{"id":5955,"date":"2020-02-14T08:25:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T05:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/?p=5955"},"modified":"2022-08-07T19:16:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T16:16:11","slug":"uyumayan-sehir-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/uyumayan-sehir-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Uyumayan \u015fehir New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bir tela\u015f ki New York\u2019ta sormay\u0131n gitsin. \u201cUyumayan \u015fehir\u201d (City never sleeps) diyorlar ya hani, yetmez bence; durmayan, susmayan, doymayan\u2026 \u015fehir, buras\u0131. Ba\u015f d\u00f6nd\u00fcr\u00fcr\u00fcyor tela\u015f\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sabah erken saatlerde ba\u015flayan heyecan, ben o saatte uyand\u0131\u011f\u0131m i\u00e7in g\u00f6z\u00fcme yeni ba\u015fl\u0131yormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015f herhalde; zira anlad\u0131m ki ne bitmek biliyor bu \u015fehirde hayat, ne ba\u015flamak haliyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York ve di\u011ferleri diye ikiye ay\u0131rmak laz\u0131m Amerika\u2019y\u0131. Amerika\u2019da ya\u015fayan bir arkada\u015f\u0131 ziyarete giden babas\u0131, bir\u00e7ok eyaleti gezdikten sonra New York\u2019u g\u00f6r\u00fcnce; \u201cBu \u015fehri g\u00f6rmesem Amerika\u2019y\u0131 hep tarla bah\u00e7e zannedecektim yahu, Amerika bu olsa gerek\u201d demi\u015f! B\u00f6yle bir yer New York; \u201c\u0130\u015fte Amerika\u201d dedirtiyor insana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 havaya kald\u0131r\u0131nca, g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fc g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyor adeta g\u00f6kdelenlerden. Eriyor insan New York\u2019ta, hi\u00e7li\u011fini hat\u0131rl\u0131yor. Kim kime, dum duma hayat burada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bir yanda tak\u0131m elbisesinin alt\u0131na giydi\u011fi spor ayakkab\u0131lar\u0131yla i\u015fe yeti\u015fmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan insanlar, di\u011fer yanda umurumda m\u0131 yalan d\u00fcnya dercesine g\u00f6zlerinize bakan berdu\u015flar. Ama enteresan olan hepsinin elinde birer kahve. Garip geliyor g\u00f6z\u00fcme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starbucks neredeyse her k\u00f6\u015fe ba\u015f\u0131nda ve hemen her elde. Kapitalizmin \u00fcretti\u011fi tek tiplik mi, yoksa ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn do\u011fal bir sonucu mu bu? Kestiremiyorum a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7as\u0131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berdu\u015f demi\u015fken, baz\u0131lar\u0131 sadece tecr\u00fcbe, Amerikan tabiriyle \u201cexperience\u201d  i\u00e7in ya\u015f\u0131yor bu hayat\u0131 bir s\u00fcreli\u011fine, hem de gayet zengin olduklar\u0131 halde. Onun i\u00e7in elim gitmiyor cebime, izliyorum sadece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biz Times Meydan\u0131\u2019nda bir otelde kald\u0131k, b\u00f6ylece buran\u0131n g\u00fcnd\u00fcz\u00fc kadar gecesinin de tad\u0131na vard\u0131k. 1904\u2019te The New York Times<\/em> gazetesinin genel merkezinin buraya ta\u015f\u0131nmas\u0131ndan sonra Times Square ismini alm\u0131\u015f \u00fcnl\u00fc meydan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Times