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<\/a><\/div>\n\u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck bir arkeoloji \u00fcss\u00fc<\/h4>\n
Do\u00e7. Dr. T\u00fcrkcan, AA muhabirine, 1 Haziran’da Cumhurba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 genelgesiyle \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck Neolitik Kenti kaz\u0131 ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131na getirildi\u011fini aktard\u0131.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkcan, hen\u00fcz 21 ya\u015f\u0131nda Bilkent \u00dcniversitesi Arkeoloji B\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc 2. s\u0131n\u0131f \u00f6\u011frencisiyken \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’te \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalara kat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 an\u0131msatarak, “1990’larda T\u00fcrkiye’deki bir\u00e7ok alanda yeniden kaz\u0131lar ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Biz 3 arkada\u015f da \u00fcniversiteyi temsilen 1993’te Cambridge \u00dcniversitesi ve \u0130ngiliz Arkeoloji Enstit\u00fcs\u00fc’n\u00fcn ba\u015flatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 projede \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalarda bulunduk.” dedi.<\/p>\n
\u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’\u00fcn 1958’de \u0130ngiliz arkeologlar James Mellaart ve David French taraf\u0131ndan ke\u015ffedildi\u011fini anlatan T\u00fcrkcan, 1960’da ba\u015flayan kaz\u0131lar\u0131n 5 y\u0131l s\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc ifade etti.<\/p>\n
\u0130ngiliz Arkeoloji Enstit\u00fcs\u00fc’n\u00fcn giri\u015fimleriyle Prof. Dr. Ian Hodder ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131nda 25 senelik planlanan kaz\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131nda alana gelen ilk ekipte bulundu\u011funu anlatan<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkcan, \u015funlar\u0131 kaydetti:<\/p>\n
“Ara\u00e7tan ilk inen, s\u0131f\u0131r noktas\u0131na, ilk poligon noktas\u0131na direk diken ekipteydik. O heyecan\u0131 hi\u00e7 unutmuyorum. \u0130ngiliz ve Kanadal\u0131 arkada\u015flar\u0131n heyecan\u0131 beni daha da \u00e7ok \u015fa\u015f\u0131rtm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck, \u00f6nemli bir isimdi alan\u0131m\u0131zda ama o g\u00fcn g\u00f6r\u00fclebilecek hi\u00e7bir \u015fey yoktu. Her \u015fey terk edilmi\u015fti ama buraya yeniden gelip ba\u015flama duygusu hepimizi heyecanland\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.”<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkcan, \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’\u00fcn 1990’lar ve 2000’lerde bir arkeoloji \u00fcss\u00fc gibi oldu\u011funu vurgulayarak, buran\u0131n ayn\u0131 zamanda akademi g\u00f6revini de yerine getirdi\u011fini belirtti.<\/p>\n
D\u00fcnyan\u0131n \u00e7e\u015fitli \u00fclkelerinden ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131lar\u0131n \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’e geldi\u011fini ve seminer d\u00fczenledi\u011fini anlatan T\u00fcrkcan, \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’\u00fcn \u00e7ok heyecan verici bir yer oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yledi.<\/p>\n
\u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck oca\u011f\u0131m, sevdam<\/h4>\n
T\u00fcrkcan, \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’te Prof. Dr. Ian Hodder ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndaki projenin, 2018’de bitti\u011fini ve bulgular\u0131n Konya Arkeoloji M\u00fczesi’ne teslim edildi\u011fini aktard\u0131.<\/p>\n
Daha \u00f6nce Eski\u015fehir’de bulunan Kanl\u0131ta\u015f H\u00f6y\u00fck kaz\u0131lar\u0131na ba\u015fkanl\u0131k etti\u011fini belirten T\u00fcrkcan, “\u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck oca\u011f\u0131m, sevdam. Burada gen\u00e7li\u011fimin b\u00fcy\u00fck bir k\u0131sm\u0131 ge\u00e7ti. 2010 y\u0131l\u0131na kadar aral\u0131kl\u0131 olarak 14 sene \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131m. Fazla teredd\u00fct etmeden adayl\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131 sundum ve kabul edildi. Mutluyum. Bu projenin bir yerli ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131yla, bir T\u00fcrk kaz\u0131s\u0131 olmas\u0131 \u00f6nemliydi. Buradaki sistemi bilen, b\u00f6lgeyi bilen bir arkeolog olarak aday oldum.” diye konu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n
Ben onlarla b\u00fcy\u00fcd\u00fcm<\/h4>\n
\u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’teki alana, 27 y\u0131l \u00f6nce kaz\u0131 ekibi kurulurken geldi\u011fini vurgulayan T\u00fcrkcan, s\u00f6zlerini \u015f\u00f6yle s\u00fcrd\u00fcrd\u00fc:<\/p>\n
