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<\/div>\nMehmet Meta, Kuzey K\u0131br\u0131s\u2019ta bir elin 5 parma\u011f\u0131ndan az kalan kundura ustalar\u0131ndan biri\u2026 \u201c12 ya\u015f\u0131nda ba\u015flad\u0131m\u201d dedi\u011fi, bir \u00f6m\u00fcr verdi\u011fi mesle\u011fine tutkuyla ba\u011fl\u0131, adeta a\u015f\u0131k. \u201c\u015eimdilerde hobi olarak yap\u0131yorum\u201d dedi\u011fi kundurac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00fclkede yok oluyor olmas\u0131ndan endi\u015feli. Kundurac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n kaybolmamas\u0131 i\u00e7in \u00e7ok \u00e7aba vermi\u015f, \u00e7e\u015fitli kurumalara \u00f6nerilerle, projelerle ba\u015fvurmu\u015f, yeni giri\u015fimlere \u00f6nayak olmak i\u00e7in u\u011fra\u015fm\u0131\u015f ama olumlu netice alamam\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n
Mehmet Meta, sayac\u0131l\u0131k (makinede diki\u015f diken ki\u015fi), modelcilik ila ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131, ayakkab\u0131 yap\u0131m\u0131 dahil her \u015feyi yetene\u011fi sayesinde g\u00f6rerek \u00f6\u011frendi\u011fini anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 kundurac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n, meslek okullar\u0131nda \u00f6\u011fretilmesi gerekti\u011fini s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
Ayakkab\u0131 tamirat\u0131 yan\u0131nda, talep edilen her t\u00fcrl\u00fc ayakkab\u0131 modelini, \u015feker hastalar\u0131 i\u00e7in dahil, sipari\u015f \u00fczerine yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, eski ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131n taban ve topuklar\u0131n\u0131 g\u00fc\u00e7lendirerek yeni modellere d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc anlatan Meta, kendisinin de keyifle yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 tango ve salsa dans\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131 i\u00e7in ayakkab\u0131lara y\u00f6nelik talebin son y\u0131llarda normal ayakkab\u0131lara oranla daha fazla oldu\u011funu belirtti.<\/p>\n
Mehmet Meta \u00e7ocuk denecek ya\u015fta ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131 kundurac\u0131l\u0131kla ilgili ser\u00fcvenini TAK\u2019a \u015f\u00f6yle anlatt\u0131:<\/p>\n
-\u201c12 ya\u015f\u0131nda ba\u015flad\u0131m\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cKundurac\u0131l\u0131\u011fa 1969-1970 y\u0131llar\u0131nda, 12 ya\u015f\u0131nda ilkokulu bitirince ailem vas\u0131tas\u0131yla Lefko\u015fa\u2019da Belediye Pazar\u0131\u2019n\u0131n yan\u0131nda bulunan Kaf Ayakkab\u0131 Fabrikas\u0131\u2019nda ba\u015flad\u0131m, Kaf daha sonra bir modern ayakkab\u0131 fabrikas\u0131 ile birle\u015ferek AYKO kuruldu. O g\u00fcnden bug\u00fcne de ayakkab\u0131 sevdam devam eder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mesle\u011fe ba\u015flad\u0131ktan bir y\u0131l sonra makineye ge\u00e7ti\u011fini, \u00fc\u00e7 y\u0131lda ayakkab\u0131 yap\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6\u011frendi\u011fini belirten Meta, sayac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda da kendisini geli\u015ftirdi\u011fini, modelcilik, ayakkab\u0131 \u00e7ak\u0131m\u0131 ve yap\u0131m\u0131 gibi s\u00fcre\u00e7leri g\u00f6rerek \u00f6\u011frendi\u011fini anlatt\u0131.<\/p>\n
-\u201cKundurac\u0131l\u0131k bir yetenek i\u015fi\u2026 Asil Nadir d\u00f6neminde G\u00fczelyurt\u2019a ayakkab\u0131 yeti\u015ftiremezdik\u201d<\/p>\n
