\u0130stanbul de\u011ferli bir haf\u0131zas\u0131n\u0131, Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i John Freely\u2019yi kaybettiUzun y\u0131llar Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nde ders veren, \u2018\u2019Evliy\u00e2 \u00c7elebi’nin \u0130stanbulu”, “Osmanl\u0131 Saray\u0131”, “\u0130stanbul’un Bizans An\u0131tlar\u0131”, “Cem Sultan”, “I\u015f\u0131k Do\u011fu\u2019dan Y\u00fckselir”, “Galata, Pera, Beyo\u011flu: Bir Biyografi” gibi Osmanl\u0131 ve \u0130stanbul tarihiyle ilgili ara\u015ft\u0131rma kitaplar\u0131yla tan\u0131nan fizik profes\u00f6r\u00fc John Freely’yi 20 Nisan 2017 tarihinde yitirdik.
\n1972\u2019de yay\u0131nlanan ilk kitab\u0131 \u2018\u2019Strolling Through Istanbul: A Guide to The City\u2019\u2019 (\u0130stanbul\u2019u Gezmek \u0130steyenler \u0130\u00e7in Bir \u015eehir Rehberi) bug\u00fcn bile \u0130stanbul \u00fczerine yaz\u0131lm\u0131\u015f en kapsaml\u0131 eserlerden biri olarak kabul edilen John Freely, bir s\u00fcredir yurtd\u0131\u015f\u0131nda tedavi g\u00f6r\u00fcyordu.
\nFreely\u2019nin \u00e7o\u011fu Osmanl\u0131 tarihi ve \u0130stanbul \u00fczerine, bir\u00e7ok dile de \u00e7evrilmi\u015f 50\u2019den fazla kitab\u0131 bulunuyor.
\nKayb\u0131ndan derin \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fc duydu\u011fumuz John Freely\u2019nin an\u0131s\u0131na, kendisiyle Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i\u2019nden Haberler i\u00e7in 2015 y\u0131l\u0131n\u0131n Mart ay\u0131nda yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z son s\u00f6yle\u015fiyi yeniden yay\u0131nl\u0131yoruz:
\n \u2018\u2019John Freely, sen \u0130stanbul\u2019un haf\u0131zas\u0131s\u0131n\u2019\u2019
\nNew York\u2019tan Burma\u2019ya oradan Princeton\u2019a, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n farkl\u0131 kentlerinde ge\u00e7irilen y\u0131llardan sonra sonunda \u0130stanbul\u2019a uzanan dolu dolu bir \u00f6mr\u00fcn hik\u00e2yesi\u2026
\nYoksul bir \u00e7ocukluk; sava\u015flara ve d\u00fcnyan\u0131n ge\u00e7irdi\u011fi b\u00fcy\u00fck d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcmlere tan\u0131kl\u0131k, 1960\u2019larda hen\u00fcz betonla\u015fmam\u0131\u015f bir \u0130stanbul\u2019da yeni bir hayata ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7, Ya\u015far Kemal, Aliye Berger, \u00d6mer Ulu\u00e7 gibi k\u00fclt\u00fcr hayat\u0131m\u0131zdan ge\u00e7ip giden nice de\u011ferle kurulan dostluklar\u2026
\n89 y\u0131ll\u0131k bir \u00f6mre s\u0131\u011fan ba\u015fl\u0131klardan yaln\u0131zca birka\u00e7\u0131.
\nBo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin Robert Kolej\u2019le ba\u015flayan 150 y\u0131l\u0131 a\u015fk\u0131n tarihinde \u00f6nemli d\u00f6nemlere tan\u0131kl\u0131k etmi\u015f olan John Freely ile ge\u00e7mi\u015fe ve bug\u00fcne dair haf\u0131zas\u0131ndan s\u00fcz\u00fclenleri konu\u015fmak i\u00e7in bulu\u015fuyoruz.
