Ge\u00e7ti\u011fimiz g\u00fcnlerde Hollanda\u2019n\u0131n Lahey \u015fehrinde bir konferans i\u00e7in bulunuyordum. Program\u0131n bir par\u00e7as\u0131 olarak Avrasya Vakf\u0131\u2019n\u0131 ziyaret ettim. Vakf\u0131n de\u011ferli ba\u015fkan\u0131 Fatma Akta\u015f Han\u0131mefendi, bizleri yaln\u0131zca misafir etmekle kalmad\u0131, ayn\u0131 zamanda T\u00fcrk k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn derin misafirperverlik gelene\u011fini de bizlere ya\u015fatt\u0131.<\/p>\n
Tam d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde, otelden \u00e7\u0131kmaya haz\u0131rlan\u0131rken elimize bir \u00e7anta tutu\u015fturdu. \u00c7antan\u0131n i\u00e7i Hollanda\u2019n\u0131n \u00fcnl\u00fc laleleriyle doluydu. Siyah\u0131ndan beyaz\u0131na, k\u0131rm\u0131z\u0131-beyaz kar\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan ye\u015fil-beyaza kadar her renginden \u00f6zenle haz\u0131rlanm\u0131\u015f paketler\u2026 Ve bir de tembih: \u201cSak\u0131n unutmay\u0131n, mutlaka ekin!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Bu s\u00f6z kula\u011f\u0131mda \u00e7\u0131nlarken tarihin bize b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 izler g\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fcn \u00f6n\u00fcnden ge\u00e7ti. Laleler, y\u00fczy\u0131llar \u00f6nce Osmanl\u0131 topraklar\u0131ndan Avrupa\u2019ya g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f, Hollanda\u2019da \u201cLale \u00c7\u0131lg\u0131nl\u0131\u011f\u0131\u201dna yol a\u00e7m\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Bug\u00fcn ise tarih tekerr\u00fcr ediyor gibiydi. Y\u00fczy\u0131llar \u00f6nce bizden al\u0131nan bu \u00e7i\u00e7ekler, \u015fimdi Hollanda\u2019dan yeniden anavatana d\u00f6n\u00fcyor. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir \u00e7i\u00e7ek so\u011fan\u0131, asl\u0131nda koskoca bir tarih\u00ee yolculu\u011fun, k\u00fclt\u00fcrel haf\u0131zan\u0131n sembol\u00fc haline gelmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n Fatma Han\u0131m bununla da yetinmedi; ayr\u0131ca bir \u00e7anta da ka\u015far peynirleri haz\u0131rlam\u0131\u015f, her \u00e7e\u015fidinden ayr\u0131 ayr\u0131 koymu\u015ftu. Yani sadece laleleri de\u011fil, sofram\u0131z\u0131n tad\u0131n\u0131 da yan\u0131m\u0131za almam\u0131z\u0131 istedi. Bu incelik, T\u00fcrk misafirperverli\u011finin ne kadar k\u00f6kl\u00fc ve g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir gelenek oldu\u011funu bir kez daha g\u00f6sterdi.<\/p>\n K\u0131smetse, bu laleleri BULT\u00dcRK Derne\u011fi merkezimizin arka bah\u00e7esinde, mezarl\u0131k taraf\u0131na ekece\u011fiz. A\u00e7acak her lale, sadece bir \u00e7i\u00e7ek de\u011fil; dostlu\u011fumuzun, dayan\u0131\u015fmam\u0131z\u0131n ve k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fcze ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131n ni\u015fanesi olacak.<\/p>