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Tarih\u00e7i ve sosyolog Profes\u00f6r Taner Ak\u00e7am\u2019a 25 Ekim 2019 Cuma g\u00fcn\u00fc New Jersey\u2019de, Ermeni toplumu taraf\u0131ndan \u2018Ya\u015fam Boyu Ba\u015far\u0131\u2019 \u00f6d\u00fcl\u00fc takdim edildi.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00d6d\u00fcl i\u00e7in d\u00fczenlenen geceye; Amerika Do\u011fu Episkoposluk B\u00f6lgesi Ba\u015fepiskoposu Daniel F\u0131nd\u0131kyan, Ba\u015fepiskopos Viken Aykazian, Ermenistan\u2019\u0131n Birle\u015fmi\u015f Milletler B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi Mher Margaryan, New Jersey Senat\u00f6r\u00fc Robert Menendez, New York \u015eehir \u00dcniversitesi- Profes\u00f6r Eric D. Weitz, San Jose State \u00dcniversitesi Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Profes\u00f6r Mary Papazian, Profes\u00f6r Khachig Mouradian, Profes\u00f6r \u00dcmit Kurt, \u201cVartan\u2019\u0131n K\u0131z Evlatlar\u0131 ve \u015e\u00f6valyeleri\u201d organizasyonundan Steven R. Adams, Seton Hall \u00dcniversitesi Matematik Profes\u00f6r\u00fc ve Ermeni Radyo Saati-NJ kurucusu Vartan Abdo, Yazar Rafi Bedrosyan, Ahval Yaz\u0131 \u0130\u015fleri M\u00fcd\u00fcr\u00fc Yavuz Baydar, Dikran \u00c7er\u00e7iyan, din adamlar\u0131, i\u015f d\u00fcnyas\u0131n\u0131n tan\u0131nm\u0131\u015f simalar\u0131 ve New York-New Jersey Ermeni toplumundan b\u00fcy\u00fck bir kalabal\u0131k kat\u0131ld\u0131.<\/p>\n \u2018Vartan\u2019\u0131n K\u0131z Evlatlar\u0131 ve \u015e\u00f6valyeleri (Knights and Daughters of Vartan)\u2019 ad\u0131na gecenin a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131\u015f konu\u015fmas\u0131n\u0131 Hrant G\u00fclian yapt\u0131. Ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131 Ermeni soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131n tan\u0131nmas\u0131na adayan ve New Jersey\u2019nin tan\u0131nm\u0131\u015f isimlerinden biri olan Hrant G\u00fclian, \u2018Haf\u0131zalarda kalacak olan bu tarihi gece i\u00e7in herkese te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederim\u2019 dedi. G\u00fclian s\u00f6zlerine \u015f\u00f6yle devam etti: \u201c\u0130nsanlar, Ermeni soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131, T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyet\u2019i taraf\u0131ndan tan\u0131nmayaca\u011f\u0131 halde, neden bu konuda \u00e7ok \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131 soruyorlar. Bir y\u0131l \u00f6nce hastaland\u0131m. Hem doktorlar, hem de hem\u015fireler ya\u015famayaca\u011f\u0131m\u0131 s\u00f6ylemi\u015flerdi. \u0130mkans\u0131z bir \u015fey ger\u00e7ekle\u015fti ve sa\u011fl\u0131\u011f\u0131ma kavu\u015ftum. Bu gece kar\u015f\u0131n\u0131zday\u0131m ve konu\u015fuyorum. Dualar\u0131n\u0131z i\u00e7in size minnettar oldu\u011fumu s\u00f6ylemek isterim. \u0130nan\u00e7, hi\u00e7bir zaman yitirilmemelidir. Ermeni Soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131 hi\u00e7bir zaman yok say\u0131lmayacakt\u0131r. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc biz Ermeniler hala hayattay\u0131z ve hala Ermeni Soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131\u2019n\u0131 konu\u015fuyoruz. Bu sorunun unutulmas\u0131na izin vermeyece\u011fiz.