\nGe\u00e7en onca y\u0131la ra\u011fmen ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc parlakl\u0131ktaki zek\u00e2s\u0131yla zamana meydan okuyan John Freely ile en son \u00fc\u00e7 y\u0131l \u00f6nce, duvarlar\u0131 e\u015fi Dolores\u2019in tablolar\u0131yla dolu bu zarif ah\u015fap evde g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fck. K\u0131sa bir hat\u0131rlatma yap\u0131p kendimizi tan\u0131t\u0131yoruz. \u2018\u2019Hik\u00e2yemi zaten biliyorsunuz, ba\u015ftan anlatmama gerek yok, de\u011fil mi\u2019\u2019 diye soruyor. Ya\u015fayan bir efsanenin ya\u015fam \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fcne kay\u0131ts\u0131z kalmak m\u00fcmk\u00fcn m\u00fc
\nOla\u011fand\u0131\u015f\u0131 bir ya\u015fam \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fc
\nMezar kaz\u0131c\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve tramvay \u015fof\u00f6rl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yapan bir baba ile roman okumay\u0131 \u00e7ok seven, temizlik g\u00f6revlisi olarak \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan bir annenin \u00e7ocu\u011fu olarak 1926 y\u0131l\u0131nda New York\u2019ta d\u00fcnyaya geliyor Freely. Babas\u0131 i\u015fsiz kal\u0131nca annesi onu as\u0131l memleketi \u0130rlanda\u2019ya g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcyor. O y\u0131llarda kimse okuma yazma bilmiyor, Freely\u2019nin b\u00fcy\u00fckannesi hari\u00e7\u2026 B\u00fcy\u00fckannesinin babas\u0131 ise K\u0131r\u0131m Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019ndan d\u00f6nerken \u0130stanbul\u2019u anlatan bir kitap getiriyor eve. John Freely\u2019nin \u0130stanbul ile tan\u0131\u015fmas\u0131 daha \u00e7ocuk ya\u015fta eline ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u015fte bu kitap sayesinde oluyor.
\nLiseyi terk ederek denizci olmak i\u00e7in orduya kat\u0131l\u0131yor. \u0130kinci D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019nda \u00c7in ve Burma\u2019da \u00f6zel bir birlikte komandoluk yap\u0131yor. Sava\u015f bitti\u011finde lise diplomas\u0131 bile yok ama \u00f6zel bir s\u0131navla \u00fcniversiteye kabul ediliyor.
\nOxford \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nde post doktora s\u0131ras\u0131nda Orta\u00e7a\u011f Avrupas\u0131 bilim d\u00fcnyas\u0131n\u0131n kap\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 aral\u0131yor. \u00c7i\u00e7e\u011fi burnunda bir akademisyen olarak at\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 bu yeni ser\u00fcvende her zaman \u015fu ilkeye inan\u0131yor: \u2018\u2019Bilim, karanl\u0131k \u00e7a\u011flardan bug\u00fcne Kopernik, Galileo ve Newton sayesinde hep bir devri daim halinde ilerler\u2019\u2019.
\nDoktora sonras\u0131 d\u00fcnyan\u0131n \u00f6nde gelen \u00fcniversitelerinde Princeton\u2019da ders vermeye ba\u015fl\u0131yor. Princeton\u2019dan bir arkada\u015f\u0131n\u0131n tavsiyesi \u00fczerine \u0130stanbul\u2019a geliyor ve Robert Kolej\u2019de fizik dersleri vermeye ba\u015fl\u0131yor. 1970\u2019lerde ise Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin kurulu\u015f s\u00fcrecine tan\u0131kl\u0131k ediyor ve bu defa derslerini \u00fcniversitede s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fcyor. 1980\u2019lerde d\u00fcnyan\u0131n farkl\u0131 kentlerinde ya\u015fad\u0131ktan sonra 1993\u2019te kar\u0131s\u0131 ve \u00fc\u00e7 \u00e7ocu\u011fuyla birlikte temelli \u0130stanbul\u2019a d\u00f6n\u00fcyor ve bir daha hi\u00e7 ayr\u0131lm\u0131yor.
