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<\/div>\nBelediye Pazar\u0131\u2019ndan (Bandabuliya) do\u011fuya do\u011fru giderken sa\u011f kolunuzun \u00fczerinde, 3 basamakla \u00e7\u0131k\u0131lan bir e\u015fi\u011fe var\u0131p, iki kanatl\u0131 ah\u015fap eski K\u0131br\u0131s kap\u0131s\u0131ndan i\u00e7eri girdi\u011finizde, dar ve uzun koridorun ucundaki k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck d\u00fckkanda has\u0131r sandalyesinde ayakkab\u0131 tamir eden Arif abiyi g\u00f6r\u00fcrd\u00fcn\u00fcz\u2026 Nam-\u0131 di\u011fer \u201cKundurac\u0131 Arif\u201d\u2026 Tam ad\u0131 Arif Nurak\u2026<\/p>\n
Kundurac\u0131 Arif, yar\u0131m as\u0131rl\u0131k kundurac\u0131l\u0131k ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131n 45 y\u0131l\u0131n\u0131 bu d\u00fckkanda ge\u00e7irdi.\u00a0 K\u0131br\u0131s\u2019ta ayakkab\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 tamir etmek isteyen, topu\u011funu de\u011fi\u015ftirecek olan, kal\u0131ba verecek olan binlerce ki\u015fi, bu 45 y\u0131l boyunca o e\u015fikten ge\u00e7ti, o uzun koridoru y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc ve Arif abinin g\u00fclen y\u00fcz\u00fcyle kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131\u2026<\/p>\n
Bug\u00fcn 65 ya\u015f\u0131nda olan ve d\u00fckkan\u0131n\u0131 kapatma karar\u0131 alan Lefko\u015fa\u2019n\u0131n simge isimlerinden, \u0130talyan sanat\u00e7\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan yap\u0131lan duvar resmiyle \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fczle\u015fen Arif Nurak ile, kap\u0131s\u0131na kilit vurmadan birka\u00e7 g\u00fcn \u00f6nce, m\u00fc\u015fterilerine elinde kalan son ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131 teslim ederken, hayat\u0131n\u0131, mesle\u011fini, \u00e7ar\u015f\u0131da zanaatkar olarak ge\u00e7irdi\u011fi yar\u0131m asr\u0131 konu\u015ftuk.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Babam beni okutmak i\u00e7in \u00e7ok u\u011fra\u015ft\u0131, ama ben istemedim\u2026<\/p>\n
1958\u2019de Vadili\u2019de do\u011fan Arif Nurak, 10 ya\u015f\u0131na kadar bu k\u00f6yde ya\u015fad\u0131\u2026\u00a0 Derslerinde ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 olan\u00a0 a\u011fabeyinin ilkokulu bitirip ortaokula ba\u015flamas\u0131ndan sonra, k\u00f6yde kahvecilik yapan babas\u0131, o\u011flunun o y\u0131llarda g\u00fcvenli \u015fekilde Lefko\u015fa\u2019ya gidip gelebilece\u011finden endi\u015fe etti\u011fi i\u00e7in ta\u015f\u0131nma karar\u0131 ald\u0131.\u00a0 1968\u2019de ailece Lefko\u015fa\u2019ya ta\u015f\u0131nd\u0131lar.<\/p>\n
Arif Nurak, \u00e7ocuklu\u011funa dair o g\u00fcnleri \u015f\u00f6yle anlat\u0131yor:<\/p>\n
Babam, \u201cher g\u00fcn o\u011flumla ilgili tedirginlik ya\u015fayamam, kalbim k\u00fct k\u00fct edece\u011fine\u201d deyip Lefko\u015fa\u2019ya ta\u015f\u0131nmaya karar verdi.\u00a0 Babam Vadili\u2019de de kahvecilik yap\u0131yordu. 1968\u2019de Lefko\u015fa\u2019ya geldik ve babam Deveciler Han\u0131\u2019nda kahvecilik yapmaya ba\u015flad\u0131.<\/p>\n
