Fatih

Allah’in Osman’a verdigi devlet,
Sayesinde dünya mamur olacak.
Devlet ki bayragi altinda yillar,
Saadetle dolu ömür olacak.

Devlet ki ilk isi harabelerle,
Kirik gönülleri tamir olacak.
Devlet ki haksizin sirtina kirbaç,
Haklinin omzuna samur olacak.

Osman’in gönlüne düsen kivilcim,
Asirlar boyunca münir olacak.
Onda dikenlikler lale bahçesi,
Onda çirkinlikler dumur olacak.

Devlet ki ilk isi harabelerle,
Kirik gönülleri tamir olacak.
Devlet ki haksizin sirtina kirbaç,
Haklinin omzuna samur olacak.

Devlet ki banisi Osman Bey Gazi,
Onu cümle cihan tanir olacak.
Onun devletinde insan kendini,
Asr-i saadette sanir olacak.

Merhum Niyazi Yıldırım Gençosmanoğlu (AOR)

Şanlı Peygamberimiz (sas) “Kişi sevdiğiyle beraberdir!” buyurmuslardir. Buyuk hukumdar Fatih, kiyama gecmeden tekbir aldiginda Mekke ve Medine’yi gorurmus. Biz ise ruyalarimizda vefat etmis sevdigimiz yakinlarimizi gordugumuzde sevinir, kendimizi bu hadisle avuturuz.

Insanoglu cig sut emmis, samimiyetten uzak. Pek cogumuz kendisine sevdigimizi soyledigimiz kisilerle birlikteyken bile baska yerlerdeyiz.

Yine de Fatih gibi yasayan, Fatih’ce isler yapanlar var. Evlad-i Fatihan bogazlanirken “sonmeden yurdumun ustunde tuten en son ocak” siariyle, sonmek uzere olan ocaklari tekrar yakanlar var. Kac tanesi Fatih gibi tekbir getirince Efendimizin beldesini goruyor bilmiyoruz ama onlarin dugunlerine Fatih geliyor. Abdullah Aymaz agabey’in kaleminden (Zaman Gazetesi, 24 Ocak 2010, Pazar):

Düğününe Sultan Fatih geldi

Saraybosna’ya ilk gidenlerden ve hâlâ orada hizmetlerini devam ettirenlerden Ali Dokumacı Bey, şunları anlatıyor: Herkes bir tarafa giderken bizim de kaderimize Bosna düştü…

Son bir defa gidip duasını alalım da veda edip gidelim diye büyüğümüze uğradık, biraz kaldık. Bu arada günde Bosna’ya iki bin bomba düşüyor, diye duyumlar alıyorduk. Zaten televizyon haberlerinde atılan bombaların bazı tahribatları gösteriliyordu. Ayrılırken “Efendim biz Bosna’ya gidiyoruz. Belki orada şehit olma durumu var. Eğer öyle olursa, gıyaben cenaze namazını kıldırabilir misiniz?” dedim. Birden bakışları sertleşti ve gözleri doldu, “Siz oraya şehit olmaya değil, okul açmaya, eğitim hizmetleri yapmaya gidiyorsunuz.” dedi.

Oradan ayrıldıktan sonra, babamın ziyareti için Ankara’ya hareket ettim. Babam kalp hastasıydı ve Gazi Hastanesi’nde tedavi görüyordu. Son bir defa görecektim. Yanına vardım. Benim Bosna’ya gideceğimi biliyordu. “Baba, ben gidiyorum, artık!.” dedim. Babamın ilk cümlesi “Daha gitmedin mi oğlum!” oldu. Tabii cihazları bağlamışlar öyle yatıyor. Kalp ameliyatı için doktorların kararını bekliyor. Onun “Daha gitmedin mi oğlum!” deyişi bizi duygulandırdı tabii… Bu ziyaret babamı son görüşüm oldu…

Hırvatistan’dan otobüsle Bosna’ya hareket ettik. Uzun bir yolculuktan sonra Bosna topraklarına geldik, ama Mostar delik deşik. Binalar kalbur gibi… Manzara hiç televizyondaki gibi değil… Gencin biri “Pasaportunuz var mı?” diye sordu. Eli biraz yaralıydı; yanmış veya bir şey olmuş. Ben de pasaportumu gösterdim. Hemen pasaportun üstündeki ay yıldızı öptü!.. Daha orada anladık ki, Boşnaklarda müthiş bir Türkiye sevdası var. Orada o davranış, tabiri câiz ise bitirdi!.. Sürekli kontrollerle ve ölüm tehlikeleriyle geçen yolculuk sonaerdi ve nihayet Saraybosna’ya geldik. “Cehenneme hoş geldiniz” duvar yazılarına karşı, “Allah’ım burasını bize Cennet’e çevir” dualarıyla karşılık veriyoruz.