\nJohn Freely ile sohbetimiz, kendi do\u011fal ak\u0131\u015f\u0131 i\u00e7inde \u00e7ocuklu\u011fundan \u00fcniversiteye, \u0130stanbul\u2019dan tan\u0131d\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00fcnl\u00fc isimlere \u00e7ok farkl\u0131 konulara uzan\u0131yor. \u00d6yle s\u0131ra d\u0131\u015f\u0131 insanlar ve onlar\u0131n benzersiz hik\u00e2yelerini biriktirmi\u015f ki da\u011farc\u0131\u011f\u0131nda\u2026 Kaybettikleri i\u00e7in \u2018\u2019Onlar art\u0131k birer hayalet oldu\u2019\u2019 diyor.
\n \u2018\u2019Yoksul bir aileden gelen bir k\u00f6yl\u00fcy\u00fcm ben. Bu y\u00fczden her zaman sokaktaki insanlarla kendimi daha rahat hissettim. Entelekt\u00fcellerle aram o kadar iyi olmad\u0131. \u0130stanbul\u2019da en iyi arkada\u015flar\u0131m taksi \u015fof\u00f6rleri oldu. \u015eevket Dervi\u015f\u2019i tan\u0131r m\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z? Hisar\u00fcst\u00fc\u2019nde do\u011fmu\u015ftur, \u00e7ok iyi bir foto\u011fraf\u00e7\u0131d\u0131r. Hala taksi \u015fof\u00f6rl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc yapar. En iyi dostlar\u0131mdan biridir\u2019\u2019. Kar\u0131ncaezmez \u015eevki\u2019yi hat\u0131rlat\u0131yor sonra. Uzun y\u0131llar \u0130ETT\u2019de \u015fof\u00f6rl\u00fck yapm\u0131\u015f olup, tek bir kaza bile yapmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in bu lakab\u0131 alm\u0131\u015f, ayn\u0131 zamanda 60\u2019l\u0131 y\u0131llarda Galatasaray\u2019\u0131n efsane amigosu olan bir d\u00f6nemin renkli simalar\u0131ndan Kar\u0131ncaezmez \u015eevki ile dostluklar\u0131ndan bahsediyor.
\nYa\u015far Kemal ile nas\u0131l tan\u0131\u015ft\u0131?
\nJohn Freely\u2019nin anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 en g\u00fczel hik\u00e2yelerden biri de k\u0131sa s\u00fcre \u00f6nce kaybetti\u011fimiz edebiyat \u00e7\u0131nar\u0131m\u0131z Ya\u015far Kemal ile olan s\u0131ra d\u0131\u015f\u0131 tan\u0131\u015fma hik\u00e2yesi. \u015eair, \u00e7evirmen ve ayn\u0131 zamanda Robert Kolej mezunu Cevat \u00c7apan\u2019\u0131n evinde bir davette tan\u0131\u015f\u0131yorlar Ya\u015far Kemal ile. \u2018\u2019Kocaman, heybetli bir adamd\u0131\u2019\u2019 diye anlat\u0131yor. \u2018\u2019Ben o zamanlar gencim tabii, sakallar\u0131m b\u00f6yle beyaz da de\u011fil, k\u0131z\u0131ld\u0131. Ya\u015far Kemal beni g\u00f6steriyordu \u00e7evresindekilere. Sonra yan\u0131ma gelip sakal\u0131m\u0131 \u00e7eki\u015ftirdi g\u00fclerek. Ben de onun g\u00f6\u011fs\u00fcne vurdum \u015fakayla. \u0130\u015fte b\u00f6yle tan\u0131\u015ft\u0131k ve sonra iyi dost olduk\u2019\u2019.
\nFreely\u2019nin Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin kurulu\u015f en \u00f6nemli tan\u0131klar\u0131ndan biri olarak kaleme ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u2018\u2019A Bridge of Culture:Robert College \/Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University\u2019\u2019 How an American College Became a Turkish University\u2019\u2019 ba\u015fl\u0131kl\u0131 kitap Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin tarihsel miras\u0131 hakk\u0131nda bug\u00fcne dek yaz\u0131lm\u0131\u015f en kapsaml\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda geliyor. Sohbetimizin bir b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnde bu kitap \u00fczerine de konu\u015fuyoruz.