Kundurac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n bir yetenek i\u015fi oldu\u011funu kaydeden Mehmet Meta, \u201cUstam\u0131 seyrederdim, onun ne yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcr, bozar tekrar yapard\u0131m, deneye deneye, 14 ya\u015f\u0131nda askere gitmezden bir sene \u00f6nce bir at\u00f6lyenin sayac\u0131 olarak ustaba\u015f\u0131yd\u0131m, ustalarla birlikte modelcilik de yapard\u0131m, 1980 y\u0131l\u0131nda da kendi i\u015fimi kurdum, 43 senedir piyasaday\u0131m\u201d diye anlatt\u0131 kundurac\u0131l\u0131k sevdas\u0131n\u0131\u2026<\/p>\n
Kendi i\u015fini kurduktan sonra G\u00fczelyurt, Girne Ma\u011fusa ve Lefko\u015fa\u2019daki ayakkab\u0131c\u0131lara y\u00f6nelik \u00fcretim ve da\u011f\u0131t\u0131m yapt\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131, o d\u00f6nemde s\u00fcrekli yeni modeller \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, talep \u00fczerine o modellerden \u00fcrettiklerini s\u00f6yleyen Meta, o y\u0131llar\u0131 anarken \u201c\u00d6zellikle Asil Nadir d\u00f6neminde G\u00fczelyurt\u2019a ayakkab\u0131 yeti\u015ftiremezdik\u201d diye konu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n
Ard\u0131ndan bir deri fabrikas\u0131yla bir i\u015f ortakl\u0131\u011f\u0131 yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, o d\u00f6nem yan\u0131nda 60-70 civar\u0131nda personelin \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kaydeden Meta, ya\u015fad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 \u015f\u00f6yle aktard\u0131:<\/p>\n
\u201cGelgelelim kab\u0131ma s\u0131\u011famad\u0131m, oradaki insanlarla anla\u015famad\u0131m, fikir ayr\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131m\u0131z vard\u0131, ben daha idealist bir yakla\u015f\u0131mdayd\u0131m. Yurt d\u0131\u015f\u0131ndan gelen iyi markalara yak\u0131n daha \u00fcst modeller \u00fcretelim isterdim ama oradakiler, ellerindeki derinin kullan\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 istediler. O derilerle de istedi\u011fimin olmayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hissettim, keyif almamaya ba\u015flad\u0131m, \u00e7ift ba\u015f\u0131 ortam\u0131na ge\u00e7tiler, bu da i\u015flerin kalitesini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrd\u00fc. Vazge\u00e7tim\u2026 Kendi i\u015fimi kurdum, bir m\u00fcddet daha \u00fcretim ve da\u011f\u0131t\u0131ma devam ettim ancak 2000 y\u0131l\u0131ndan sonra KKTC<\/a>\u2019deki ayakkab\u0131 imalat sekt\u00f6r\u00fc yurt d\u0131\u015f\u0131ndan gelen ucuz ama kalitesiz mallarla hezimete u\u011frad\u0131. T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de sekt\u00f6rdeki fabrikala\u015fma bizdekinden \u00e7ok sonra olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen pazar\u0131 onlar ele ge\u00e7irdi.\u201d<\/p>\n -\u201cK\u0131br\u0131s eskiden ayakkab\u0131 sekt\u00f6r\u00fcnde T\u00fcrkiye\u2019den \u00f6ndeydi\u201d<\/p>\n Ge\u00e7mi\u015fi anlat\u0131rken K\u0131br\u0131s\u2019\u0131n bir\u00e7ok konuda oldu\u011fu gibi eskiden ayakkab\u0131 sekt\u00f6r\u00fcnde de T\u00fcrkiye\u2019den \u00f6nde oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yleyen Meta \u015funlar\u0131 ekledi:<\/p>\n \u201cBizde ayakkab\u0131 sekt\u00f6r\u00fcnde modern anlamda fabrikala\u015fma 1970 y\u0131l\u0131nda ba\u015flad\u0131, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de ise 1980\u2019li