T\u00fcrkiyede, demokratik geli\u015fmelerin h\u0131zla geli\u015fti\u011fi son zamanlarda, resmi makamlar\u0131n, yetkililerin ve devlet adamlar\u0131n\u0131n ve \u00f6zellikle g\u00f6rsel ve yaz\u0131l\u0131 T\u00fcrk bas\u0131n\u0131n\u0131n, Van\u2019\u0131n Geva\u015f il\u00e7esine ba\u011fl\u0131 adan\u0131n ger\u00e7ek ad\u0131 “A\u011fhtamar Adas\u0131” ad\u0131 yerine , “Akdamar Adas\u0131” ismini kullanmak tercihinde bulunmalar\u0131, adan\u0131n ger\u00e7ek ad\u0131n\u0131 ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 dilin etnik mensuplar\u0131n\u0131 a\u011f\u0131r derecede \u00fczmekte ve yaralamaktad\u0131r:\u00a0
\nAdan\u0131n ger\u00e7ek ad\u0131 “A\u011fhtamar” T\u00fcrk\u00e7e bir isim de\u011fildir, o \u00f6zel ismin, T\u00fcrk\u00e7ele\u015ftirilmesi, demokratik kamu vicdan\u0131nda ne derece do\u011frudur?\u00a0
\nS\u00f6zc\u00fckleri t\u00fcredikleri dilin d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda, ba\u015fka bir dilde ve yanl\u0131\u015f telaffuz ederek kullanmak, s\u00f6zc\u00fckte anlam kaymas\u0131 yarat\u0131rken, o s\u00f6zc\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn t\u00fcredi\u011fi dilin etnik mensuplar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ok a\u011f\u0131r derecede \u00fczer, yaralar, incitir.\u00a0
\nEtimolojik disiplin a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan da, tarihe mal olmu\u015f ve uluslararas\u0131 terminolijde yer alm\u0131\u015f baz\u0131 s\u00f6zc\u00fck ve kelimeler \u00fcretildikleri dilerin d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda bir dilde kullan\u0131lmalar\u0131 da uygun de\u011fildir, kullan\u0131lmas\u0131 ho\u015f kar\u015f\u0131lanmaz, ve ho\u015fg\u00f6r\u00fc belirtisi olarak da alg\u0131lanamaz, t\u0131pk\u0131, \u00f6rne\u011fin, \u0130stanbula Konstantinopolis, \u0130zmir ise Simirna, asla denilemeyece\u011fi, Sava\u015f adl\u0131 ki\u015fiyi Baykar, S\u00fcleyman\u0131 So\u011fomon, Yahyay\u0131 Ye\u011fya, Arzu yu Den\u00e7a, \u0130brahimi Apraham, Yi\u011fiti Ari, \u0130sahak\u0131 Sahak, G\u00fcl\u00fc Vart, Berci Bur\u00e7, Yaniyi Kani, Maryam\u0131 Meryem gibi ve benzeri isimler veya aksi olarak adland\u0131rman\u0131n do\u011fru, yak\u0131\u015f\u0131k ve ho\u015fg\u00f6r\u00fc belirtisi olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi:\u00a0
\nSon g\u00fcnlerde, T\u00fcrk bas\u0131n\u0131n\u0131n g\u00fcndemine oturan Van\u0131n Geva\u015f il\u00e7esi s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131 i\u00e7inde yer alan A\u011fhtamar adas\u0131ndaki Surp (Kutsal) Kha\u00e7 kilisesi 95 sene sonra senede bir kereye mahsus bir izinle tekrar ibadete a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131\u015f\u0131 ba\u011flam\u0131nda d\u00fczenlenen kutsal dini ayin, ada ve kilise ile ilgili bas\u0131nda yer alan yo\u011fun ve s\u0131k yay\u0131nlarda adan\u0131n ger\u00e7ek ad\u0131 yerine ger\u00e7ek olm\u0131yan “Akdamar Adas\u0131” ismini kullanmak tercih edilmektedir: Bu yay\u0131nlara \u00f6rnek olarak, 18 Eyl\u00fcl 2010 tarihli H\u00fcrriyet gazetesinde, G\u00fclen Ayd\u0131n imzal\u0131 “Akdamar da haz\u0131r, Biz de”, ba\u015fl\u0131kl\u0131 yaz\u0131s\u0131, ayn\u0131 tarihli T\u00fcrkiye gazetesi’nin “Akdamar kilisesi Ayin \u0130\u00e7in Haz\u0131r” ba\u015fl\u0131kl\u0131 haberi, 19 Eyl\u00fcl 2010 tarihli Milliyet gazetesinde yay\u0131nlanan Ferit Aslan ve G\u00fclay \u00d6zek imzal\u0131 DHA kaynakl\u0131 haberi ve benzeri yay\u0131nlar\u0131 \u00f6rnek g\u00f6stermek m\u00fcmk\u00fcn:\u00a0