\nBo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin bug\u00fcn d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en iyi e\u011fitim programlar\u0131na sahip kurumlar\u0131ndan biri olmas\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131 s\u0131ra, Robert Kolej gelene\u011finin k\u00fclt\u00fcrel miras\u0131n\u0131n ta\u015f\u0131y\u0131c\u0131s\u0131 oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor. Robert Kolej\u2019in ilk kurulu\u015f y\u0131llar\u0131nda 60 farkl\u0131 \u00fclkeden \u00f6\u011frenciye ev sahipli\u011fi yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131; akademik kadrosunun Amerikan \u00fcniversitelerinden doktora yapm\u0131\u015f hocalardan olu\u015ftu\u011funu; \u00f6\u011frencilerinin T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin farkl\u0131 kentlerinden geldi\u011fini anlat\u0131yor. \u00d6\u011frenci profilindeki zenginlikle beraber farkl\u0131 k\u00fclt\u00fcrlerin, etnik k\u00f6kenlerin ve inan\u00e7lar\u0131n Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i\u2019nde olu\u015fturdu\u011fu birlikte ya\u015fama k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn benzersiz oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor.
\n\u2018\u2019Buraya ilk geldi\u011fimde \u00f6\u011frenciler aras\u0131nda tek t\u00fck k\u0131z \u00f6\u011frenci vard\u0131. 1964 y\u0131l\u0131nda say\u0131 epey artm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. O zamanlar 30\u2019lu ya\u015flardayd\u0131m. \u00d6\u011frencilerimle aramda \u00e7ok b\u00fcy\u00fck bir ya\u015f fark\u0131 yoktu. Ge\u00e7enlerde 1964 mezunlar\u0131yla bulu\u015ftuk. \u015eimdilerde onlar da 70\u2019lerini s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fcyor\u2019\u2019.
\n\u2018\u2019\u00c7ok farkl\u0131 sosyal s\u0131n\u0131flardan \u00f6\u011frencilerim oldu\u2019\u2019
\n\u2018\u2019Robert Kolej\u2019e geldi\u011fimde dikkatimi \u00e7eken bir \u015fey daha olmu\u015ftu. T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin her yerinden, yoksul ailelerin \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 okumaya gelmi\u015flerdi. Babas\u0131 avukat, doktor olan \u00e7ocuklar oldu\u011fu gibi babas\u0131 dolmu\u015f \u015fof\u00f6r\u00fc veya \u00e7oban olan \u00e7ocuklar da vard\u0131. Biliyorsunuz benim babam da mezar kaz\u0131c\u0131s\u0131yd\u0131. Yoksul \u00e7ocuklar hep daha zekilerdi \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc onlar di\u011ferlerinden daha fazla \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmak zorundayd\u0131lar\u2019\u2019.
\n\u2018\u2019Kolejin kurucusu Cyrus Hamlin de \u00e7ok yoksul bir aileden geliyordu. O bir misyoner de\u011fil ger\u00e7ek bir \u00f6\u011fretmendi. \u00c7ocuklar\u0131 ayd\u0131nlatmay\u0131 ilke edinmi\u015fti. Robert Koleji, Harvard College ile ayn\u0131 ders program\u0131n\u0131 uyguluyordu. Fizik, kimya, biyoloji, humanities dersleri vard\u0131. \u00c7ok say\u0131da Rum, Ermeni, Yahudi, Rus ve Bulgar \u00f6\u011frencisi vard\u0131 okulun. Filistinli Arap \u00f6\u011frencilere d\u00fczenli burs verilirdi. 1906 Olimpiyatlar\u0131\u2019nda alt\u0131n madalya kazanan \u00fc\u00e7 atlet buradan mezun olmu\u015f Rum \u00f6\u011frencilerdi. \u0130lk T\u00fcrk mezun ise H\u00fcseyin Pekta\u015f\u2019t\u0131r\u2019\u2019.
\nBurada bir parantez a\u00e7\u0131p Pekta\u015f\u2019\u0131n Sorbonne\u2019da tarih b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnde \u00fc\u00e7 y\u0131l okudu\u011funu; 1905 y\u0131l\u0131nda Robert Kolej’e d\u00f6nerek Tarih, T\u00fcrk\u00e7e ve Edebiyat \u00f6\u011fretmenli\u011fi yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131; hatta \u00fcnl\u00fc \u015fair Tevfik Fikret\u2019in yerine zaman zaman Robert Kolej’de derslerine girdi\u011fini ve ard\u0131ndan milletvekilli\u011fi yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ekleyelim.