Mutfaklarda bir şey yok. Arkadaşlar evde mercimeği ıslatmışlar, sobanın üstüne koymuşlar. Her gün mercimek yiyorlarmış. Dışarı çıkıp bir torba lahana aldık. Lahanayı eve getirdik. O gün bayram ettiler. Allah razı olsun, diyorlar; ilk defa salata yiyecekler. O gün mercimekle salata yenmiş oldu. Beraber geldiğimiz Eşref Bey, bursları dağıtınca bayram oldu. Beş-altı aydır bir türlü bursları kendilerine ulaşamamış…

Saraybosna’ya getirdiğimiz aylık burs miktarı üç yüz dolar… Bize soruyorlar: “Okul açacak mısınız?” Biz de “Açacağız hem de dünyanın en güzel okullarını açacağız” diyoruz ama henüz cebimizde iki yüz elli-üç yüz dolar var. Türkçe kursları veriyoruz. Çocuklar geliyor evimize. Bir Ramazan günü sahuru bizde yapalım dedik. Çocuklar sevindi, “Yapalım!.. Yapalım!..” dedik. Evdeki ağabey “Ne yaptın sen! Evde yedirecek bir şey yok!” dedi. Para da kalmamış; öyle bir ızdırap çekti… Neyse Allah kerim dedik. Çocukları aileden izin de almışlar… Daha çocuklar gelmeden önce kapı çalındı. Ev sahibimiz Asım amca elinde kazanlarla, teyze göndermiş. Evde kalanlara ve çocuklara yetecek kadar pirinç pilavı, tavuk budu, çorba… Arkadaş ağlamaya başladı. Allah’a şükür.

Evleneceğim… İmam efendi nikâh kıyacak. Burası Bosna… Kimsem yok. Hanım tarafı camiyi doldurdu. Sağıma soluma bakıyorum topu topu iki üç arkadaşım var. “Allah’ım!… Yalnızız burada… Kimsemiz yok!” dedim. Duygu yüklüyüm. Tam imam efendi “Hayırlı olsun!” dediği anda birden benim üzerimde bir şeyler oldu. Sultan Fatih atıyla ordusuyla beraber geldi ve bana, “Düğününe bizi kabul etmez misin?” dedi… Bu müthiş perdeyi kendi dünyamda âşikare seyretmem benim için o gün bir bayram oldu!..

Ümide tutsak günlerim
Izdırabın çemberinde.
Aydınlık birgün beklerim
Karanlığın her yerinde.

Çırpınarak boğuşurum.
Elem, keder, gam selinde.
Sazın bir bam teli vardır
Tüm duygular bam telinde.

Bu sam yeli dinsin artık
Izdırabın seherinde.
Yepyeni birgün beklerim
Bugünlerin ötesinde.

Yalnız bir günü severim
Şu günlerin ötesinde.
Yalnız bir günü severim
Mevsimlerin bestesinde.

Ümitsizlik can veriyor
Sabrın çelik pençesinde.
Beni ürperten şu şarkı
Sonsuz zafer bestesinde.

Sade is not new. There must be thousands of articles or reviews written about her before. But to my generation or to people who are younger than 25, the name Sade might not mean too much. So allow me introduce Sade, the diva of R’n'B, queen of jazz, duchess of soft rock.. (And yes she deserves all these titles.)

..She has sold close to 40 million albums worldwide, has had six multi-platinum albums released in 20 years and has received 4 Grammy Awards including 1985′’s Best New Artist..

