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Merhaba dostlar\u0131m, Berlin\u2019in tarih kokan sokaklar\u0131na, h\u00fcrriyetin ve ayr\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n tam kalbine ho\u015f geldiniz! Ben rehberiniz olarak bug\u00fcn sizlere sadece ta\u015ftan ve betondan bir yap\u0131y\u0131 de\u011fil, bir \u015fehrin nas\u0131l ikiye b\u00f6l\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc, ailelerin nas\u0131l kopar\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve nihayetinde h\u00fcrriyet a\u015fk\u0131n\u0131n o devasa betonlar\u0131 nas\u0131l y\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlataca\u011f\u0131m. Haz\u0131rsan\u0131z, tarihin en h\u00fcz\u00fcnl\u00fc ama bir o kadar da umut dolu yolculu\u011funa, Berlin Duvar\u0131\u2019n\u0131n hikayesine ba\u015flayal\u0131m.<\/p>\n

Her \u015eey Bir Gecede Ba\u015flad\u0131<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asl\u0131nda her \u015fey \u0130kinci D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019n\u0131n bitimiyle ba\u015flad\u0131. Ma\u011flup Almanya ve ba\u015fkent Berlin, galip m\u00fcttefikler aras\u0131nda d\u00f6rt sekt\u00f6re b\u00f6l\u00fcnd\u00fc. \u015eehrin bu b\u00fcy\u00fck b\u00f6l\u00fcnmesinde her m\u00fcttefik g\u00fc\u00e7, Berlin\u2019in farkl\u0131 bir y\u00f6n\u00fcn\u00fc kontrol alt\u0131na ald\u0131:<\/p>\n

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  • Sovyet Sekt\u00f6r\u00fc:<\/strong> Pastan\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck paylar\u0131ndan biri Sovyetler Birli\u011fi\u2019ne aitti. Berlin\u2019in t\u00fcm do\u011fu yar\u0131s\u0131<\/strong> Sovyet y\u00f6netimine b\u0131rak\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Buras\u0131 daha sonra Do\u011fu Almanya\u2019n\u0131n (GDR) kalbi haline gelecekti.<\/li>\n
  • Frans\u0131z Sekt\u00f6r\u00fc:<\/strong> Berlin\u2019in kuzeybat\u0131<\/strong> k\u0131s\u0131mlar\u0131 Frans\u0131zlar\u0131n denetimi alt\u0131ndayd\u0131.<\/li>\n
  • \u0130ngiliz Sekt\u00f6r\u00fc:<\/strong> \u015eehrin bat\u0131<\/strong> b\u00f6lgelerinde \u0130ngiliz bayra\u011f\u0131 dalgalan\u0131yordu.<\/li>\n
  • Amerikan Sekt\u00f6r\u00fc:<\/strong> \u015eehrin g\u00fcneybat\u0131<\/strong> taraflar\u0131 ise Amerikal\u0131lar\u0131n sorumluluk alan\u0131yd\u0131.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Gelin, 1961 krizinin ve duvar\u0131n \u00f6r\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc o me\u015fhur y\u0131llar\u0131n “b\u00fcy\u00fck oyuncular\u0131na” hep birlikte bakal\u0131m:<\/p>\n

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    1. Sovyetler Birli\u011fi: Nikita Kru\u015f\u00e7ev (Nikita Khrushchev)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Do\u011fu blokunun ba\u015f\u0131nda, Bat\u0131 Berlin\u2019i “Sovyet bo\u011faz\u0131na tak\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir kemik” olarak nitelendiren Nikita Kru\u015f\u00e7ev<\/strong> vard\u0131. Berlin \u00fczerindeki bask\u0131y\u0131 art\u0131ran ve m\u00fcttefik kuvvetlerin \u015fehirden \u00e7ekilmesi i\u00e7in 1958’de o me\u015fhur \u00fcltimatomu veren ki\u015fi Kru\u015f\u00e7ev’dir. Checkpoint Charlie\u2019deki tank kar\u015f\u0131la\u015fmas\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda Kremlin\u2019deki hatt\u0131n di\u011fer ucunda o oturuyordu ve krizin \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fcm\u00fc i\u00e7in Kennedy ile do\u011frudan ileti\u015fim kuran isim de yine kendisiydi.<\/p>\n