\u201d G\u00fclian, \u2018Bir g\u00fcn, T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti\u2019nin, Ermeni Soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131\u2019n\u0131 tan\u0131yaca\u011f\u0131na inanc\u0131m sonsuz\u2019 diyerek Hasan Cemal, Ahmet Altan, Ayhan Aktar, Selahattin Demirta\u015f, Fethiye \u00c7etin, Ay\u015fe Kad\u0131o\u011flu, \u00dcmit Kurt, Yavuz Baydar ve bu konuda \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan t\u00fcm ayd\u0131nlara, g\u00f6sterdikleri \u00e7aba i\u00e7in te\u015fekk\u00fcrlerini dile getirdi.<\/p>\n \u201c\u00d6d\u00fcl T\u00fcrk devletinin inkarc\u0131 politikas\u0131n\u0131n \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fc\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Profes\u00f6r Taner Ak\u00e7am, do\u011fum g\u00fcn\u00fcne denk gelen \u00f6d\u00fcl t\u00f6reninde, Hrant G\u00fclian\u2019a \u015f\u00fckranlar\u0131n\u0131 sunarak konu\u015fmas\u0131na ba\u015flad\u0131 ve bu geceden daha g\u00fczel bir do\u011fum g\u00fcn\u00fc hayal edemedi\u011fini s\u00f6yledi. Ak\u00e7am s\u00f6zlerine \u201c\u0130ronik olarak, bu gece \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131m\u0131 kutlamam\u0131z, T\u00fcrk Devletinin \u0131srarc\u0131 soyk\u0131r\u0131m ink\u00e2r politikas\u0131n\u0131n bir yan \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcd\u00fcr. Bu ak\u015fam T\u00fcrk rejiminden bana \u2013 bize \u2013 dolayl\u0131 bir hediye gibi\u2019 diyerek devam etti.<\/p>\n Bir tarih\u00e7i olarak, yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131n ola\u011fand\u0131\u015f\u0131 olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 vurgulayan Ak\u00e7am, \u201cBurada bulunmam\u0131n ba\u015fka bir nedeni de, Ermeni Soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131 konusundaki ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar\u0131m\u0131n beni \u2018cesur bir T\u00fcrk\u2019 olarak nitelendirmesidir. Fakat burada \u00f6nemli olan ki\u015fisel cesaret de\u011fil; aksine, hem T\u00fcrk halk\u0131n\u0131n hem de T\u00fcrk akademisinin k\u00fckreyen sessizli\u011fidir. \u0130\u015fimi asla b\u00fcy\u00fck cesaret isteyen bir i\u015f olarak g\u00f6rmedim. Do\u011fruyu s\u00f6ylemenin ola\u011fand\u0131\u015f\u0131 bir \u015fey olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131, herkesin do\u011fruyu s\u00f6yledi\u011fi ve cesur T\u00fcrk olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131m g\u00fcn\u00fc \u00f6zlemle bekliyorum\u2019 dedi.<\/p>\n Gecede, gizli tutulan tarihi bir ger\u00e7e\u011fi ayd\u0131nlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in \u201cErmeni Soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131\u2019n\u0131n Sherlock Holmes\u2019u\u201d unvan\u0131n\u0131 da alan Prof. Ak\u00e7am, Vahakn Dadrian ve Richard Hovanissian gibi bir\u00e7ok dev isimlere yer vererek kendisinin, bu sava\u015fta sadece bir asker oldu\u011funu vurgulad\u0131.