I first discovered her music while I was listening to music on my walkman in the dark and quiet dormitory room in 1991 at the age of 11.(I have heard her songs before, like Smooth Operator, when I was 6, as a non-english speaker) I was just browsing through radio stations and my finger on the tuner stopped as I once heard her voice. I guess the best way to describe Sade’s music is that I can remember exactly the first time I listened to it.

No matter where you are, or what you are doing, once Sade is playing you are somewhere else. Call it dreamy, heart tugging, easy listening, imagine-yourself-in-an-MTV-video-clip, watch-pedestrians-under-rain-while-chilling-at-a-street-cafe music… Sade’s music fits a hundred different moods. Once you hear it, you don’t want to think, you only want to feel.

Sweetest Taboo, No Ordinary Love , By Your Side, Paradise are among my favourite Sade songs.

I’d like to share this interesting interview with Sade which was originally published in the December 1992 issue of Details magazine (By James Ryan).

With the release of her new LP, “Love Deluxe”, The Queen of Romance comes clean about kissing, kickboxing, and her sweetest taboo: “Love and Marriage”

» What about you is most misunderstood?

The myth that I’m a shy, reclusive diva. I’m a diva; of course.
But I’m not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than
journalists.

» So you haven’t been hiding out for the last four years?

No, I’ve been living a little. I bought a studio and traveled. I
made another album. I got married…

» Who did you get married to?

Carlos Scola, a man from Madrid. He’s a filmmaker. It was love at
first sight. I’d been seeing him for about four years before me married. It
was pretty on-and-off. We were probably more together apart than when we
were together.

» What’s your feeling about marriage these days? You once said you would…

Never get married. I believe in people being together and you giving
yourself to somebody. But I’m still not the marrying kind. I loved my
husband as much the day before I married him as the day after. He wanted us
to get married. I thought, Well, I’ll do something that he wants me to do.
Maybe it will help the situation. He’ll feel more secure. But look what
happened.

» What happened? You were married…

In Spain. And then I left, shortly after, We’re not divorced. But
we’re not together. The marriage is over.

» To quote one of your songs, why is it so hard to hand on to your love?

First, the notion of being with one person forever is impractical.
Especially since so much changes in our lives. And it’s really difficult to
be with somebody. When I’m doing something, there’s nothing else going on in
the world. If I’m on the phone with somebody, I’m on the phone with them. I
don’t have time for anybody else. Which is a pity. I like those people who
can do lots of things at the same time, I’m not like that, and that can be
intimidating.

» Love deluxe seems like kind of a cynical title for your album.

It’s like a luxury item that can’t be bought.

» Stylistically, it’s a lot like your others.

Yeah, it’s still the same band. That’s one of the reasons. You won’t
hear it and think, Who’s that?

» I assume you’re aware that a startlingly large number of people do the
nasty to your music. How does that make you feel?

All at once? Do they synchronize the process? Oh no, I don’t even
want to think about it. Just as long as they don’t all come at the same
time.

» Tell me about your new album’s first single “No Ordinary Love.”

It’s about love that isn’t supposed to work. Reason says that love
is not supposed to work, but faith makes it happen. Sort o like refinding
something that you’ve lost, just because you’re sure of it.

» Do you recall what inspired it?

No, I rarely do. It’s weird. Songs just come. The ideas sort of
lodge themselves over a long period of time. And then they suddenly appear.
“Like a Tattoo” was a song I wanted to write for a long time. I was in an
Irish bar in New York years ago, and this man came and sat next to me and
started telling me things about himself that I didn’t particularly want to
know. He had been in Vietnam. It’s my translation of what he was saying to
me.

» Do you understand how people like Madonna or Grace Jones can live their
lives so publicly?

I understand it because it’s like maybe a dream that you could have
as a child. It’s so innocent in a way, their approach to what they do. But
there’s nothing that they do that I would want to do. Madonna’s drive in
particular is quite surreal, I think. I don’t think an English girl could
possibly have the same approach. It’s sort of intrinsically American.

» You’re what, thirty-three now? Was turning thirty difficult for you?

It wasn’t a problem, not a problem at all. I was a mere youth when
we made the last album. Although I might start doing facial exercises soon.
I might start doing exercises, period. Age and gravity.

» You don’t exercise now? You look so muscular.

That’s just because I’m black. Do you have anything in mind?