Babas\u0131, b\u00fcy\u00fck o\u011flunun e\u011fitim hayat\u0131 i\u00e7in k\u00f6yden Lefko\u015fa\u2019ya ta\u015f\u0131n\u0131rken, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck o\u011flu Arif\u2019in pek de okumaya niyeti yoktu.\u00a0 O d\u00f6nem pek \u00e7ok ya\u015f\u0131t\u0131n\u0131n isteyip ama imkan bulamad\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in okuyamamas\u0131n\u0131n aksine, Arif Nurak ailesinin t\u00fcm \u00e7abalar\u0131na ra\u011fmen okula devam etmek istemedi.\u00a0 Tamamen kendi iste\u011fiyle i\u015f hayat\u0131na at\u0131ld\u0131, zanaatkar oldu.<\/p>\n
\u201cBen o d\u00f6nemde ilkokul \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc s\u0131n\u0131ftayd\u0131m ve Atat\u00fcrk ilkokuluna gitmeye ba\u015flad\u0131m.\u00a0 O zaman ilkokul 6 seneydi ve orada ilkokulu bitirdim.\u00a0\u00a0 Ben ortaokula gitmek istemedim ama babam deyim yerindeyse zorla g\u00f6nderdi.\u00a0 Benim okumaya ne iste\u011fim, ne hevesim, ne de merak\u0131m vard\u0131. Babam \u00e7aba da harcad\u0131.\u00a0 O d\u00f6nem \u00f6\u011fretmen Fikri Karayel vard\u0131.\u00a0 Babam bana o zaman \u00f6zel ders ald\u0131rd\u0131 Fikri Bey\u2019den. Bayraktar ortaokulunda iki sene okudum, ama do\u011frusu zar-zor gittim, pek bir \u015fey de anlamad\u0131m..\u00a0 (g\u00fcl\u00fcyor)\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Kundurac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131, B\u00fcy\u00fck Han\u2019\u0131n kahvecisi Ahmet day\u0131dan \u00f6\u011frendi<\/p>\n
K\u0131br\u0131sl\u0131lar\u0131n, \u00f6zellikle de Lefko\u015fal\u0131lar\u0131n yak\u0131ndan tan\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir ba\u015fka isim, B\u00fcy\u00fck Han\u2019\u0131n kahvecisi Ahmet day\u0131 (Kanan), Arif Nurak\u2019\u0131n amcas\u0131yd\u0131. Ahmet Kanan, o y\u0131llarda B\u00fcy\u00fck Han\u2019daki at\u00f6lyesinde kundurac\u0131l\u0131k yap\u0131yordu.\u00a0 Daha \u00f6nce bo\u015f zamanlar\u0131nda amcas\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131na giden Arif Nurak, okulu b\u0131rakt\u0131ktan sonra da solu\u011fu amcas\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131nda ald\u0131.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkulu b\u0131rakt\u0131ktan sonra Asmaalt\u0131na \u00e7\u0131rak gittim.\u00a0 Ustam babam\u0131n garda\u015f\u0131yd\u0131, Ahmet amcam.\u00a0\u00a0 Herkesin B\u00fcy\u00fck Han\u2019\u0131n kahvecisi Ahmet Day\u0131 olarak hat\u0131rlad\u0131\u011f\u0131 (Ahmet Kanan) amcam.\u00a0 Ahmet amcam o zamanlar ayakkab\u0131c\u0131l\u0131k yapard\u0131. Me\u015fhur kundurac\u0131yd\u0131.\u00a0 Vadilili Ahmet Usta dedin mi, herkes bilirdi o zaman. O zamanki at\u00f6lyesi de Han\u2019\u0131n i\u00e7indeydi.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 G\u00fcnde 150 \u00e7ift ayakkab\u0131 \u00fcretir, \u00fclkenin d\u00f6rt bir yan\u0131na satard\u0131k<\/p>\n
