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Van\u2019da yok olma tehlikesiyle kar\u015f\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131ya olan Varakavank Manast\u0131r\u0131\u2019n\u0131 (Yedi Kilise), mele Mehmet \u00c7oban \u015fahsi \u00e7abalar\u0131yla koruyor. Biti\u015fikteki k\u00f6y camisinde m\u00fcezzin olan \u00c7oban, babas\u0131n\u0131n vasiyeti \u00fczerine manast\u0131r\u0131 temizliyor ve ziyaret\u00e7ileri a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131yor.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Van\u2019da ya\u015fayan 63 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki mele (K\u00fcrt din alimi) Mehmet \u00c7oban, \u00f6mr\u00fcn\u00fc Varakavank Manast\u0131r\u0131\u2019n\u0131 (Yedi Kilise) korumaya adad\u0131. Babas\u0131n\u0131n vasiyeti \u00fczerine manast\u0131r\u0131 korumaya ba\u015flayan \u00c7oban, kendisinin ard\u0131ndan manast\u0131r\u0131n korunmas\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ocu\u011funa vasiyet etti.<\/p>\n Van\u2019da bulunan 100\u2019e yak\u0131n kilisenin b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00e7o\u011funlu\u011fu Ermenilere ait. Bu kiliselerin b\u00fcy\u00fck b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc yok oldu, kalanlar da yok olmaya y\u00fcz tutmu\u015f durumda. Bu kiliselerden geriye sadece temel ta\u015flar\u0131 veya birka\u00e7 duvar kald\u0131. Van genelinde bulunan yakla\u015f\u0131k 100 kiliseden sadece Akhtamar Adas\u0131\u2019ndaki Surp Ha\u00e7 Kilisesi ve Edremit\u2019te bulunan Edremit Kilisesi restore edildi. Surp Ha\u00e7 Kilisesi\u2019nde 95 y\u0131l sonraki ilk ayin, 19 Eyl\u00fcl 2010\u2019da yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n P\u0130SKOPOSLUK MERKEZ\u0130YD\u0130<\/strong><\/p>\n Yok olma tehlikesiyle kar\u015f\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131ya kalan kiliselerden biri de, Yedi Kilise olarak da bilinen Varakavank Manast\u0131r\u0131. Merkez \u0130pekyolu il\u00e7esinin Bakra\u00e7l\u0131 K\u00f6y\u00fc\u2019ndeki manast\u0131r\u0131n yedi b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnden sadece bir b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcze ula\u015ft\u0131. Erek (Varag) Da\u011f\u0131 eteklerinde bulunan, 8. ve 11. y\u00fczy\u0131llar aras\u0131nda in\u015fa edildi\u011fi bilinen manast\u0131r, 10. y\u00fczy\u0131lda piskoposluk merkezi olarak da kullan\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n 40 YILDIR MANASTIRI KORUYOR<\/strong><\/p>\n \u015eimdiye kadar kapsaml\u0131 bir restorasyondan ge\u00e7irilmeyen Varakavank Manast\u0131r\u0131 defineciler taraf\u0131ndan tahrip edilirken, 2011\u2019deki Van depreminde de b\u00fcy\u00fck zarar g\u00f6rd\u00fc. Bakra\u00e7l\u0131 k\u00f6y\u00fcnde ya\u015fayan 63 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki mele Mehmet \u00c7oban, yakla\u015f\u0131k 40 y\u0131ld\u0131r manast\u0131r\u0131 g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc olarak koruyor. \u00d6mr\u00fcn\u00fc buraya adayan \u00c7oban, manast\u0131r\u0131 temizliyor ve gelen ziyaret\u00e7ileri a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131yor. Mele olan \u00c7oban, manast\u0131r\u0131n hemen biti\u015fi\u011findeki k\u00f6y camisinde m\u00fcezzinlik yap\u0131yor.