y\u0131llar\u0131n sonunda ba\u015flad\u0131. \u0130lk ba\u015flarda T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de yap\u0131lan ayakkab\u0131lar kaliteliydi fakat \u00fcretim artt\u0131k\u00e7a kalitesizle\u015fti. \u015eimdi adaya gelen ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131n \u00e7o\u011fu, aralar\u0131nda \u00e7ok iyi ayakkab\u0131lar olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen, bizde 1980-1990 y\u0131llar\u0131nda yap\u0131lan ayakkab\u0131lardan \u00e7ok daha k\u00f6t\u00fcd\u00fcr.\u201d<\/p>\n -\u201cKundurac\u0131l\u0131k i\u015finin okullara girmesini \u00e7ok isterim. Ne ayakkab\u0131c\u0131 ne tamirci kald\u0131 memlekette\u201d<\/p>\n Kundurac\u0131l\u0131k i\u015finin okullara girmesini \u00e7ok istedi\u011fini ise Meta \u015fu s\u00f6zlerle anlatt\u0131:<\/p>\n \u201cAnnan Plan\u0131 sonras\u0131nda \u00fcretimin \u00f6neminden bahsedilirken, baz\u0131 arkada\u015flarla gittim kundurac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n okullarda \u00f6\u011fretilmesi konusunu ilgililerle konu\u015ftum, \u2018yapaca\u011f\u0131z edece\u011fiz\u2019 dendi. AB hibelerinden de yararlan\u0131p gen\u00e7lerin kundurac\u0131l\u0131k konusunda e\u011fitilmesi sa\u011flanabilirdi. Ama hi\u00e7bir \u015fey yap\u0131lmad\u0131. Esnaf ve Zanaatk\u00e2rlar Odas\u0131 da s\u00fcrekli \u2018talep yok\u2019 diyor. Sen bir yer kurup da \u2018ben ayakkab\u0131 sekt\u00f6r\u00fc i\u00e7in eleman yeti\u015ftiririm\u2019 dersen ve bunu okullara da koyarsan, o zaman bir talep do\u011fabilir. Oradan mezun olan \u00e7ocuk, bu konuda \u00e7al\u0131\u015fabilir. Ama yok! Ne ayakkab\u0131c\u0131 ne de tamirci kald\u0131 memlekette\u2026 Ba\u015fka bir arkada\u015f\u0131m\u0131z vard\u0131 o da b\u0131rakt\u0131 mesle\u011fi, herhalde iki sene sonra ben de b\u0131rak\u0131r\u0131m.\u201d <\/p>\n Gen\u00e7lerin kundurac\u0131l\u0131k konusunda e\u011fitilmesi i\u00e7in bir beklentisi olmadan h\u00e2l\u00e2 g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc katk\u0131 yapabilece\u011fini kaydeden Meta, gen\u00e7leri zanaata te\u015fvik i\u00e7in askerlikten \u00f6nce ustalar\u0131n yan\u0131nda durarak zanaat\u0131 \u00f6\u011frenmeleri, usta yan\u0131ndaki e\u011fitimini tamamlad\u0131ktan sonra askere gitmelerine olanak tan\u0131nabilece\u011fi\u201d y\u00f6n\u00fcndeki fikrini ifade etti; \u201cBu gen\u00e7ler askerlikleri bitince, \u00f6\u011frendikleri dalda \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rlar b\u00f6ylelikle\u2026\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n \u00dclkede \u201c\u00fcretim\u201d laf\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7ok kulland\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kaydeden Mata, \u201cNe \u00fcretirik biz, laf \u00fcretirik. Devlet \u00fcreticinin \u00f6n\u00fcn\u00fc a\u00e7m\u0131yor ki\u201d s\u00f6z\u00fcyle devleti de ele\u015ftirdi.<\/p>\n T\u00fcrkiye\u2019yle g\u00fcmr\u00fck birli\u011fi hayata ge\u00e7irilmi\u015f olsayd\u0131 ve \u00fcretilenler T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de sat\u0131labilseydi Kuzey K\u0131br\u0131s\u2019ta da \u00fcretimin artabilece\u011fini kaydeden Meta, imalat i\u00e7in yurt d\u0131\u015f\u0131ndan al\u0131nan malzemeden g\u00fcmr\u00fck vergisi uyguland\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in KKTC<\/a>\u2019de imal edilen ayakkab\u0131n\u0131n fiyat anlam\u0131nda T\u00fcrkiye\u2019den gelenle rekabet edemedi\u011fini anlatt\u0131. Mehmet Meta, konuyla ilgili \u015funlar\u0131 s\u00f6yledi:<\/p>\n -\u201c\u0130malat\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131n desteklenmesi gerekir\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBiz zaman\u0131nda yetkililerle konu\u015fup malzemeden g\u00fcmr\u00fck al\u0131nmamas\u0131n\u0131, ithalat\u0131 s\u0131n\u0131rlayarak buradaki imalat\u00e7\u0131n\u0131n desteklenmesini talep ettik ancak isteklerimiz olmad\u0131. 