lar ve yasaklarla kar\u015f\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131yayd\u0131. D\u00f6nemin \u0130\u00e7i\u015fleri Bakan\u0131 \u0130smet Sezgin, Newroz kutlamalar\u0131n\u0131n yasakland\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131klam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Buna ra\u011fmen K\u00fcrtler bir\u00e7ok yerde Newroz alanlar\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kmaya haz\u0131rlan\u0131yordu. Ayn\u0131 g\u00fcnlerde Ciz\u00eer ve Nis\u00eab\u00een\u2019de kutlamalara y\u00f6nelik sald\u0131r\u0131lar ya\u015fanm\u0131\u015f, onlarca ki\u015fi katledilmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
Bu geli\u015fmeler Rah\u015fan\u2019\u0131n i\u00e7inde b\u00fcy\u00fcyen \u00f6fkeyi daha da derinle\u015ftirir. Bir g\u00fcn annesine, \u201cCiz\u00eer\u2019de halk\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 katlediyorlar. K\u00fcrtleri \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcyorlar. Biz niye bir \u015fey yapm\u0131yoruz anne?\u201d diye sordu\u011fu anlat\u0131l\u0131r.<\/p>\n
21 Mart 1992\u2019de \u0130zmir\u2019in Kadifekale semtinde Newroz ate\u015fi yak\u0131l\u0131r, y\u00fczlerce ki\u015fi Newroz ate\u015finin etraf\u0131nda toplan\u0131r. Rah\u015fan da o kalabal\u0131\u011f\u0131n i\u00e7indedir. Ancak ertesi sabah, 22 Mart 1992\u2019de yan\u0131nda bir karton par\u00e7as\u0131na yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131 notla Kadifekale\u2019ye yeniden \u00e7\u0131kar.<\/p>\n
Notta \u015fu s\u00f6zler yer al\u0131r:<\/p>\n
\u201cBen kendimi Newroz yap\u0131yorum Kadifekale\u2019de. Ciz\u00eer, M\u00eard\u00een ve Nis\u00eab\u00een\u2019in cevab\u0131n\u0131 vermek zorunday\u0131m. Bana sahip \u00e7\u0131k\u0131n. \u0130smet Sezgin\u2019e haber veriyorum; Newroz kutlanacak, lastikle olmazsa bile can\u0131m\u0131zla kutlanacak!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Rah\u015fan Demirel, Kadifekale\u2019de bedenini ate\u015fe verdi\u011finde hen\u00fcz 17 ya\u015f\u0131ndayd\u0131.<\/p>\n Onun bu eylemi, k\u0131sa s\u00fcrede b\u00fcy\u00fck bir yank\u0131 bulur ve K\u00fcrtler \u00fczerinde derin bir etki b\u0131rak\u0131r. \u0130zmir\u2019de o g\u00fcne kadar \u00e7o\u011fu zaman s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131 ve gizli kutlanan Newroz, sonraki y\u0131llarda kitleselle\u015fmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Menemen-Asarl\u0131k, Buca, Karaba\u011flar ve Gaziemir gibi il\u00e7elerde Newroz kutlamalar\u0131 daha geni\u015f kat\u0131l\u0131mla yap\u0131lmaya ba\u015fland\u0131. Bug\u00fcn her y\u0131l milyonlarca insan\u0131n kat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 Newroz kutlamalar\u0131n\u0131n haf\u0131zas\u0131nda Rah\u015fan\u2019\u0131n ate\u015fi \u00f6nemli bir yer tutar.<\/p>\n Rah\u015fan Demirel\u2019in cenazesi ertesi g\u00fcn on binlerce ki\u015finin kat\u0131l\u0131m\u0131yla memleketi Nis\u00eab\u00een\u2019de u\u011furland\u0131.<\/p>\n Rah\u015fan\u2019\u0131n hik\u00e2yesi, K\u00fcrt \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck m\u00fccadelesi tarihinde ayn\u0131 zamanda bir ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131n ruh halinin de ifadesidir. 1990\u2019l\u0131 y\u0131llar, bir\u00e7ok gen\u00e7 i\u00e7in bask\u0131, ink\u00e2r ve \u015fiddet kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda radikal tepkilerin ortaya \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir d\u00f6nemdi. Rah\u015fan Demirel de bu d\u00f6nemin en gen\u00e7 ve en \u00e7arp\u0131c\u0131 sembollerinden biri olarak haf\u0131zalara kaz\u0131nd\u0131.<\/p>\n Bug\u00fcn yap\u0131lan her Newroz kutlamas\u0131nda, Rah\u015fan Demirel minnet ve sayg\u0131yla an\u0131l\u0131yor. O Newroz’un s\u00f6nmeyen me\u015falesi, halk\u0131m\u0131z\u0131n \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck tutkusu, ezilenlerin parlayan y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131 olarak y\u00fcre\u011fimizde ya\u015famaya devam ediyor.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u0130brahim Can<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" K\u00fcrt halk\u0131n\u0131n haf\u0131zas\u0131nda Newroz, bir bayramdan \u00f6te; direni\u015fi, dirili\u015fi ve \u00f6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck aray\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 ifade ediyor. Bu y\u00fczden Newroz denildi\u011finde \u00e7o\u011fu zaman akl\u0131m\u0131za Newroz’un sembol\u00fc haline gelen yi\u011fit kad\u0131n ve erkeklerin hik\u00e2yeleri geliyor. Bu isimlerden biri de hen\u00fcz 17 ya\u015f\u0131ndayken bedenini Newroz ate\u015fine d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcren Rah\u015fan Demirel\u2019dir. Rah\u015fan Demirel, 15 A\u011fustos 1975\u2019te M\u00eard\u00een\u2019in Nis\u00eab\u00een il\u00e7esinde d\u00fcnyaya gelir. 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