» How about kickboxing?

That’s not bad. I’d be learning something and wouldn’t realize
I was exercising. And I’m very supple.

» If you were an animal, what would you be?

A pilchard. It’s a small fish with quite a big mouth. That’s what
I am.

» Who’s the smoothest operator you’ve ever met in your life?

The one who took my appendix out.

» Could you explain the pronunciation of your name?

The proper pronunciation doesn’t have an ‘r’ in it: Sha-day. But
Americans tend to put and ‘r’ in it: Shar-day.

» Are you close to your family?

Yeah, I’m closer to my brother now than when we were growing up.
You’re closest to the ones you fight with, and we fought a lot. I get on
well with my mother and I respect her a lot.

» How old were you when your parent split?

I was four.

» You were living in Nigeria. Were you conscious at that age of any
problems with their interracial marriage?

I was very aware of the problems between them but I never associated
it with race. I think it was a problem for my father. He came from a
small village, a goaty type village. My father, who was the second son, had
a lot of pressure on him to succeed. My grandfather had seven wives. There’s
is this incredible amount of rivalry between the mothers. Everyone thinks
everyone else it trying to poison them. Literally.

» For the record, what happened when you walked off the stage in Frankfurt?

I knew you were going to ask me that. I didn’t complete the set
because I was suffering from nervous exhaustion. I just couldn’t take it.
I thought I was going to pass out. I said, “I’m sorry. See ya!” Then there
were all these stories about me going crazy, cracking up.

» You supposedly said as your farewell line, “Hang on to your love, I’ve
lost mine.”

I almost wish I did. That would make it a little more interesting.
But I didn’t. I think it was emotional. All the changes. That was the
time when the British tabloids were most interested in me. They’d appear
anywhere, in any country, ringing my room, asking me questions.

» Do you still wear disguises when you go out in public?

I only do that occasionally. Oh, I just remembered something
brilliant that happened one time that I had completely forgotten about.
When I went to Disneyland, I had on my Wendy wig- my friends call me Wendy
when I’m wearing it- and these thick glasses that make me look really sad.
Somebody came up to me and said, “Are you Sharday?” And I answered, “No,
who’s Sharday?” And then they got really angry with me, saying “You don’t
know who Sharday is? That’s ridiculous. What, have you been living in a
cave?”

» Do you think the press will come back to you with this album?

Probably. But I’m ready for them. Remember I’m going to start
kickboxing.

What would you have done if you hadn’t become a singer?

I’d quite like to be a taxi driver because you get to meet weird
people and travel.

» What was the last item of designer clothing that you bought?

Calvin Klein underpants. Honestly, I don’t even buy designer
clothes. I actually hate shopping.

» What’s the most dangerous thing you’ve ever done?

Fell in love with Carlos.

» How many times has your heart been broken?

It’s shattered. It’s been broken too many times.

» Do you remember your first kiss?

Yeah, I do. He was wearing Brut aftershave. I love the smell of
Brut.

» Awww, I should have worn some.

You would have gotten an immediate snog. I would have been like a
guppy. You’d need a crowbar to get me off. I love Brut. That was my first
B-movie snog. I was about fourteen, I guess. He was very tall, huge. I can’t
remember his name. I met him at a disco, the first disco I ever went to,
called the West Cliff.

» What about the first time you made love?

I don’t what to talk about it. It wasn’t very nice. It was in the
attic.

» How old were you?

I’m not prepared to say.

» Come on.

I was fifteen.

» That’s not so unusual.

No, that’s fine. What’s strange is that prior to that I’d had no
interest in boys. I was quite a little ugly thing- I didn’t want to be
rejected. So I avoided them and spent my time with horses instead.

» Had any interested dreams lately?

I’ve had a dream of standing on a stage and suddenly realizing I’ve
got no clothes on. It’s probably quite common. I turn around and don’t
recognize the musicians. I don’t remember any of the songs and I’m completely
naked.

» Now that we’ve got you with your clothes off, what’s your favorite part
of the body?

My backside. The one bit I don’t mind.

» What’s your least favorite part?

My knees. They’re quite knobbly.

» So that’s why you wear pants a lot?

Sensible, isn’t it? They come in very handy for hiding knobbly knees.

