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Varagavank\u2019\u0131n i\u00e7erisi ne kadar temiz, kap\u0131s\u0131 Mehmet \u00c7oban ile ne kadar g\u00fcvenli olursa olsun \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131 h\u00e2l\u00e2 odun par\u00e7alar\u0131yla \u00f6rt\u00fcl\u00fc. Sert k\u0131\u015f aylar\u0131 ba\u015flay\u0131p buraya kar ya\u011fd\u0131\u011f\u0131nda Mehmet \u00c7oban kilisede hasar olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n NES\u0130 ALTARAS<\/strong><\/p>\n Van merkezden sadece 10 kilometre kadar uzakta, Erek Da\u011f\u0131 ete\u011findeki yere \u2018Yedi Kilise\u2019 deniyor. Buraya ad\u0131n\u0131 veren erken 11. y\u00fczy\u0131ldan kalma yap\u0131 bug\u00fcn Yukar\u0131 Bakra\u00e7l\u0131 k\u00f6y\u00fcnde bulunuyor. Varagavank Manast\u0131r\u0131 d\u00f6nemin Vaspurakan Ermeni kral\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan yapt\u0131r\u0131l\u0131yor. Zaman ve ihtiya\u00e7la b\u00fcy\u00fct\u00fclen manast\u0131r sonunda birbirine kenetli yedi kiliseden olu\u015fuyor. \u0130\u00e7i ba\u015fka, d\u0131\u015f\u0131 ba\u015fka<\/strong> G\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczdeki durum<\/strong>
\n2012\u2019de yap\u0131lmak istenen restorasyon \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmas\u0131 tapuya tak\u0131l\u0131nca tarihi manast\u0131r\u0131n gazeteci Fatih Altayl\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ailesine ait oldu\u011fu ortaya \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Altayl\u0131 bin senelik kutsal mek\u00e2n\u0131 iade edebilece\u011fini s\u00f6yledikten sonra manast\u0131r\u0131n Ermeni toplumuna iadesi i\u00e7in imza kampanyas\u0131 ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f ancak istenen sonuca ula\u015famam\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n
\n2011\u2019deki Van depreminde zarar g\u00f6ren, \u00f6n\u00fcndeki kulesi y\u0131k\u0131k halde olan Varagavank resmi bir restorasyon g\u00f6rmedi. Y\u0131k\u0131lan kulenin kolonlar\u0131 yerde, kap\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7evresinde duruyor. Muhtarl\u0131k binas\u0131na biti\u015fik yap\u0131 d\u0131\u015far\u0131dan ihti\u015fam\u0131n\u0131 belli etmese de i\u00e7erisi olduk\u00e7a b\u00fcy\u00fck ve y\u00fcksek tavanl\u0131. Her kolonun d\u00f6rt y\u00fcz\u00fcnde freskler, duvar boyunca ta\u015f i\u015flemede Ermeni ustal\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6steren s\u00fcslemeler bulunuyor. Arka k\u0131sm\u0131ndaki b\u00fcy\u00fck odada ise sol duvara as\u0131l\u0131 bir ha\u00e7kar bulunuyor. Giri\u015findeki kitabeli kap\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131ndaki ta\u015flarda T\u00fcrkiye\u2019deki bir\u00e7ok tarihi yap\u0131da oldu\u011fu gibi kaz\u0131nm\u0131\u015f yaz\u0131lar bulunuyor. Ancak farkl\u0131 zamanlarda, de\u011fi\u015fik el yaz\u0131lar\u0131yla yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bu kaz\u0131malar\u0131n hepsi Ermenice. Bu detay, ziyaret\u00e7iye Ermenilerin bir zamanlar sadece bu manast\u0131rdaki papazlardan ibaret de\u011fil, bu k\u00f6y\u00fcn t\u00fcm halk\u0131n\u0131 olu\u015fturdu\u011funu hat\u0131rlat\u0131yor.