“Bek\u00e7i benimle ba\u015flad\u0131, i\u015f\u00e7iler benimle ba\u015flad\u0131. Hepsi benim arkada\u015f\u0131m, hepsi karde\u015fim. Buraya geldi\u011fimde bir sevin\u00e7 oldu. Ben burada bir yerde onlarla beraber b\u00fcy\u00fcd\u00fcm say\u0131l\u0131r. Mektupla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z, dertle\u015fti\u011fimiz karde\u015flerimizdi. Ben \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’\u00fc sadece bilimsel bir \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma olarak g\u00f6rmedim. Ben K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fckk\u00f6y ve \u00c7umra halk\u0131yla y\u0131llarca ya\u015fad\u0131m. Y\u0131llarca irtibat halindeydik. Ac\u0131lar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131, sevin\u00e7lerimizi beraber ya\u015fad\u0131k. Onlar burada olmasayd\u0131 ben kendimi \u0131ss\u0131z ve yabanc\u0131 hissederdim. Yerel ve milli de\u011ferlerin \u00e7ok \u00f6nemli oldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorum. Ben bu topraklar\u0131n insan\u0131y\u0131m. Ankaral\u0131y\u0131m. Konya’da ve \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’te yabanc\u0131l\u0131k \u00e7ekmedim. Uluslararas\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n de\u011feri \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck ile \u00e7ok iyi anla\u015f\u0131ld\u0131. Bundan sonraki \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalarda T\u00fcrk \u00fcniversitelerinin ve enstit\u00fclerinin hakim oldu\u011fu \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar yap\u0131labilir.”<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkcan, \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’\u00fcn belki de d\u00fcnyan\u0131n ilk kenti olabilece\u011fini belirterek, projenin 10 y\u0131l s\u00fcrmesini planlad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 bildirdi.<\/p>\n
\u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’\u00fcn, sanat\u0131n, simgecili\u011fin, inanc\u0131n, tar\u0131m\u0131n, beslenmenin ve besicili\u011fin ilk \u00f6rneklerini sundu\u011funu kaydeden T\u00fcrkcan, “\u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck, kent ve toplumun tam anlam\u0131yla olgunla\u015f\u0131p bat\u0131ya do\u011fru hareket etti\u011fi \u00f6nemli bir yer. Tepeye \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131m her g\u00fcn, bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131m manzarada zaman zaman ilk g\u00fcn\u00fc hat\u0131rl\u0131yorum. Neredeyse her yerinde \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131m. Damga m\u00fch\u00fcrler ve heykelcikler \u00fczerinde \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131m. Kaz\u0131daki her \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmada bulunmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131m.” ifadesini kulland\u0131.<\/p>\n
\u00c7al\u0131\u015fmaya ba\u015flayacakken yan\u0131m\u0131zdaki k\u00f6y karantinaya al\u0131nd\u0131<\/h4>\n
Kaz\u0131 ba\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n onaylanmas\u0131yla Haziran sonu \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalara ba\u015flad\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 anlatan T\u00fcrkcan, \u015f\u00f6yle devam etti:<\/p>\n
“D\u00fcnyadaki durum nedeniyle pandeminin etkileriyle beraber tam istedi\u011fimiz rand\u0131manda \u00e7al\u0131\u015famad\u0131k. \u0130stedi\u011fimiz ekibi getirmekte zorland\u0131k. Tam \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmaya ba\u015flayacakken yan\u0131m\u0131zdaki k\u00f6y karantinaya al\u0131nd\u0131. \u00d6yle bir d\u00f6nemde ba\u015flad\u0131m ki hareket etmek bile zaman zaman zor. \u0130ngiliz Arkeoloji Enstit\u00fcs\u00fc T\u00fcrkiye’deki en b\u00fcy\u00fck kaz\u0131 evlerinden birini b\u0131rakt\u0131. Bu d\u00f6nemde devir teslim de oldu. 1960’lardan kalanlarla 4 bine yak\u0131n malzeme var. Bunlar\u0131n say\u0131m\u0131 tasnifleri d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde Ortado\u011fu ve Balkanlardaki en b\u00fcy\u00fck arkeoloji \u00fcslerinden birinin devrini ald\u0131k. \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck kendisi ba\u015fl\u0131 ba\u015f\u0131na bir k\u00fclt\u00fcrel mirasken buran\u0131n ara\u015ft\u0131rma tarih\u00e7esinin ve \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n kendisinin de bir miras oldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorum.”<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkcan, \u00c7atalh\u00f6y\u00fck’\u00fcn daha fazla ziyaret edilmesini ve tan\u0131t\u0131lmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fini s\u00f6zlerine ekledi.<\/p>\n
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