Square gecenin nevrini d\u00f6nd\u00fcr\u00fcyor adeta. Devasa reklam panolar\u0131 g\u00fcnd\u00fcz gibi ayd\u0131nlat\u0131yor etraf\u0131. Ak\u0131l almaz bir kalabal\u0131k var bu meydanda her an. Ne bir manzara, ne bir huzur var burada ama insanlar oluk oluk akmakta. Ayn\u0131 anda ka\u00e7 dil duydu\u011fumu hat\u0131rlam\u0131yorum bile, belki 8, belki 10, belki daha da fazla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meydan\u0131 izlemek i\u00e7in koyulmu\u015f merdivenlere oturup yorgunlu\u011fumuzu atmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yoruz biz de ama ne m\u00fcmk\u00fcn bu harekette. D\u00fcnyan\u0131n \u00f6zeti burada sanki. Evet evet, \u00f6zet ge\u00e7iyor sanki bana d\u00fcnya; insanlar\u0131n renklerini, dillerini, bi\u00e7imlerini\u2026 Bir film \u015feridi sanki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u015eu me\u015fhur Broadway tiyatrolar\u0131 da yine burada. Vaktiniz varsa izleyin mutlaka. \u0130yi \u0130ngilizce bilmeniz \u015fart de\u011fil, havaya girmek i\u00e7in ak\u0131\u015fa b\u0131rakman\u0131z yeterli kendinizi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al\u0131\u015fveri\u015f gibi bir tutkunuz ve cebinizde de paran\u0131z varsa me\u015fhur 5. Cadde (5th Avenue) de burada yer almakta. Biz al\u0131\u015fveri\u015fi outletlerden yapt\u0131k. Yeri gelmi\u015fken bahsetmekte fayda var. Amerika al\u0131\u015fveri\u015f i\u00e7in ger\u00e7ekten ideal bir yer. Kaliteli markalar\u0131n neredeyse tamam\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ok uygun fiyatlara almak m\u00fcmk\u00fcn. Onun i\u00e7in Amerika seyahatinizde mutlaka yan\u0131n\u0131zda bo\u015f bir valiz bulundurun derim. Ama bunun i\u00e7in biraz yol gidip outletleri bulmak laz\u0131m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be\u015finci Cadde’nin 40. Cadde ile kesi\u015fti\u011fi yerde bulunan, 53 milyonluk koleksiyonuyla d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck k\u00fct\u00fcphaneleri aras\u0131nda g\u00f6sterilen -Amerika’n\u0131n ikinci, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc b\u00fcy\u00fck k\u00fct\u00fcphanesi- New York Halk K\u00fct\u00fcphanesi de yine g\u00f6r\u00fclecekler aras\u0131nda yer almakta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rockefeller Center isimli g\u00f6kdelen de 5. Cadde\u2019nin \u00fcst\u00fcnde.  Buran\u0131n 80. kat\u0131ndan \u015fehri izlemek m\u00fcmk\u00fcn. 80 kat\u0131 saniyeler i\u00e7inde \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yorsunuz ve \u015fehir ayaklar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131n alt\u0131nda. \u015eehrin \u00f6nemli g\u00f6zlem noktalar\u0131ndan bir di\u011feri olan Empire State Binas\u0131\u2019na g\u00f6re daha geni\u015f bir a\u00e7\u0131 sundu\u011fundan, biz \u015fehri Rockefeller Center\u2019den izlemeyi tercih ettik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bu \u015fehirde bir iki yer d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda, gezip g\u00f6r\u00fclecek tarihi mekan aramay\u0131n bo\u015funa. New York\u2019un, hatta \u00fclkenin tarihi malum…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On be\u015finci y\u00fczy\u0131la kadar sadece K\u0131z\u0131lderililer varm\u0131\u015f bu topraklarda. Sonra ise beyaz adam ula\u015fm\u0131\u015f b\u00f6lgeye. Buraya ilk gelen koloniciler