Karanl\u0131k bir d\u00f6nem: B\u00fcy\u00fck k\u0131tl\u0131k ve Osmanl\u0131 Devleti\u2019nden uzanan el<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nB\u00fcy\u00fck K\u0131tl\u0131k zaman\u0131 patates tarlalar\u0131<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Hik\u00e2yenin k\u00f6klerini daha iyi kavramak i\u00e7in filmimizi 1845 y\u0131l\u0131na, \u0130rlanda tarihinin en trajik ve karanl\u0131k d\u00f6nemine, yani “B\u00fcy\u00fck K\u0131tl\u0131k” (Great Famine) y\u0131llar\u0131na geri sarmam\u0131z gerekiyor. O d\u00f6nemde \u0130rlanda halk\u0131n\u0131n temel g\u0131da kayna\u011f\u0131 olan patates tarlalar\u0131na musallat olan bir mantar hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131 (phytophthora infestans), \u00fclkeyi tam bir felakete s\u00fcr\u00fcklemi\u015fti. Tarlalar \u00e7\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f, ambarlar bo\u015falm\u0131\u015f ve sokaklar a\u00e7 kalan insanlarla dolmu\u015ftu. Binlerce insan o d\u00f6nemde ya a\u00e7l\u0131ktan hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybediyor ya da hayatta kalabilmek i\u00e7in okyanusu a\u015fan gemilerle belirsizli\u011fe g\u00f6\u00e7 ediyordu. Bu trajedi ya\u015fan\u0131rken o d\u00f6nem Birle\u015fik Krall\u0131k tebaas\u0131 olan \u0130rlanda adeta kendi kaderine terk edilmi\u015fti. Ancak d\u00fcnyan\u0131n \u00f6b\u00fcr ucunda, \u0130stanbul’da yank\u0131lanan bu ac\u0131 ses, gen\u00e7 bir padi\u015fah\u0131 harekete ge\u00e7irmeye yetmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00f6nemin Osmanl\u0131 Padi\u015fah\u0131 Sultan Abd\u00fclmecid, \u0130rlanda halk\u0131n\u0131n ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bu derin ac\u0131lar\u0131 saray\u0131ndaki raporlardan okudu\u011funda b\u00fcy\u00fck bir \u00fcz\u00fcnt\u00fc duydu. Hen\u00fcz 20’li ya\u015flar\u0131nda olan Sultan, \u0130rlanda\u2019ya 10 bin sterlinlik bir nakdi yard\u0131m yapma karar\u0131 ald\u0131. Bu miktar, o g\u00fcn\u00fcn \u015fartlar\u0131nda bir servet de\u011ferindeydi. Fakat bu c\u00f6mert teklif, beklenmedik bir diplomatik krize yol a\u00e7t\u0131. \u0130rlanda \u00fczerinde h\u00fck\u00fcm s\u00fcren \u0130ngiltere Krali\u00e7esi Victoria, kendi tebaas\u0131na sadece 2 bin sterlin yard\u0131mda bulunmu\u015ftu. Bir yabanc\u0131 h\u00fck\u00fcmdar\u0131n kendi yard\u0131m\u0131ndan be\u015f kat fazlas\u0131n\u0131 vermesi, \u0130ngiliz saray\u0131 i\u00e7in bir itibar kayb\u0131 olarak g\u00f6r\u00fcld\u00fc ve \u0130ngiliz diplomatlar, padi\u015fah\u0131n bu c\u00f6mert yard\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 “nezaket” gere\u011fi 1.000 sterline indirmesini talep etti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Yasaklar\u0131 delen gemiler ve zorlu rota<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\u0130stanbul\u2019dan kalk\u0131p Drogheda\u2019ya giden gemilerin yolu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Sultan Abd\u00fclmecid, protokol gere\u011fi nakdi yard\u0131m\u0131 1.000 sterline indirmek zorunda kalsa da, “kalan miktar\u0131 g\u0131da ve tohum olarak g\u00f6nderece\u011fiz” diyerek emir verdi. Padi\u015fah\u0131n emriyle beraber \u0130stanbul ve Selanik limanlar\u0131ndan y\u00fcklenen g\u0131da dolu \u00fc\u00e7 b\u00fcy\u00fck gemi, haftalarca s\u00fcren zorlu bir yolculu\u011fa \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. \u0130ngiliz donanmas\u0131n\u0131n s\u0131k\u0131 denetimi alt\u0131ndaki Dublin Liman\u0131\u2019na yana\u015fmalar\u0131na izin verilmeyen bu gemiler, kaptanlar\u0131n\u0131n cesareti ve stratejik hamleleriyle birlikte kuzeye do\u011fru gizlice s\u00fcz\u00fcld\u00fc. Gemiler, b\u00fcy\u00fck bir gizlilikle Boyne Nehri\u2019nin a\u011fz\u0131na, yani Drogheda Liman\u0131\u2019na ula\u015ft\u0131. Tah\u0131llar, m\u0131s\u0131rlar ve tohumlar Drogheda halk\u0131na ula\u015ft\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, \u015fehirde bayram havas\u0131 esti. Halk, kendilerine binlerce kilometre \u00f6teden gelen bu “me\u00e7hul” dostlar\u0131n yard\u0131m\u0131yla ilk defa ger\u00e7ek bir umut \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fc. O an, \u0130rlanda halk\u0131n\u0131n kolektif haf\u0131zas\u0131na “T\u00fcrk” ismi, karanl\u0131kta uzanan bir yard\u0131m eli olarak kaz\u0131nd\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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