Arif Nurak daha \u00e7ocuk ya\u015f\u0131nda, yo\u011fun bir tempoda \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. Amcas\u0131n\u0131n at\u00f6lyesinde gece 23.00\u2019e kadar \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 anlatan Arif Nurak, amcas\u0131, yengesi ve amcas\u0131n\u0131n o\u011flu Mehmet Kanan ile birlikte g\u00fcnde 150 \u00e7ift ayakkab\u0131 \u00fcrettiklerini ve \u00fclkenin d\u00f6rt bir yan\u0131na satt\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 hat\u0131rl\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
\u201cO zaman b\u00f6yle haz\u0131r ayakkab\u0131lar yoktu.\u00a0 Biz orada \u00fc\u00e7-d\u00f6rt ki\u015fi g\u00fcnde 150 \u00e7ift ayakkab\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131rd\u0131k.\u00a0 Amcam, ben, amcam\u0131n o\u011flu Mehmet Kanan, yengem\u2026\u00a0 Gece 10-11\u2019e mutlaka i\u015fin bitmesi gerekirdi ki gece kal\u0131plar haz\u0131r olsun ve ertesi g\u00fcn\u00fc bir 150 \u00e7ift daha yapabilelim.\u00a0 Eziyetli bir i\u015fti do\u011frusu\u2026<\/p>\n
Yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131 ada genelinde satard\u0131k. Leymosun\u2019a, Baf\u2019a bile ayakkab\u0131 g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcrd\u00fck.\u00a0 Leymosun\u2019da Turan usta, Ayanni\u2019de M\u00fcmtaz usta vard\u0131 hat\u0131rlar\u0131m\u2026\u00a0 Onlara da g\u00f6nderirdik.\u00a0 150 \u00e7ift sat\u0131l\u0131rd\u0131 her g\u00fcn, hi\u00e7 kalmazd\u0131.\u00a0 Hatta kavga ederlerdi d\u00fckkanlar ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131 almak i\u00e7in.\u00a0 Cabacaba vard\u0131 me\u015fhur, \u201ckimseye vermeycen\u201d derdi.\u00a0 \u0130sterdi sadece ona verelim yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131.\u00a0 Ama olur mu?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 1978\u2019den beri, yani 45 y\u0131ld\u0131r bu d\u00fckkanday\u0131m. Girne kap\u0131s\u0131nda sorsan\u0131z buray\u0131 g\u00f6sterirler\u2026<\/p>\n
1975\u2019e kadar amcas\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131nda \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan Arif Nurak, askere gidip geldikten sonra k\u0131sa bir s\u00fcre daha bu i\u015fe devam etti.\u00a0 1978\u2019de ise tam 45 y\u0131l ekmek paras\u0131n\u0131 kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131 d\u00fckkan\u0131n\u0131 a\u00e7t\u0131.<\/p>\n
Ahmet Kanan da eski ayakkab\u0131c\u0131l\u0131k i\u015fini birka\u00e7 y\u0131l daha devam ettirdikten sonra, ya\u015f\u0131n\u0131n da etkisiyle\u00a0 b\u0131rakt\u0131\u2026 Yine Han\u2019da, daha rahat \u00e7al\u0131\u015fabildi\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc kahvecili\u011fe ba\u015flad\u0131.\u00a0 Kahvecilik hayat\u0131, Ahmet Kanan\u2019\u0131 da B\u00fcy\u00fck Han\u2019\u0131n ve Lefko\u015fa\u2019n\u0131n unutulmazlar\u0131 aras\u0131na katacakt\u0131.<\/p>\n
\u201cBen 1978\u2019den beri bu d\u00fckkanday\u0131m.\u00a0 Bazen ayak numaras\u0131 b\u00fcy\u00fck olanlara ayakkab\u0131 da yapard\u0131m ama a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131kl\u0131 olarak ayakkab\u0131 tamiriydi i\u015fim.\u00a0 \u00c7in i\u015fi ayakkab\u0131lar girince piyasaya art\u0131k yeni ayakkab\u0131 yapmaktan vazge\u00e7tik. Biz 500 liraya mal edersek, \u00c7in i\u015fi ayakkab\u0131lar 200 liraya sat\u0131l\u0131yordu.\u00a0 Rekabet edemezdik.\u00a0 Tamire devam ettik.<\/p>\n