<\/p>\n BABASININ VAS\u0130YET\u0130<\/strong><\/p>\n 1950\u2019li y\u0131llarda k\u00f6ye yerle\u015fen babas\u0131 Resul \u00c7oban\u2019\u0131n burada mele olarak uzun y\u0131llar g\u00f6rev yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlatan \u00c7oban, babas\u0131n\u0131n k\u00f6yl\u00fclere de manast\u0131r\u0131 korumalar\u0131 i\u00e7in nasihatlerde bulundu\u011funu s\u00f6yledi. K\u00f6ye yerle\u015ftiklerinde manast\u0131r\u0131n ah\u0131r ve samanl\u0131k olarak kullan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 dile getiren \u00c7oban, \u201cBabam k\u00f6yl\u00fclere kilisenin de cami gibi oldu\u011funu, insanlar\u0131n zaman\u0131nda burada ibadet etti\u011fini s\u00f6yledi. Bu \u015fekilde vaaz verince, k\u00f6yl\u00fcler de manast\u0131r\u0131 bo\u015faltt\u0131\u201d diyor.<\/p>\n Babas\u0131n\u0131n tek vasiyetin buran\u0131n korunmas\u0131 oldu\u011funu s\u00f6yleyen \u00c7oban, \u201cBabam 20 y\u0131l kadar bakt\u0131 buraya. Sonra bana vasiyet etti. O vasiyet \u00fczerine ben de bakt\u0131m. 35-40 y\u0131ld\u0131r bak\u0131yorum. Babamdan dolay\u0131 terk edemedim. Onun hat\u0131ras\u0131 olarak g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum ve bu y\u00fczden hi\u00e7 ayr\u0131lmad\u0131m. Bak\u0131yorum, temizliyorum. Gelen gruplar da \u00e7ok memnun\u201d dedi<\/p>\n O DA \u00c7OCUKLARINA VAS\u0130YET ETT\u0130<\/strong><\/p>\n Kendisinin de \u00e7ocu\u011funa manast\u0131r\u0131 korumay\u0131 vasiyet etti\u011fini dile getiren \u00c7oban, \u015f\u00f6yle diyor: \u201cSa\u011f kald\u0131\u011f\u0131m s\u00fcrece bakaca\u011f\u0131m ama \u00f6l\u00fcm hepimizin yolu. \u00d6l\u00fcnce bu tarihi eser sahipsiz kal\u0131rsa bize yaz\u0131klar olsun. Bir \u00e7ocu\u011fum var ona da s\u00f6yl\u00fcyorum \u2018\u00d6l\u00fcrsem siz bakacaks\u0131n\u0131z\u2019 diye. Onlar da \u2018\u00c7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yoruz, buraya bakarsak \u00e7ocuklar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 kim ge\u00e7indirecek?\u2019 diyor.\u201d<\/p>\n MANASTIRIN BAKIMINI KEND\u0130 CEB\u0130NDEN KAR\u015eILIYOR<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00c7oban, ilgisizlikten dert yan\u0131yor.. G\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc olarak bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 kilisenin bir\u00e7ok ihtiyac\u0131n\u0131 kendisi kar\u015f\u0131layan \u00c7oban, \u0130l K\u00fclt\u00fcr M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc\u2019n\u00fcn destek vermedi\u011fini anlat\u0131yor:<\/p>\n \u201cDamlar\u0131 depremden dolay\u0131 y\u0131k\u0131ld\u0131. \u00dc\u00e7 kubbeden olu\u015fuyordu oralar \u00e7\u00f6kt\u00fc. Tahta ve sa\u00e7la kapatt\u0131m kendi imk\u00e2nlar\u0131mla. Baz\u0131 seneler burada 1,5-2 metre kar ya\u011f\u0131yor. Zarar vermesin diye o kar\u0131 k\u00fcreklerle at\u0131yorum. Etraf\u0131n\u0131 tahtalar ve tellerle kapatt\u0131m. Yine \u00fcst\u00fcnde y\u0131k\u0131lan kubbeleri tahta ve saclarla kapatt\u0131m. Ge\u00e7en sene ba\u015ftan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 branda ile kapatt\u0131m. Ama r\u00fczg\u00e2r olunca o branda da y\u0131rt\u0131l\u0131yor, da\u011f\u0131l\u0131yor. Ermenistan, \u0130svi\u00e7re, Amerika ve Rusya\u2019dan gelen gruplar, \u2018Siz buray\u0131 restorasyona al\u0131n biz g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fc yard\u0131m edece\u011fiz\u2019 diyorlar. Ben de bak\u0131m\u0131 yap\u0131ls\u0131n diye dilek\u00e7eler verdim. Ba\u015fvurmad\u0131\u011f\u0131m kap\u0131 kalmad\u0131. M\u00fcze M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc, K\u00fclt\u00fcr M\u00fcd\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc, Valilik hatta milletvekillerini davet ettim buraya.<\/p>\n