» Have you ever broken any bones?

No. Other people’s bones. I once cracked someone’s head open with a
stiletto heel. We had an argument and I clocked him on the head with my shoe.

» Have you ever picked up a guy?

Yeah, I have, and I’ve regretted it, actually. It was in Italy.
After Diamond Life, and that’s all I’m gonna say.

» Where did you pick the guy up?

You sound like the gestapo. “I don’t remember officer. Honestly,
it was dark.”

» Did you use a line on him?

Of course not. I didn’t have to.

» What’s the best line anyone’s ever used on you?

Actually, it was the one with Brut. He said, “It’s hot in here.
Shall we go outside?” And I honestly thought, “Yes, it is hot in here.”
I swear. It was like Carrie. I was so innocent.

» What’s the most romantic thing anyone’s ever done for you?

I don’t know what romantic is.

» The queen of romance doesn’t know what romantic is?

Yeah. Romantic isn’t necessarily holding hands in Paris. Quite the
opposite. If everyone’s holding hands in Paris, then it is hardly romantic.

» What’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever done for somebody else?

Stayed when I should have left.

» What do you value more, your Grammy of your first platinum record?

My first platinum record, because it means that people bought the
album because they liked it, not just because it was the thing to buy.

» Where do you keep your Grammy?

I broke it. I don’t know where it it, actually. It was quite near
the telephone, and I had an argument with my manager while we were talking
on the phone, and it just seemed like the right thing to break. I just
picked it up and threw it.

» Do you have any kind of religious beliefs?

I believe in spirits. I saw this vision in my mother’s house. I
actually woke up and was terrified. It was nothing, just sort of matter
spinning around the room. I’ve always believe such things exist. But
regarding the idea of God looking after us, I think so.

» What kind of music do you listen to?

I like soulful folk and soulful jazz and soulful soul. I like rap,
funk. A Tribe Called Quest. Jungle Brothers. Soul Family Sensation.

» What would you like your tombstone to say?

You can dance here if you like.

Fatih’in Resmi

Ayasofya kubbesinde ak bir bulut,
Baktım, gitti gider. Balrengi tesbihim
Kehribar günler, düştü yaprak ve umut,
Güz yağmuru indi camda düğüm düğüm.

Benimdi savrulan kaftanlar, benimdi
Atların boynu, yerinde yeller eser!
Surların taşlarına sürdüm elimi,
Benimdi İstanbul, burçlar bana benzer.

Altın sahanlarda aş yedim, su içtim
Altın kupadan, zorlu Tuna’dan geçtim,
Ben Sultan Mehmet, Avni, tuğlarla yüce.

Bir resimde kaldım cüce, ben değilim,
Sarığım, soğuk kürküm, kokusuz gülüm,
Ararım, aranırım yerde delice.

Oktay Rifat

26 Eylul 1998 gecesi Paris cok onemli bir olaya tanik oldu. 1,2,3 Soleils (1,2,3 Gunes) konseri Rock sanatcisi Rachid Taha, Rai muziginin ustadi Khaled ve genc Pop yildizi Faudel’i bir araya getirdi. Cezayir asilli bu uc sanatci, bir bakima Fransadaki Cezayir gocmenlerinin degisik katmanlarini temsil ediyorlardi.Khaled, 30 yasindan sonra Fransa’ya gocmustu ve Fransizcayi dogal olarak bir Fransiz kadar iyi konusamiyordu, Rachid Taha 9 yasinda Fransa’ya gocmus, yillarini kendisi gibi uyum sorunu, ayrimcilik ve irkcilik gibi sorunlar yasayan gocmenlerin dertlerini anlattigi protest muzige vermisti. Faudel ise Fransa’da dogup buyumus, kucuk yasindan dunuglerde sarki soyleyerek girdigi muzik aleminde piserek Fransiz pop piyasasinda ismini duyurmaya baslayan yeni nesil Cezayirlilerdendi.