1980 y\u0131l\u0131nda 60 olan ayakkab\u0131 at\u00f6lye say\u0131s\u0131 ile 3 olan ayakkab\u0131 fabrika say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n bug\u00fcn s\u0131f\u0131rland\u0131. Ben yan\u0131mda 7 ki\u015fiyle \u00fcretim ve da\u011f\u0131t\u0131m yapard\u0131m ama \u015fimdi ben yan\u0131mda 7 ki\u015fi \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131ramam, ka\u00e7 \u00e7ift ayakkab\u0131 yapacam da maa\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7\u0131karacam?\u201d<\/p>\n Kundurac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n kurtulmas\u0131na olanak sa\u011flayabilece\u011fini belirtti\u011fi bir di\u011fer giri\u015fimini de Meta \u015fu \u015fekilde aktard\u0131:<\/p>\n -Folklor ayakkab\u0131s\u0131\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cK\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fcze ait folklor ayakkab\u0131s\u0131 \u00fcretimi konusunda kundurac\u0131 yeti\u015ftirmek i\u00e7in ilgililere projelerle ba\u015fvurdum ama bunu bir sanat okuluna dahi koyamad\u0131m. Folklor ayakkab\u0131s\u0131 yapsak, K\u00fclt\u00fcr Bakanl\u0131\u011f\u0131na versek bakanl\u0131k da maliyet fiyat\u0131na derneklere verse ho\u015f olurdu ama kimse bu i\u015fin \u00fcst\u00fcne d\u00fc\u015fmedi. Spor ayakkab\u0131s\u0131yla folklor yap\u0131l\u0131yor.\u201d<\/p>\n Deneyimli kundurac\u0131 Mehmet Meta, gen\u00e7lerin kundurac\u0131l\u0131k konusunda e\u011fitilmesi i\u00e7in bir beklentisi olmadan h\u00e2l\u00e2 g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc katk\u0131 yapabilece\u011fini kaydederek, \u201cgen\u00e7leri zanaata te\u015fvik i\u00e7in askerlikten \u00f6nce ustalar\u0131n yan\u0131nda durarak zanaat\u0131 \u00f6\u011frenmeleri, usta yan\u0131ndaki e\u011fitimini tamamlad\u0131ktan sonra askere gitmelerine olanak tan\u0131nabilece\u011fini\u201d ifade etti; \u201cB\u00f6ylece bu gen\u00e7ler askerlikleri bitince \u00f6\u011frendikleri dalda \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rlar\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n Son y\u0131llarda tercih edilen spor ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n ayak sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in zararl\u0131 oldu\u011funu, aya\u011f\u0131 geni\u015fletti\u011fini belirten Meta, iyi bir ayakkab\u0131y\u0131 da \u015f\u00f6yle \u00f6zetledi:<\/p>\n \u201cDeri olmas\u0131 laz\u0131m, ayakta koku yapmamas\u0131, s\u00fcngerli olmas\u0131 laz\u0131m, topuklu ayakkab\u0131n\u0131n denge noktas\u0131na parma\u011f\u0131n\u0131zla bast\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda ayakkab\u0131n\u0131n sa\u011fa sola ka\u00e7mamas\u0131 laz\u0131m. Topuklu ayakkab\u0131larda i\u00e7e do\u011fru olan \u00f6k\u00e7eler daha rahatt\u0131r, d\u00fcz gelen \u00f6k\u00e7eler rahat de\u011fildir, \u00e7elik taban fakt\u00f6r\u00fc de \u00e7ok \u00f6nemlidir.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n