\nBah\u00e7esinin \u00f6n\u00fcndeki demir kap\u0131y\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131nca kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131za Mehmet \u00c7oban \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yor. Gezerken bizi i\u00e7eri buyur eden Mehmet \u00c7oban k\u00f6y\u00fcn imam\u0131n\u0131n o\u011fluymu\u015f. Babas\u0131 \u00f6l\u00fcrken ona bu kiliseye bakmay\u0131 vasiyet ediyor. Vazifesini \u00e7ok ciddiye alan \u00c7oban, t\u00fcm karde\u015fleri \u015fehre ta\u015f\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131 halde k\u00f6yden ayr\u0131lmam\u0131\u015f. Seneler \u00f6nce Varagavank\u2019\u0131 ziyaret eden Vanl\u0131lara g\u00f6re i\u00e7erisi ah\u0131r gibi ve son derece pismi\u015f.<\/p>\n
\nBug\u00fcn ise yerler ve duvarlar K\u00fclt\u00fcr Bakanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 himayesi alt\u0131ndaki Ahtamar\u2019la ayn\u0131 durumda. \u00c7oban babas\u0131n\u0131n vefat\u0131ndan sonra kiliseyi ba\u015ftan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 temizlemi\u015f, duvarlar\u0131n resim olmayan b\u00f6l\u00fcmlerini silmi\u015f. \u00c7at\u0131s\u0131 \u00e7\u00f6ken kubbelerin \u00fczerini kendi ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 malzemelerle tek ba\u015f\u0131na kapatm\u0131\u015f. Hatta bunlar\u0131 yaparken bir sefer \u00e7at\u0131dan d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcp yaralanm\u0131\u015f. Kap\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131na Varagavank\u2019\u0131n en eski bilinen foto\u011fraf\u0131n\u0131 ve ziyaret\u00e7ilerin getirdi\u011fi baz\u0131 Ermenice posterleri asm\u0131\u015f. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir tahta masan\u0131n \u00fczerine bir ziyaret\u00e7i defteri, dikmek isteyenler i\u00e7in mum ve ba\u011f\u0131\u015f yapmak isteyenler i\u00e7in ufak bir kutu yerle\u015ftirmi\u015f. Arkas\u0131ndaki kolonda bir de ya\u015fl\u0131, g\u00fcle\u00e7 bir adam\u0131n foto\u011fraf\u0131 var. \u00c7oban\u2019a g\u00f6re bu \u0130ranl\u0131 bir Ermeni milletvekiliymi\u015f. Birka\u00e7 sene evvel Varagavank\u2019\u0131 ziyaret etmi\u015f; babas\u0131n\u0131n bu k\u00f6yden oldu\u011funu, bu manast\u0131r\u0131n restorasyonuna destek olmak istedi\u011fini s\u00f6ylemi\u015f. Bir y\u0131l sonra fon bulup gelece\u011fine s\u00f6z vermi\u015f. Ancak Yukar\u0131 Bakra\u00e7l\u0131\u2019ya olan ziyaretinden bir sene ge\u00e7meden Ermeni \u0130ranl\u0131 hay\u0131rsever vefat etmi\u015f. Sonraki yaz, vefat eden milletvekilinin \u00e7ocuklar\u0131 onun yerine Mehmet \u00c7oban\u2019\u0131 ziyaret etmi\u015f ve ac\u0131 kay\u0131plar\u0131n\u0131 ona s\u00f6ylemi\u015f. Bu gen\u00e7lerle \u00e7ektirdi\u011fi resim de ayn\u0131 kolonda as\u0131l\u0131.
\nVaragavank\u2019\u0131n i\u00e7erisi ne kadar temiz, kap\u0131s\u0131 Mehmet \u00c7oban ile ne kadar g\u00fcvenli olursa olsun \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131 h\u00e2l\u00e2 odun par\u00e7alar\u0131yla \u00f6rt\u00fcl\u00fc. Sert k\u0131\u015f aylar\u0131 ba\u015flay\u0131p buraya kar ya\u011fd\u0131\u011f\u0131nda Mehmet \u00c7oban kilisede hasar olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor. Ne kadar kendi imkanlar\u0131yla \u00e7al\u0131\u015fsa da tek ba\u015f\u0131na ve fon olmadan Varagavank\u2019\u0131 iyi durumda tutmas\u0131 zor g\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcyor. Ayr\u0131ca bak\u0131m ve restorasyon olmadan ge\u00e7en her sene duvarlardaki ustaca yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f resimler giderek daha da soluyor.\u00a0 Sorunun \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fc, Mehmet \u00c7oban\u2019\u0131n masaya koydu\u011fu k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ba\u011f\u0131\u015f kutusundan \u00e7ok daha fazla destek gerektiriyor.
\nVaragavank\u2019tan ayr\u0131l\u0131rken \u00f6nceki g\u00fcn Ahtamar\u2019da rastlad\u0131\u011f\u0131m bir tur rehberi b\u00fcy\u00fck bir grupla otob\u00fcsten indi ve manast\u0131ra geldi. Mehmet \u00c7oban\u2019\u0131 kilisenin bek\u00e7isi olarak tan\u0131yan rehber, gruba h\u0131zl\u0131ca kap\u0131n\u0131n etraf\u0131ndaki Ermeni ta\u015f i\u015f\u00e7ili\u011finden bahsetmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Bu de\u011ferin daha ka\u00e7 tur grubu taraf\u0131ndan g\u00f6r\u00fclebilece\u011fi ise hen\u00fcz belli de\u011fil.<\/p>\n