Hollandal\u0131lar olmu\u015f ve 1615 y\u0131l\u0131nda New Amsterdam koymu\u015flar ad\u0131n\u0131. B\u00f6lge daha sonra \u0130ngiliz kolonilerinin eline ge\u00e7mi\u015f ve kentin ad\u0131 1664 y\u0131l\u0131nda New York olarak de\u011fi\u015ftirilmi\u015f. O g\u00fcnden bug\u00fcne kadar ac\u0131larla, h\u0131rslarla yo\u011frula yo\u011frula b\u00fcy\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f New York, kalabal\u0131kla\u015fm\u0131\u015f ve Amerika\u2019n\u0131n \u201cmelting pot\u201d (eritme potas\u0131) tan\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n en iyi \u00f6rneklerinden biri olmu\u015f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York\u2019ta bir katedral vard\u0131 akl\u0131mda kalan; St. Patricks Cathedral.  G\u00f6kdelenlerin aras\u0131nda s\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131p kalm\u0131\u015f o da. Rockefeller Center\u2019in kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda yer almakta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ve Carnegie Hall. D\u00fcnyan\u0131n en \u00fcnl\u00fc konser salonu. Bir sanat\u00e7\u0131 burada konser verebiliyorsa \u201colmu\u015ftur\u201d bir manada. Sezen Aksu, Sertab Erener, Faz\u0131l Say, Cihat A\u015fk\u0131n, Burcu G\u00f6ker, H\u00fcsn\u00fc \u015eenlendirici burada konser veren T\u00fcrk sanat\u00e7\u0131lar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u015eehrin en \u00f6nemli sembollerinden olan \u00d6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck Heykeli var s\u0131rada. Amerika\u2019n\u0131n kurulu\u015funun 100. y\u0131ld\u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fc nedeniyle Frans\u0131zlar taraf\u0131ndan verilmi\u015f bir hediye bu an\u0131t asl\u0131nda. Ama Osmanl\u0131\u2019ya kadar uzan\u0131yor \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fc. Yedi k\u0131tay\u0131 simgeleyen 7 dikenli ta\u00e7 bulunmakta an\u0131t\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda ve bir kitabe elinde, ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131zl\u0131k g\u00fcn\u00fc olan 4 Temmuz\u2019un yaz\u0131l\u0131 oldu\u011fu. \u00d6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck An\u0131t\u0131 \u201cLiberty Island\u201d isimli adada yer al\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hemen yak\u0131n\u0131ndaki Ellis Adas\u0131 1950 y\u0131l\u0131na kadar yakla\u015f\u0131k 12 milyon g\u00f6\u00e7menin umuda yolculu\u011funun ge\u00e7i\u015f kap\u0131s\u0131, belki de g\u00f6zya\u015f\u0131n\u0131n adas\u0131 olmu\u015f. Kay\u0131tlara g\u00f6re 200.000 Osmanl\u0131 vatanda\u015f\u0131 da 1900\u2019l\u00fc y\u0131llarda bu kap\u0131dan ge\u00e7mi\u015f umut yolunda Amerika\u2019ya. \u015eimdilerde adada G\u00f6\u00e7men M\u00fczesi hizmet veriyor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New York City; New Jersey, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens ve Manhattan b\u00f6lgelerinden olu\u015fuyor ama genelde New York denince akla gelen ilk b\u00f6lge Manhattan oluyor. Asl\u0131nda bir ada olan Manhattan da ba\u015fl\u0131ca 3 b\u00f6l\u00fcmden olu\u015fuyor: Adan\u0131n \u00fcst k\u0131sm\u0131 Uptown (Central Park ve yukar\u0131s\u0131), ortas\u0131 Midtown (Central Park ile SoHo aras\u0131ndaki b\u00f6l\u00fcm) ve alt k\u0131sm\u0131 Downtown (Soho\u2019dan Battery Park\u2019a kadar olan alt