Konser, cogunlugu gocmenlerden olusan yaklasik 20,000 Fransiz’i bir araya getirdi. Bu konser, Dunya muzigi, Fransiz muzigi ve Fransiz sosyal yasami icin onemli bir donum noktasiydi. Bu konserden sonra vaktinde diskolardan, gece kluplerinin kapisindan kovulan gocmenlerin muzigi Fransanin radyolarinda ve TV programlarinda yogun bir sekilde yayinlanmaya baslamisti. Yakin zamanda Le Pen gibi irkci egilimli politikacilarin secimlerde oylarin ucte birini alabildigini dusunursek, bu Fransa’nin sosyo-kulturel cephelerinin kirilmasi veya belirginlesmesi acisindan cok onemli bir gostergeydi.

1,2,3 Soleils’in muzikal acidan degeri ise kelimlerle zor ifade edilecek seviyedeydi. Sahnede 3 dev sanatci, Rachid Taha’nin muzisyenleri, Arap muziginin efsane ismi Ummu Gulsum’un orkestrasi ile David Bowie’nin bas gitarist Gail Ann Dorsey’in de aralarinda bulundugu, Ingiltere, Amerika, Fransa, Misir, Cezayir gibi ulkerden bati ve dogu muzigi sanatcilari muhtesem bir sentez olusturdular.

Rachid Taha’nin isyankar tarzi, Khaled’in Sahra collerinin sicak fakat engin atmosferini gozler onune getiren Bilal-i Habesi misali guzel ve yanik sesi, cektigi uzun havalar, enerjik sarkilari ve Rachid Taha abisinin Voila Voila parcasina dogaclama ekledigi yalelllileriyle Faudel. Bu guzel arajmanin mimari eski progressive rockcilardan Steve Hillage’i da unutmamak lazim.

1,2,3 Soleils’i izlerken veya dinlerken gozleriniz dolabilir. Sahnedeki uc dev ve seyirciler - sizinle ayni kokten gelen, Osmanli diasporasinin cocuklari - tanidik melodiler, tanidik kelimelerle, abonesi oldugumuz duygulari, hasreti, gurbet acisini, aski, ozlemi ve vatan sevgisini Bati medeniyetinin en eski ve onemli merkezlerinde dunyaya haykiriyorlar.Bu ortak paydalarda bulusamayalar bile bu konserden etkilenebiliyor. 2 Avustralya’li arkadasimla bu konseri, onlarin istegiyle durmaksizin, ard arda 3 defa izlemem bunun bir ornegi.

Khalliouni isimli entrumental parca basliyor solenimiz, Menfi ise 3 devin birlikte soyledigi Kuzey Afrika izleri tasiyan guzel, kivrak ama yanik bir Rachid Taha parcasi. Faudel, ilk cikardigi albumde yer alan Eray turkusu ile seyircileri ve sizleri neseyle dans etmeye zorluyor, Ida ise SKA tarzinda cok guzel bir Rachid Taha parcasi.

Faudel ve Rachid Taha’nin beraber soyledigi sozleri arapca olan ”Omri” bir salsa parcasi. Rachid Taha’nin 1992’deki albumunden “Voila Voila” isimli rock eserini Khaled’in muthis uzun havasi ve Faudel’in cok zeki ve sirince ekledigi dogaclamasi ile dinleyenler Rock muzigini sevmeseler bile cok etkileneceklerdir. Khaled’in Aicha sarkisi (ki bir zamanlar Turkiye’de de meshur olmustu) hala ilk defa duydugum zaman kadar buyuleyici. Sanli peygamberimiz, cennetle mujdelenen 10 sahabe ve Ehli-beyt’e adanmis medih “Madeeh” in bu konserde yorumlanmasi ve izleyicilerden cok buyuk alkis gormesi de cok guzel ve ilginc. Yine Cezayir kurtulus savasinin sembollerinden Sufi seyhi Abdulkadir hazretleri icin yazilan “Abdelkhader”, yine 3 devin seyirciyle beraber coskuyla soyledigi guzel marslardan (bu sarkinin da ulkemizde Suheyl-Behzat ikilisi tarafindan, yozlasmis pop piyasasiyla dalga gecme amaciyla yeniden yorumlanmis oldugunu hatirlatalim).

1,2,3 Soleils’i izleyin, izlettirin, alin, ese dosta hediye edin. Kendinizi, kendi kulturunuz, kendi sarkinizi, kendi hikayenizi kardeslerinizin agzindan tekrar dinlemis olacaksiniz.