D\u00fckkan\u0131m\u0131 ben yoktan var ettim.\u00a0 \u00d6zellikle kad\u0131n ayakkab\u0131s\u0131 tamiri yapan \u00e7ok yoktu.\u00a0 Ben o y\u00f6nde ilerledim. Benim m\u00fc\u015fterilerimin d\u00f6rtte \u00fc\u00e7\u00fc kad\u0131nlar oldu.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00d6zellikle gen\u00e7 kad\u0131nlar ald\u0131klar\u0131 ayakkab\u0131lara dekor, \u00e7i\u00e7ek falan da koymam\u0131 isterlerdi, ayakkab\u0131y\u0131 ba\u015ftan yarat\u0131rd\u0131k zaman zaman.\u00a0 Eskiden \u00e7ok fazla model de yoktu tabii.<\/p>\n
Zaman i\u00e7inde ayakkab\u0131 \u00e7e\u015fitleri \u00e7o\u011fald\u0131 ve dekor talebi azald\u0131.\u00a0 Ama bu sefer de topuk tamiri i\u015fi vard\u0131.\u00a0 M\u00fc\u015fterilerimin \u00e7o\u011funlu\u011funu kad\u0131nlar olu\u015fturmaya devam etti.<\/p>\n
Neredeyse 45 y\u0131ld\u0131r bu d\u00fckkanday\u0131m.\u00a0 Hi\u00e7 ba\u015fka yere ta\u015f\u0131nmad\u0131m.\u00a0 Herkes de beni burada tan\u0131d\u0131.\u00a0 Hatta T\u00fcrkiye bas\u0131n\u0131ndan bile gelip haber yapt\u0131lar.\u00a0 Girne kap\u0131s\u0131na gelip \u2018ayakkab\u0131c\u0131\/kundurac\u0131 Arif\u2019 dedi\u011finizde sora sora buray\u0131 bulursunuz. Adresi bilmenize gerek yok.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Surlari\u00e7i kabuk de\u011fi\u015ftirdi<\/p>\n
Surlari\u00e7i\u2019nin zaman i\u00e7inde kabuk de\u011fi\u015ftirdi\u011fini s\u00f6yleyen Arif Nurak, bu de\u011fi\u015fimin otob\u00fcs terminalinin ta\u015f\u0131nmas\u0131yla ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirtiyor.\u00a0 Son d\u00f6nemde canlanma oldu\u011funu ancak Surlari\u00e7i\u2019ne esnaf ya da zanaatkarlar\u0131n de\u011fil, cafe-bar i\u015fletmecilerinin geldi\u011fine dikkat \u00e7ekiyor.<\/p>\n
\u201c1978\u2019de ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131mda Deveciler Han\u0131 vard\u0131. Otob\u00fcsler buraya gelirdi, bir anlamda terminal buras\u0131yd\u0131.\u00a0 K\u00f6yden herkes buraya gelirdi.\u00a0 Ak\u0131nc\u0131\u2019n\u0131n belediye ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 d\u00f6neminde yeni terminal a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131. Halk yava\u015f yava\u015f o taraf kayd\u0131.\u00a0 Son zamanlarda da bizim mahalle barlar, cafeler mahallesi oldu. Di\u011fer esnaf azald\u0131.<\/p>\n
Gen\u00e7ler son y\u0131llarda surlar i\u00e7ine d\u00f6nmeye ba\u015flad\u0131 ama zanaatkar olarak de\u011fil.\u00a0 Hep cafe, kafeterya.\u00a0 Benim gen\u00e7lerle bir sorunum yok ama biz de yabanc\u0131 olduk art\u0131k buralarda.\u00a0 Bizim meslek bug\u00fcnk\u00fc ko\u015fullarda eridi.\u00a0\u00a0 Zere art\u0131k ayakkab\u0131da se\u00e7enek de \u00e7ok.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Kad\u0131n ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 sevdi, spor ayakkab\u0131lardan nefret etti<\/p>\n