\nK\u00fclt\u00fcr ve d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn insanlar\u0131 burada yeti\u015fti
\n\u2018\u2019Robert Kolej ve devam\u0131nda Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nden \u00e7ok de\u011ferli d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn ve sanat insanlar\u0131 yeti\u015fti. S\u0131ra d\u0131\u015f\u0131 \u00f6\u011frencilerimiz vard\u0131. O y\u0131llarda okul adeta \u015fehrin en \u00f6nemli k\u00fclt\u00fcr merkeziydi. Tiyatrolar gelir, konserler verilirdi. 1962 senesinde okula \u00c2\u015f\u0131k Veysel geldi ve bir konser verdi. Kara Toprak\u2019\u0131 \u00e7alarken oditoryumda oturacak yer kalmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Ben de oradayd\u0131m ve Veysel ile tan\u0131\u015ft\u0131m\u2019\u2019.
\n\u2018\u20191960\u2019lar ayn\u0131 zamanda \u0130stanbul\u2019da gecekondular in\u015fa edilmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Anadolu\u2019dan g\u00f6\u00e7lerle \u015fehir b\u00fcy\u00fck bir de\u011fi\u015fimin e\u015fi\u011findeydi. Yeni Armutlu, Hisar\u00fcst\u00fc gibi mahalleler olu\u015fmaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Yeni Armutlu\u2019da y\u0131llar evvel her pazar pikni\u011fe giderdik. Bo\u011faz\u2019da sandalla geziye \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131k\u2019\u2019.
\n\u0130stanbul\u2019u ve Osmanl\u0131\u2019y\u0131 anlatan en derinlikli kitaplar\u0131 O yazd\u0131
\nHaf\u0131zas\u0131ndan s\u00fcz\u00fclenleri dinlerken fizik ve astronomi alan\u0131ndaki uzmanl\u0131\u011f\u0131na ra\u011fmen edebiyat, tarih, sinema gibi alanlara da her zaman ilgiyle yakla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131; hatta kendi mesle\u011fi d\u0131\u015f\u0131ndaki alanlara dair daha fazla eser \u00fcretti\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyoruz. \u0130lk kitab\u0131 Strolling Through Istanbul: A guide to the city (\u0130stanbul\u2019u Gezmek \u0130steyenler \u0130\u00e7in Bir \u015eehir Rehberi) 1972\u2019de yay\u0131nlan\u0131yor ve bug\u00fcn bile \u0130stanbul\u2019u anlatan en kapsaml\u0131 rehber kitap olarak biliniyor. Alaaddin\u2019in Lambas\u0131, Prens Adalar\u0131, Kay\u0131p Mesih Sabetay Sevi\u2019nin \u0130zini S\u00fcrerken, Saltanat \u015eehri \u0130stanbul, Osmanl\u0131 Saray\u0131\/ Bir Hanedanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n \u00d6yk\u00fcs\u00fc, \u0130stanbul\u2019un Bizans An\u0131tlar\u0131, Cem Sultan\/ R\u00f6nesans Avrupas\u0131\u2019nda Tutsak Bir \u015eehzade, Evliya \u00c7elebi\u2019nin \u0130stanbul\u2019u Freely\u2019in yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131 50\u2019den fazla kitaptan sadece birka\u00e7\u0131.
\nGe\u00e7ti\u011fimiz aylarda Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i Chronicles program\u0131 \u00e7er\u00e7evesinde Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin misafiri olan \u00fcnl\u00fc Arjantinli yazar Alberto Manguel de \u0130stanbul hakk\u0131nda yaz\u0131lan en iyi kitaplar listesinin ba\u015f\u0131nda Freely\u2019nin \u2018\u2019The Imperial City\u2019\u2019 (Saltanat \u015eehri \u0130stanbul) adl\u0131 kitab\u0131n\u0131n geldi\u011fini s\u00f6ylemi\u015fti.