<\/p>\n Hrant Dink \u00e7abalar\u0131<\/strong><\/p>\n Borcu \u00f6denemeyecek ve kendisine yard\u0131m eden t\u00fcm dostlar\u0131na de\u011finen Prof. Ak\u00e7am, karde\u015fim dedi\u011fi Hrant Dink i\u00e7in \u015funlar\u0131 s\u00f6yledi, \u201cBu yolculu\u011fa ba\u015flad\u0131\u011f\u0131mda Hrant\u2019\u0131 bilmiyordum ama yollar\u0131m\u0131z kesi\u015fti. \u0130kimiz de, insan olarak en b\u00fcy\u00fck y\u00fck\u00fcml\u00fcl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fcz\u00fcn, adaletsizli\u011fe kar\u015f\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kmak oldu\u011fu konusunda anla\u015ft\u0131k. Hrant\u2019\u0131n istedi\u011fi \u015fey \u00e7ok basitti: T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de bir Ermeni olarak, T\u00fcrk M\u00fcsl\u00fcman \u00e7o\u011funlu\u011funun yan\u0131nda tamamen e\u015fit ve \u00f6zg\u00fcr bir vatanda\u015f olarak ya\u015famakt\u0131. Bunun ger\u00e7ekle\u015fmesi i\u00e7in, \u00f6nce \u00fclke tarihindeki su\u00e7 ve adaletsizliklerle y\u00fczle\u015fmek ve Ermeni Soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ger\u00e7e\u011fini kabul etmek gerekiyordu. Ancak T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin ge\u00e7mi\u015fiyle ilgili ger\u00e7ek belirlendikten ve adalet sa\u011fland\u0131ktan sonra, onun gibi bir Ermeni\u2019nin, T\u00fcrkiye i\u00e7inde g\u00fcvenli ve \u00f6zg\u00fcrce ya\u015fayabilece\u011fi, ortak bir gelecek yaratmak m\u00fcmk\u00fcn olabilirdi. Hrant\u2019\u0131 \u00f6ld\u00fcrenler, bunu bir Ermeni oldu\u011fu ve ger\u00e7e\u011fi s\u00f6yledi\u011fi i\u00e7in yapt\u0131lar. \u015eimdi, \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnden on y\u0131ldan fazla bir s\u00fcre sonra, vizyonunu ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirmek, hayalini ger\u00e7e\u011fe d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcrme g\u00f6revi bize kald\u0131. S\u0131k s\u0131k bana \u015funu s\u00f6ylerdi: Soyk\u0131r\u0131m, Anadolu topraklar\u0131nda i\u015flendi ve konunun herhangi bir \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fc de Anadolu\u2019da bulunacakt\u0131r. Hrant\u2019\u0131n vizyonunu ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirmenin \u00f6n\u00fcndeki en b\u00fcy\u00fck engel, karanl\u0131kta tutmak i\u00e7in s\u00fcrekli olarak ideolojik propagandayla halk\u0131n\u0131 bombalayan T\u00fcrk rejiminin, y\u00fczy\u0131llard\u0131r s\u00fcren inkarc\u0131 politikalar\u0131d\u0131r. Ger\u00e7ek ve adalet aray\u0131\u015f\u0131m\u0131zdaki bu karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 ayd\u0131nlatmak hepimizin g\u00f6revidir. Bir akademisyen olarak benim g\u00f6revim, bu karanl\u0131\u011fa kar\u015f\u0131 bir \u2018ayd\u0131nlanma sava\u015f\u0131\u2019 a\u00e7makt\u0131r. Ancak bu bireyler taraf\u0131ndan kazan\u0131labilecek bir sava\u015f de\u011fildir. Kurumlar\u0131n olu\u015fturulmas\u0131 gereklidir. Bu bak\u0131mdan, Ermeni soyk\u0131r\u0131m\u0131 ara\u015ft\u0131rma merkezlerinin olmay\u0131\u015f\u0131, merkezi a\u00e7\u0131klardan biridir\u2019 dedi.<\/p>\n Profes\u00f6r Taner Ak\u00e7am, onurland\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 gecede, herkese ve \u00f6zellikle Hrant G\u00fclian\u2019a te\u015fekk\u00fcr ederek, konu\u015fmas\u0131na son verdi.<\/p>\n