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      1. Amerika Birle\u015fik Devletleri: John F. Kennedy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Sava\u015f\u0131n ve ayr\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n simgesi haline gelen o d\u00f6nemde Beyaz Saray’da gen\u00e7 ve kararl\u0131 bir lider olan John F. Kennedy<\/strong> vard\u0131. Kennedy, 1961’deki Viyana Zirvesi\u2019nde Kru\u015f\u00e7ev\u2019in sert diplomatik sald\u0131r\u0131lar\u0131na g\u00f6\u011f\u00fcs germi\u015f, duvar \u00f6r\u00fcld\u00fckten sonra ise “Bir duvar, bir sava\u015ftan \u00e7ok daha iyidir” diyerek bar\u0131\u015f\u0131 koruma yolunu se\u00e7mi\u015ftir. (Not: Krizin 1958’deki ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7 a\u015famas\u0131nda ise ABD Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Dwight D. Eisenhower<\/strong> idi).<\/p>\n

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        1. B\u00fcy\u00fck Britanya (Birle\u015fik Krall\u0131k): Harold Macmillan<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Britanya taraf\u0131nda ise Ba\u015fbakanl\u0131k koltu\u011funda Harold Macmillan<\/strong> oturuyordu. Britanya, Berlin’in bat\u0131 sekt\u00f6rlerini kontrol eden \u00fc\u00e7 m\u00fcttefik g\u00fc\u00e7ten biri olarak, \u00f6zellikle krizin diplomatik yollarla \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fclmesi ve Berlin\u2019in stat\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fcn korunmas\u0131 s\u00fcre\u00e7lerinde aktif rol oynam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n

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          1. Fransa: Charles de Gaulle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Berlin\u2019deki d\u00f6rt i\u015fgal g\u00fcc\u00fcnden biri olan Fransa’n\u0131n, o d\u00f6nemin Frans\u0131z lideri me\u015fhur General Charles de Gaulle\u2019<\/strong>du. Fransa, o d\u00f6nemde \u00f6zellikle Bat\u0131 Berlin \u00fczerindeki haklar\u0131ndan taviz verilmemesi konusunda en sert tutum sergileyen m\u00fcttefiklerden biriydi<\/p>\n

            Bu S\u0131n\u0131rlar G\u00fcnl\u00fck Hayatta Nereye Denk Geliyordu?<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Sizlerle bug\u00fcn Berlin sokaklar\u0131nda y\u00fcr\u00fcrken, asl\u0131nda bu tarihi s\u0131n\u0131rlar\u0131n tam \u00fczerinden ge\u00e7iyoruz. \u0130\u015fte o d\u00f6nemde d\u00fcnyay\u0131 ikiye ay\u0131ran o kritik noktalar:<\/p>\n