k\u0131s\u0131m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biz her sabah Manhattan\u2019da G\u00fcll\u00fco\u011flu\u2019nda halis muhlis T\u00fcrk kahvalt\u0131s\u0131 yapt\u0131k. Evet evet yanl\u0131\u015f duymad\u0131n\u0131z, Manhattan\u2019da bir \u015fubesi var ve biz her ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131z s\u0131k\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131nda orada ald\u0131k solu\u011fu. Zira Amerika\u2019da a\u011f\u0131z tad\u0131m\u0131za g\u00f6re ekmek bulmak neredeyse imkans\u0131z. Peynir \u00e7e\u015fitleri de ayn\u0131 \u015fekilde s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131l\u0131. Sizin i\u00e7in de iyi bir alternatif olabilir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manhattan\u2019\u0131n ortas\u0131nda yer alan Central Park tek kelimeyle inan\u0131lmaz. \u00c7\u00f6lde su bulmak gibi bir \u015fey. Ba\u015fd\u00f6nd\u00fcr\u00fcc\u00fc New York\u2019un tam kalbine inmi\u015f bir huzur gibi. G\u00f6z alabildi\u011fine ye\u015fillik, g\u00f6ller, hayvanlar ve daha bir\u00e7ok \u015fey var burada. E\u011fer vaktiniz varsa en az yar\u0131m g\u00fcn ay\u0131rman\u0131z\u0131 ve bisikletle gezmenizi \u00f6neririm Central Park\u2019ta. Hatta New York gezinizin en son g\u00fcn\u00fcne b\u0131rak\u0131p b\u00fct\u00fcn yorgunlu\u011funuzu atarak eve d\u00f6nmek de iyi bir se\u00e7enek olabilir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hemen park\u0131n yan\u0131ba\u015f\u0131nda Metropolitan M\u00fczesi yer almakta. Sanat tutkunlar\u0131 i\u00e7in iyi bir se\u00e7enek olabilir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manhattan adas\u0131n\u0131n en g\u00fcneyi ise d\u00fcnyan\u0131n finans merkezi (Financial District). Ve New York Borsas\u0131\u2019n\u0131n da bulundu\u011fu me\u015fhur Wall Street i\u015fte bu b\u00f6lgede yer almakta. Ad\u0131n\u0131, b\u00f6lgeye sald\u0131rmas\u0131 beklenen \u0130ngilizler\u2019e kar\u015f\u0131 Hollandal\u0131lar taraf\u0131ndan in\u015fa edilen duvar\u0131n 1699 y\u0131l\u0131nda y\u0131k\u0131lmas\u0131ndan sonra a\u00e7\u0131lan sokaktan alm\u0131\u015f. Hemen \u00f6n\u00fcnde ise borsan\u0131n bereketini simgeleyen bo\u011fa heykeli bulunmakta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ve 11 Eyl\u00fcl 2001. Amerika\u2019n\u0131n h\u00fcz\u00fcnl\u00fc sonbahar\u0131n\u0131n ad\u0131. Sald\u0131r\u0131 sonras\u0131nda y\u0131k\u0131lan \u0130kiz Kuleler\u2019in bulundu\u011fu yere, birer an\u0131t park in\u015fa edilmi\u015f ve sald\u0131r\u0131da hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybedenlerin isimleri yaz\u0131lm\u0131\u015f. \u00d6ylesine kapt\u0131rm\u0131\u015f\u0131z ki kendimizi d\u00fcnyaya, hi\u00e7 \u00f6lmeyecek gibi bir ko\u015fturmaca var her an\u0131m\u0131zda. B\u00f6yle olaylarla anl\u0131yor insan belki de. \u00dcstad\u0131n s\u00f6zleri geliyor o an akl\u0131ma: \u201cYa\u011f\u0131z atl\u0131 s\u00fcvari ko\u015ftur at\u0131n\u0131 ko\u015ftur, Sonunda kabre \u00e7\u0131kar bu yolun k\u0131vr\u0131mlar\u0131\u201d. S\u00f6ylenmedik c\u00fcmlenin hasreti duda\u011f\u0131nda yitmi\u015f nice insan\u2026 D\u00fcnyan\u0131n bir daha b\u00f6yle al\u00e7ak bir sald\u0131r\u0131 g\u00f6rmemesi duas\u0131yla ayr\u0131l\u0131yoruz oradan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York’un en \u00f6nemli sembollerinden biri de Brooklyn K\u00f6pr\u00fcs\u00fc. New