Peki onu en \u00e7ok hangi t\u00fcr ayakkab\u0131lar u\u011fra\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131?\u00a0 Bu soruya \u00e7ok da d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeden, hemen yan\u0131t veriyor; spor ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131\u2026 \u201cTamir etmesini en sevmedi\u011fim ayakkab\u0131lar spor ayakkab\u0131lard\u0131r\u201d diyor Arif Nurak.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpor ayakkab\u0131larla u\u011fra\u015fmak sorun.\u00a0 Yap\u0131\u015fmas\u0131 da zor.\u00a0 \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc oldu\u011fu gibi makineden \u00e7\u0131kar o ayakkab\u0131lar.\u00a0 Spor ayakkab\u0131 getirdiklerinde tiksinirdim resmen i\u015ften. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc u\u011fra\u015f\u0131n\u0131n bir kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 olmaz.\u00a0 Yapars\u0131n, bir ay, 15 g\u00fcn sonra eski hale gelir.\u00a0 Nefret ederim spor ayakkab\u0131lardan. Tamirini en sevdi\u011fim ayakkab\u0131lar kad\u0131n ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131d\u0131r.\u00a0 Kibar ayakkab\u0131d\u0131r kad\u0131n ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131, insan zevkle yapar. Yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n i\u015fin kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcrs\u00fcn.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 \u0130talyan sanat\u00e7\u0131 duvar resmini yapt\u0131<\/p>\n
Kundurac\u0131 Arif\u2019i bilmeyen gen\u00e7lerse, onu Samanbah\u00e7e\u2019deki duvar resmiyle tan\u0131d\u0131. Yuka Blend festivali \u00e7er\u00e7evesinde, \u0130talyan bir sanat\u00e7\u0131 Arif Nurak\u2019\u0131n duvar resmini yapt\u0131. Bir anlamda onu \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fczle\u015ftirdi.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuvar resmini ilk g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcmde gurur duydum tabii, kendimle.\u00a0 \u0130talyan bir ressam yapt\u0131 onu.\u00a0 \u00c7ok da g\u00fczel yapt\u0131.\u00a0 Yuka Blend\u2019i organize eden Dervi\u015f Zeybek sayesinde oldu.\u00a0 Dervi\u015f\u2019i de unutmamak laz\u0131m.\u00a0 Hala daha K\u0131br\u0131s\u2019a geldi\u011finde beni g\u00f6rmeye gelir \u0130talyan ressam.\u201d<\/p>\n
(Not: Dervi\u015f Zeybek, Arif abi kendisinden bahsettikten 2 dakika sonra soka\u011f\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda yan\u0131nda yabanc\u0131 bir misafiriyle belirdi.\u00a0 E\u015fikte Arif abi ile bir s\u00fcre sohbet ederlerken, r\u00f6portaja ara verildi)<\/p>\n
\u2013 Yine d\u00fcnyaya gelsem yine kundurac\u0131 olurum, ama mesle\u011fin gelece\u011fi yok<\/p>\n
\u201cBenim bu meslekte hi\u00e7 \u00e7\u0131ra\u011f\u0131m falan da olmad\u0131.\u00a0 Hep tek ba\u015f\u0131na \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131m.\u201d diyen Arif Nurak,\u00a0 \u00e7\u0131rak olmak, i\u015f \u00f6\u011frenmek isteyenin de pek olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