\nFreely\u2019yi Osmanl\u0131 \u00fczerine yazan tarih yazarlar\u0131ndan ay\u0131ran en \u00f6nemli \u00f6zellik ise, tarihi olgularla o d\u00f6nemin g\u00fcnl\u00fck hayat\u0131 aras\u0131ndaki keskin \u00e7izgileri kald\u0131rarak, Osmanl\u0131 tarihini salt bir siyasi tarih olarak yans\u0131tmay\u0131p; ya\u015fam\u0131n i\u00e7inden rit\u00fcelleriyle devrin sultanlar\u0131n\u0131n insani y\u00f6nleriyle Osmanl\u0131\u2019y\u0131 anlama \u00e7abas\u0131 sunan, h\u00fcmanist bir perspektif \u00e7izmesi.
\nFreely\u2019nin enerjisi bitmek bilmiyor; yeni kitap yolda
\nEserleri \u00e7ok say\u0131da dile \u00e7evrilen ve \u00e7o\u011funun bask\u0131s\u0131 t\u00fckendi\u011fi i\u00e7in art\u0131k nadide eserler aras\u0131nda g\u00f6sterilen Freely, yeni kitap projeleri oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor. Bunlardan biri Hisar\u00fcst\u00fc ve Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nin tarihini konu alan \u2018\u2019Our Village Our University\u2019\u2019 ad\u0131n\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131yor ve yak\u0131nda Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi Yay\u0131nevi\u2019nden \u00e7\u0131kacak.
\nJohn Freely tek kelimeyle benzersiz bir hayat adam\u0131, akademisyen, yazar, bilge, modern bir Evliya \u00c7elebi\u2026 Sokakla, hayatla ili\u015fkisi her daim canl\u0131, d\u00fcnyayla ba\u011f\u0131 bug\u00fcn bile son derece g\u00fcncel. \u00d6rne\u011fin e\u011fitim sisteminden bahsederken, yeti\u015fkin e\u011fitiminin ne denli \u00f6nemli oldu\u011fundan bahsediyor ve ABD\u2019de yoksul insanlar\u0131n bile gece okullar\u0131na gitti\u011fini anlat\u0131yor. T\u00fcrkiye i\u00e7in b\u00f6yle bir sistemin eksikli\u011finden dem vuruyor. Ya da \u0130stanbul\u2019dan ve kentsel d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcmden bahsederken, Bo\u011faz\u2019\u0131n karakteristi\u011fi olan ah\u015fap evlerin zaman i\u00e7inde birer birer nas\u0131l yok oldu\u011funu hat\u0131rlat\u0131yor.
\nT\u0131pk\u0131 kentin bir zaman sakinleri olan Ermenilerin, Rumlar\u0131n, Yahudilerin, \u00e7ingenelerinin yok oldu\u011fu gibi. Yine de, \u0130stanbul\u2019un her \u015feye ra\u011fmen d\u00fcnyan\u0131n hi\u00e7bir kentine benzemedi\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor. Kente duydu\u011fu tutkuyla yeni kitaplar yazaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yl\u00fcyor. Yak\u0131n dostlar\u0131ndan biri olan ressam \u00d6mer Ulu\u00e7\u2019un bir vakitler dedi\u011fi gibi \u2018\u2019John, sen \u0130stanbul\u2019un haf\u0131zas\u0131s\u0131n\u2019\u2019.
\n89 ya\u015f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcren John Freely bug\u00fcn de haf\u0131zam\u0131z olmaya devam ediyor.
\nHaber: \u00d6. Duygu Durgun \/Kurumsal \u0130leti\u015fim Ofisi
\nTarih: 20 Nisan 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u0130stanbul de\u011ferli bir haf\u0131zas\u0131n\u0131, Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i John Freely\u2019yi kaybettiUzun y\u0131llar Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi\u2019nde ders veren, \u2018\u2019Evliy\u00e2 \u00c7elebi’nin \u0130stanbulu”, “Osmanl\u0131 Saray\u0131”, “\u0130stanbul’un Bizans An\u0131tlar\u0131”, “Cem Sultan”, “I\u015f\u0131k Do\u011fu\u2019dan Y\u00fckselir”, “Galata, Pera, Beyo\u011flu: Bir Biyografi” gibi Osmanl\u0131 ve \u0130stanbul…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogum"],"yoast_head":"\n