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            • Checkpoint Charlie (Friedrichstra\u00dfe ve Zimmerstra\u00dfe Kesi\u015fimi):<\/strong> Buras\u0131 belki de s\u0131n\u0131r\u0131n en ikonik noktas\u0131d\u0131r. Amerikan ve Sovyet sekt\u00f6rlerinin tam birle\u015fti\u011fi yer buras\u0131yd\u0131. Diplomatlar\u0131n ve yabanc\u0131lar\u0131n ge\u00e7ti\u011fi bu nokta, iki s\u00fcper g\u00fcc\u00fcn tanklar\u0131n\u0131n namlu namluya geldi\u011fi o me\u015fhur gerginli\u011fe sahne olmu\u015ftu.<\/li>\n
            • Brandenburg Kap\u0131s\u0131:<\/strong> Bug\u00fcn \u015fehrin gururu olan bu kap\u0131, b\u00f6l\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015f y\u0131llarda tam s\u0131n\u0131r hatt\u0131nda yer al\u0131yordu. Ne do\u011fuya ne de bat\u0131ya aitti; adeta bir “insans\u0131z b\u00f6lge” (no-man’s land) i\u00e7inde s\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131p kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/li>\n
            • Niederkirchnerstra\u00dfe (Eski ad\u0131yla Prinz-Albrecht-Stra\u00dfe):<\/strong> Bug\u00fcn Topography of Terror m\u00fczesinin bulundu\u011fu bu hat, Bat\u0131 Berlin’in Amerikan kontrol\u00fcndeki Kreuzberg semti ile Do\u011fu Berlin aras\u0131ndaki o keskin s\u0131n\u0131r\u0131 olu\u015fturuyordu. Duvar\u0131n en uzun orijinal kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131ndan birini hala bu sokak boyunca g\u00f6rebilirsiniz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Amerikan, \u0130ngiliz, Frans\u0131z ve Sovyet sekt\u00f6rleri. Ancak zamanla Bat\u0131 Berlin, kapitalist sistemin parlayan bir vitrini haline gelirken, Do\u011fu Berlin Sovyet tarz\u0131 bir bask\u0131 ve ekonomik durgunluk i\u00e7indeydi. 1949 ile 1961 y\u0131llar\u0131 aras\u0131nda, aralar\u0131nda m\u00fchendislerin, doktorlar\u0131n ve e\u011fitimli gen\u00e7lerin bulundu\u011fu 2,5 milyondan fazla insan, yani Do\u011fu Almanya n\u00fcfusunun yakla\u015f\u0131k %20\u2019si, daha iyi bir ya\u015fam umuduyla Bat\u0131\u2019ya ka\u00e7t\u0131. Do\u011fu Alman lider Walter Ulbricht, bu “beyin g\u00f6\u00e7\u00fcn\u00fc” durdurmak zorundayd\u0131.<\/p>\n

              Tarihler 13 A\u011fustos 1961\u2019i g\u00f6sterdi\u011finde, Berlinliler o me\u015fhur “Barbed Wire Sunday” (Dikenli Tel Pazar\u0131) sabah\u0131na uyand\u0131lar. Bir gecede \u015fehrin ortas\u0131ndan tel \u00f6rg\u00fcler ge\u00e7irilmi\u015f, yollar s\u00f6k\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f ve ula\u015f\u0131m hatlar\u0131 kesilmi\u015fti. Oysa Ulbricht, daha iki ay \u00f6nce bir bas\u0131n toplant\u0131s\u0131nda “Kimsenin bir duvar \u00f6rmeye niyeti yok!” demi\u015fti. Ama o teller k\u0131sa s\u00fcrede yerini g\u00f6zetleme kuleleriyle donat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f devasa beton bloklara b\u0131rakt\u0131.<\/p>\n

              Sadece Bir Duvar De\u011fil, Bir “\u00d6l\u00fcm Sistemi”<\/p>\n

              Arkada\u015flar, buraya bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda sadece bir duvar g\u00f6rmeyin. Berlin Duvar\u0131 asl\u0131nda 155 kilometreden uzun, \u00e7ift katl\u0131 ve son derece karma\u015f\u0131k bir sistemdi. \u0130ki duvar aras\u0131nda “\u00d6l\u00fcm \u015eeridi” (Todesstreifen) dedi\u011fimiz bir alan vard\u0131. Bu alanda ayak izlerini belli eden taranm\u0131\u015f kumlar, may\u0131nlar, otomatik silahlar ve geceyi g\u00fcnd\u00fcze \u00e7eviren projekt\u00f6rler bulunuyordu. N\u00f6bet\u00e7ilere ka\u00e7maya \u00e7al\u0131\u015fanlar\u0131 vurma emri verilmi\u015fti. Bu utan\u00e7 duvar\u0131n\u0131 a\u015fmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rken en az 140 ki\u015fi hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybetti. 1962 y\u0131l\u0131nda vurulup “\u00f6l\u00fcm \u015feridinde” bir saat boyunca kan kayb\u0131ndan can veren 18 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki Peter Fechter, bu trajedinin d\u00fcnya \u00e7ap\u0131ndaki sembol\u00fc oldu.<\/p>\n