Arif Nurak, ayakkab\u0131 sekt\u00f6r\u00fcndeki durum nedeniyle de tamircili\u011fin gelece\u011finin olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnde. Nurak, eskiyen ayakkab\u0131n\u0131n at\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir d\u00f6nemin ya\u015fand\u0131\u011f\u0131na dikkat \u00e7ekiyor.<\/p>\n
Bununla birlikte kendi bu mesle\u011fi se\u00e7mekten hi\u00e7 pi\u015fman olmam\u0131\u015f, hatta \u201cyeniden d\u00fcnyaya gelsem yine kundurac\u0131 olurdum\u201d diyor.<\/p>\n
Bu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcncesinde, mesle\u011fi sebebiyle, liderlerden b\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7ilere kadar pek \u00e7ok insan tan\u0131m\u0131\u015f, onlarla an\u0131lar biriktirmi\u015f olmas\u0131 da etkili\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cBen bu mesle\u011fi se\u00e7ti\u011fime hi\u00e7 pi\u015fman olmad\u0131m.\u00a0 K\u0131br\u0131s\u2019\u0131n bir\u00e7ok simas\u0131n\u0131, \u00f6zellikle de Lefko\u015fal\u0131lar\u0131 tan\u0131ma f\u0131rsat\u0131m oldu.\u00a0 Sadece K\u0131br\u0131sl\u0131lar da de\u011fil.\u00a0 Yabanc\u0131 m\u00fc\u015fterilerim de oldu.\u00a0 Mesela Rus el\u00e7isi eskiden benim m\u00fc\u015fterimdi.\u00a0 Hem de daha kap\u0131lar falan a\u00e7\u0131lmadan \u00f6nce. Sovyetler Birli\u011fi d\u00f6neminde.\u00a0 11 lisan bilirdi, T\u00fcrk\u00e7esi de gayet iyiydi. K\u0131br\u0131s\u2019tan ayr\u0131laca\u011f\u0131nda gelip bana veda etti.\u00a0 \u2018D\u00fcnya k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck yine kar\u015f\u0131la\u015fabiliriz\u2019 dedi T\u00fcrk\u00e7e ve ayr\u0131ld\u0131.<\/p>\n
Suriye el\u00e7ili\u011finden, M\u0131s\u0131r el\u00e7ili\u011finden, G\u00fcney\u2019den \u00e7ok say\u0131da yabanc\u0131 m\u00fc\u015fterilerim vard\u0131. Hi\u00e7 unutmam amcam ile \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rken bir yabanc\u0131 vard\u0131 boyu iki metre, ayakkab\u0131 numaras\u0131 da 54.\u00a0 O kal\u0131b\u0131n\u0131 da beraber getirirdi. Ona da ayakkab\u0131 yapard\u0131k.<\/p>\n
Bellapais\u2019e Giden Yol adl\u0131 kitab\u0131 yazan Amerikal\u0131 yazar Pierre Oberling, o da m\u00fc\u015fterimdi.\u00a0 47 numara ayakkab\u0131 giyerdi. Kolay bulunmaz tabii, \u00f6zellikle eskiden.\u00a0 Adam\u0131n ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131 par\u00e7alanm\u0131\u015f K\u0131br\u0131s\u2019a geldi\u011finde. Nail Bey (Eski Say\u0131\u015ftay Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Nail Atalay) arabas\u0131yla getirdi adam\u0131 bir cumartesi. \u2018Bu adam pazartesi \u00fclkesine d\u00f6necek, ne olur ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131 onart sen pazartesine\u2019 dedi.\u00a0 Hallettik tabii, alt\u0131n\u0131 falan de\u011fi\u015ftirdim, onard\u0131m.\u00a0 Pazartesi sabah sabah da gelip ald\u0131lar.\u00a0 Birka\u00e7 saat sonra bakt\u0131m Amerikal\u0131 yazar geldi.\u00a0 \u2018Herhalde bir hata yapt\u0131m\u2019 diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm.\u00a0 Halbuki adam bana \u2018Sana te\u015fekk\u00fcr etmeye geldim. Ayakkab\u0131lar eskisinden daha iyi oldu\u2019 dedi.<\/p>\n