\nK\u00f6\u015fe yazarlar\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015flerine sayg\u0131m sonsuz, hatta k\u0131smen g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015flerine de kat\u0131l\u0131yorum, de\u011ferli muhabirlerin de, kendilerine verilen resmi haber metinlerini kamu oyuna aktarmakla y\u00fck\u00fcml\u00fc olduklar\u0131n\u0131 da biliyorum, ancak, ad\u0131 ge\u00e7en adan\u0131n ger\u00e7ek ad\u0131 yerine, ger\u00e7ek olm\u0131yan ad\u0131n\u0131n kullan\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131 anlamakta zorlan\u0131yorum, bu ba\u011flamda, benim gibi bu hususu anlamakta zorlananlara, durumu anla\u015f\u0131l\u0131r hale getirilmesi i\u00e7in, say\u0131n de\u011ferli yetkili y\u00f6neticilerimizin, t\u00fcm demokrat, sa\u011fduyu ve ho\u015fg\u00f6r\u00fc sahibi ki\u015filerin ve ayd\u0131nlar\u0131n yard\u0131mc\u0131 olmalar\u0131n\u0131 rica ediyorum:\u00a0
\nYayg\u0131n halk hikayesine g\u00f6re, ada ad\u0131n\u0131, bu adada ya\u015fayan Ermeni ba\u015f ke\u015fi\u015fin g\u00fczelli\u011fi dillere destan olan ve \u00e7evre k\u00f6ylerde \u00e7obanl\u0131k yapan bir gence a\u015f\u0131k olan Tamar adl\u0131 k\u0131z\u0131ndan ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 efsanele\u015fmi\u015ftir:\u00a0
\nAnlat\u0131mlara g\u00f6re Tamara a\u015f\u0131k olan gen\u00e7, her gece adaya y\u00fczerek gelir, Tamar ile bulu\u015furmu\u015f, Tamar ise ona yard\u0131mc\u0131 olmak i\u00e7in her gece elinde bir fenerle rehberlik ederek yerini belli edermi\u015f, durumu fark eden Tamar\u0131n babas\u0131 Ermeni ba\u015f ke\u015fi\u015f, f\u0131rt\u0131nalar\u0131 bir gece karanl\u0131\u011f\u0131nda k\u0131z\u0131n\u0131n a\u015f\u0131k oldu\u011fu gence k\u0131z\u0131yla bulu\u015fmas\u0131n\u0131 engellemek i\u00e7in, elinde fenerle s\u00fcrekli yer de\u011fi\u015ftirerek, genci yan\u0131ltm\u0131\u015f, y\u00fczmekten yorulan gencin g\u00fc\u00e7\u00fc k\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bo\u011fulmu\u015f, bo\u011fulmadan \u00f6nce son nefesini verirken “A\u011eH -TAMAR”diye avaz\u0131 \u00e7\u0131k\u0131ncaya hayk\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve bunu duyan Tamar ise, intihar etti\u011fi s\u00f6ylenir: Bu hikaye, ermeni \u015fairi Hovannes Tumanyan\u0131n anlat\u0131m\u0131yla efsanele\u015fmi\u015ftir:\u00a0
\nA\u011fhtamar adas\u0131ndaki Surp(kutsal) Kha\u00e7 kilisesi Ermeni Vaspuragan kral\u0131 Gagik 1 Ardzruni zaman\u0131nda 915-921 y\u0131llar\u0131nda Mimar Manuel taraf\u0131ndan in\u015fa edilmi\u015ftir. Orta\u00e7a\u011f ermeni sanat\u0131n\u0131n en parlak \u015faheserleri aras\u0131nda say\u0131lan mabet, Kral 1. Gagikin Kud\u00fcsten \u0130rana ka\u00e7\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131ktan sonra 7. yy. Van y\u00f6resine getirildi\u011fi rivayet edilen Hakiki Kutsal Kha\u00e7 (Surp Kha\u00e7)\u0131n bir par\u00e7as\u0131n\u0131 saklamak ve bar\u0131nd\u0131rmak maksad\u0131yla yapt\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u00f6ylenir:\u00a0
\n“Vanl\u0131 dostlar\u0131m\u0131zla yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z sohbetlerden edindi\u011fim izlenime g\u00f6re, y\u00f6re halk\u0131n\u0131n da A\u011fhtamar” ismini kullanmay\u0131 s\u00fcrd\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc ve hatta A\u011fhtamar efsanesi halen \u00e7evrede, bilinmekte ve anlat\u0131lmaktad\u0131r:<\/p>\n