York’un 5 b\u00f6lgesinden en \u00f6nemli ikisini, yani Brooklyn ile Manhattan’\u0131 birbirine ba\u011flayan bu k\u00f6pr\u00fc hem ara\u00e7 hem de yaya trafi\u011fine a\u00e7\u0131k. Ayr\u0131ca bir de bisiklet \u015feridi var. Bo\u011faz K\u00f6pr\u00fcs\u00fc\u2019nden bisikletle ge\u00e7ildi\u011fini hayal ettim bir an, ne g\u00fczel olurdu… Bu hayale Brooklyn K\u00f6pr\u00fcs\u00fc\u2019n\u00fc bisikletle ge\u00e7erek yakla\u015fabilirsiniz belki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harlem, China Town ve Little Italy\u2026 O potada erimekle erimemek aras\u0131nda kalm\u0131\u015f \u00fc\u00e7 farkl\u0131 ya\u015fam\u0131 anlat\u0131yor buralar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afrika k\u00f6kenli sakinleri ile \u00f6zde\u015fle\u015fmi\u015f olan Harlem ismine filmlerden a\u015finas\u0131n\u0131zd\u0131r muhtemelen. Hani \u015fu korku senaryolar\u0131 yaz\u0131lan, aman dikkat uyar\u0131lar\u0131yla \u00f6zde\u015fle\u015fen. Ben bu t\u00fcr s\u00f6ylemlerde hep bilin\u00e7li bir m\u00fcbala\u011fa oldu\u011funa inanm\u0131\u015f\u0131md\u0131r. Gezdi\u011fim hemen her yerde de bu hissimi ve fikrimi do\u011frulad\u0131m. Harlem\u2019de de \u00f6yle. Orada da aileler geziyor, sevimli mi sevimli \u00e7ocuklar size g\u00fcl\u00fcms\u00fcyor\u2026 Tek fark siyahi olmalar\u0131. Malum \u00e7ok de\u011fil bundan 50 y\u0131l \u00f6nce Amerika\u2019da \u0131rk\u00e7\u0131l\u0131k yasayla destekleniyordu. Belki bu korku s\u00f6ylemleri de hazmedilememi\u015f b\u00fct\u00fcnle\u015fmelerin bir sonucudur kim bilir!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bir r\u00fcya m\u0131 New York yoksa bir uyan\u0131\u015f m\u0131 bilinmez ama sonsuza kadar kalacak gibi ak\u0131lda\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ve kimini vedan\u0131n h\u00fczn\u00fc sarar ayr\u0131l\u0131rken New York\u2019tan, kimini ka\u00e7\u0131\u015f\u0131n \u015f\u00fckr\u00fc\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c7ok \u015f\u00fck\u00fcr ki vard\u0131k vatana, dar\u0131s\u0131 d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f yolu g\u00f6zleyen herkesin ba\u015f\u0131na\u2026 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bir tela\u015f ki New York\u2019ta sormay\u0131n gitsin. \u201cUyumayan \u015fehir\u201d (City never sleeps) diyorlar ya hani, yetmez bence; durmayan, susmayan, doymayan\u2026 \u015fehir, buras\u0131. Ba\u015f d\u00f6nd\u00fcr\u00fcr\u00fcyor tela\u015f\u0131. Sabah erken saatlerde ba\u015flayan heyecan, ben o saatte uyand\u0131\u011f\u0131m i\u00e7in g\u00f6z\u00fcme yeni ba\u015fl\u0131yormu\u015f gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015f herhalde; zira anlad\u0131m ki ne bitmek biliyor bu \u015fehirde hayat, ne ba\u015flamak haliyle. New York […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":5944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[541,704,705,591,574,902,495],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5955","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ailemizden","8":"category-amerika-birlesik-devletleri","9":"category-new-york-gezi-rehberi","10":"category-sehir-tatili","11":"category-seyahat-ve-tatil-fikirleri","12":"category-vitrin","13":"category-yerler"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.turkishairlines.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}