Ankara\u2019ya An\u0131tkabir\u2019e gittim.\u00a0 Oradaki asker \u2018Abi d\u0131\u015far\u0131da bekle beni\u2019 dedi.\u00a0 Elim aya\u011f\u0131m g\u00f6vertti \u2018yanl\u0131\u015f bir \u015fey mi yapt\u0131m\u2019 diye.\u00a0 Geldi, \u2018Abi sen ayakkab\u0131c\u0131 de\u011fil misin?\u2019 dedi.<\/p>\n
\u0130rsen Bey de (\u0130rsen K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck) benim devaml\u0131 m\u00fc\u015fterilerimdendi.\u00a0 Devaml\u0131 kahveyi bende i\u00e7erdi.\u00a0 Herkes ko\u015fard\u0131 kahve \u0131smarlas\u0131n diye \u0130rsen Bey\u2019e ba\u015fbakanken, ama o bende i\u00e7erdi kahveyi.\u00a0 Zira ben \u00e7ocukken de kahve g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcrd\u00fcm ona.\u00a0 Onun hat\u0131r\u0131n\u0131 tutard\u0131.\u00a0 Sade kahve ve yan\u0131nda su de\u011fil, soda i\u00e7erdi muhakkak.<\/p>\n
Liderlerin de potinlerini \u00e7ok yapt\u0131m.\u00a0 \u00d6zellikle Birle\u015fmi\u015f Milletler toplant\u0131lar\u0131na gideceklerinde ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n alt\u0131na incecik lastik koyard\u0131k kaymas\u0131n diye.\u00a0 Denkta\u015f\u2019a da yapt\u0131m, Ak\u0131nc\u0131\u2019ya, Ero\u011flu\u2019na da, Mehmet Ali Talat\u2019a da yapt\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Bir kere Karadenizli bir adam askeri bot ald\u0131 buradan ve geni\u015fletmek istedi, bana getirdi.\u00a0 \u0130ki sene gelmedi ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131 als\u0131n.\u00a0 \u0130ki sene sonra \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131 geldi. Ani \u015fekilde memleketine gitmesi gerekmi\u015f. Kibarca gelip, \u2018Bir \u00e7ift askeri bot getirmi\u015ftim iki sene \u00f6nce, kaybolduysa sorun de\u011fil\u2019 dedi.\u00a0 \u00c7\u0131kar\u0131p verdim hemen, \u015fa\u015f\u0131rd\u0131. Para da almad\u0131m ondan.\u00a0 Hem \u015fa\u015f\u0131rd\u0131, hem mutlu oldu. Defalarca te\u015fekk\u00fcr etti.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Masraflar \u00e7ok artt\u0131, devam etmenin anlam\u0131 kalmad\u0131<\/p>\n
Arif Nurak, d\u00fckkan\u0131n\u0131 kapatmas\u0131n\u0131n esas nedeninin, sa\u011fl\u0131k sorunlar\u0131 ya da ya\u015f\u0131 de\u011fil, son d\u00f6nemde artan vergi, su ve elektrik masraflar\u0131 oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
\u201cSigorta oldu 4500 TL, Vergi dairesi biz emekli oldu\u011fumuz i\u00e7in onu da gelir olarak saymaya ve vergi almaya ba\u015flad\u0131.\u00a0 Benim art\u0131k 10-12 bin TL ayda vergi ve sigorta yat\u0131r\u0131m\u0131 olarak ay\u0131rmam laz\u0131m. E zaten biz burada 15 bini toplayam\u0131yoruz. Otur hi\u00e7bir \u015fey yapma daha iyi. Onun i\u00e7in \u2018en iyisi kapatal\u0131m\u2019 dedim.\u00a0 Yoksa \u00e7ok \u015f\u00fck\u00fcr, elimiz aya\u011f\u0131m\u0131z tutar, g\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcz g\u00f6r\u00fcr.\u00a0 Ama harcamalarla ba\u015f edemez olduk. Belediye de su paras\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ok art\u0131rd\u0131. \u00c7\u00f6p paras\u0131 600 TL oldu.\u00a0 Elektrik vs. 10 bini ge\u00e7iyor masraf.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 \u201c\u0130\u015fimi bitirmeden paydos etmedim, hep verdi\u011fim s\u00f6z\u00fcn arkas\u0131nda oldum\u201d<\/p>\n
Yakla\u015f\u0131k 50 y\u0131ld\u0131r erken kalkan ve haftan\u0131n 6 g\u00fcn\u00fc uzun saatler \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmaya al\u0131\u015fan Arif Nurak,\u00a0 i\u015f hayat\u0131ndaki en b\u00fcy\u00fck prensiplerinden birinin verdi\u011fi s\u00f6z\u00fc tutmak oldu\u011funu vurguluyor.<\/p>\n
\u201cBirine \u2018\u00e7ar\u015famba gel al\u2019 dediysem, sal\u0131 g\u00fcn\u00fc o i\u015fi bitirmeden paydos etmezdim. 50 y\u0131lda belki sadece birka\u00e7 kez hasta olup i\u015fe gelemedi\u011fim olmu\u015ftur.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Durmam duramam ben.\u00a0 Zaten durmak da iyi bir \u015fey de\u011fil<\/p>\n
Arif Nurak, d\u00fckkan\u0131n\u0131 kapatsa da baz\u0131 al\u0131\u015fkanl\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrmek niyetinde.\u00a0 Erken kalkmak, y\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fc\u015f yapmak gibi.\u00a0 \u201cBelki bah\u00e7eyle daha fazla ilgilenece\u011fim art\u0131k, ama buralara s\u0131rt\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 d\u00f6nmeyece\u011fiz, \u00e7ar\u015f\u0131ya gelece\u011fiz yine\u201d diyor\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cBen saat be\u015fe \u00e7eyrek kala ayaktay\u0131m.\u00a0 45 dakika bir y\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fc\u015f yapar\u0131m her g\u00fcn. Y\u0131l\u0131n 365 g\u00fcn\u00fc varsa, ben en az 340 g\u00fcn\u00fc y\u00fcr\u00fcr\u00fcm. Babam da erken kalkard\u0131. G\u00fcnde 16 saat \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rd\u0131 nerdeyse.\u00a0 Biz Vadilililer genellikle erken kalkar\u0131z. Alt\u0131 bu\u00e7ukta B\u00fcy\u00fck Han\u2019da amcam\u0131n (Ahmet Day\u0131) o\u011flunun (Mehmet Kanan) orda kahve i\u00e7eriz, \u00e7ar\u015f\u0131dan esnaf 5-10 ki\u015fi gelir oraya.\u00a0 Yedi bu\u00e7ukta kalk\u0131p oradan gelip d\u00fckkan\u0131 a\u00e7ard\u0131m. Hafta i\u00e7i g\u00fcnde 12-13 saat \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rd\u0131m. Cumartesi de saat ikiye kadar \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rd\u0131m. Haftan\u0131n alt\u0131 g\u00fcn\u00fc b\u00f6yleydi.\u00a0 Kurban Bayram\u0131 d\u00f6neminde her y\u0131l sadece bir hafta-10 g\u00fcn izin yapard\u0131m, genellikle T\u00fcrkiye\u2019ye tatile giderdim. \u015eimdi emekli olunca gene erken kalk\u0131p y\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fc\u015f yapaca\u011f\u0131m muhakkak. Onu yapmazsam hastal\u0131klar ba\u015flar.\u00a0 Kolesterol ba\u015flar, \u015feker ba\u015flar. Gene \u00e7ar\u015f\u0131ya gelece\u011fiz tabii buralara.\u00a0 Ama belki sabah \u00e7ok erken de\u011fil, daha sonra.\u00a0 Bah\u00e7eyle de daha \u00e7ok ilgilenebilirim herhalde. Durmam, duramam ben. Zaten durmak iyi bir \u015fey de de\u011fil.\u201d<\/p>\n