              Checkpoint Charlie: D\u00fcnyan\u0131n Nefesini Tuttu\u011fu Nokta<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \u015eimdi gelin, en me\u015fhur ge\u00e7i\u015f noktam\u0131za, Checkpoint Charlie\u2019ye gidelim. Buras\u0131 m\u00fcttefik diplomatlar\u0131n ve yabanc\u0131lar\u0131n ge\u00e7ebildi\u011fi tek karayolu noktas\u0131yd\u0131. 1961 y\u0131l\u0131n\u0131n Ekim ay\u0131nda d\u00fcnya burada \u00dc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019n\u0131n e\u015fi\u011fine geldi. Amerikal\u0131 diplomat Allan Lightner\u2019\u0131n kimlik g\u00f6stermeyi reddetmesi \u00fczerine ba\u015flayan kriz, Amerikan ve Sovyet tanklar\u0131n\u0131n namlular\u0131n\u0131 birbirine do\u011frultarak sadece 100 metre mesafede kar\u015f\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131ya gelmesine neden oldu. 16 saat s\u00fcren bu gergin bekleyi\u015f, Kennedy ve Kru\u015f\u00e7ev aras\u0131ndaki gizli pazarl\u0131klarla tanklar\u0131n kademeli olarak geri \u00e7ekilmesiyle son buldu.<\/p>\n

              Dostlar\u0131m, \u015fimdi tarihin en heyecan verici ve duygusal anlar\u0131ndan birine, 26 Haziran 1963 sabah\u0131na gidelim. O g\u00fcn Amerika Birle\u015fik Devletleri Ba\u015fkan\u0131 John F. Kennedy, Berlin Duvar\u0131’n\u0131n g\u00f6lgesindeki bu \u015fehre gelerek t\u00fcm d\u00fcnyaya h\u00fcrriyetin sesini duyurmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n

              Asl\u0131nda Kennedy’nin bu ziyareti, 1961’deki o gergin tank kar\u015f\u0131la\u015fmas\u0131ndan ve Kru\u015f\u00e7ev ile yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131, kendisini olduk\u00e7a sarsan Viyana Zirvesi’nden sonra Bat\u0131 Berlin halk\u0131na verilmi\u015f en b\u00fcy\u00fck moral deste\u011fiy Dostlar\u0131m, \u015fimdi tarihin en heyecan verici ve duygusal anlar\u0131ndan birine, 26 Haziran 1963 sabah\u0131na gidelim. O g\u00fcn Amerika Birle\u015fik Devletleri Ba\u015fkan\u0131 John F. Kennedy, Berlin Duvar\u0131’n\u0131n g\u00f6lgesindeki bu \u015fehre gelerek t\u00fcm d\u00fcnyaya h\u00fcrriyetin sesini duyurmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n

              Asl\u0131nda Kennedy’nin bu ziyareti, 1961’deki o gergin tank kar\u015f\u0131la\u015fmas\u0131ndan ve Kru\u015f\u00e7ev ile yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131, kendisini olduk\u00e7a sarsan Viyana Zirvesi’nden sonra Bat\u0131 Berlin halk\u0131na verilmi\u015f en b\u00fcy\u00fck moral deste\u011fiydi. Kennedy o g\u00fcn Checkpoint Charlie’ye bizzat gelmi\u015f; kurulan bir platformun \u00fczerine \u00e7\u0131karak utan\u00e7 duvar\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinden Do\u011fu Berlin’e, o demir perdenin arkas\u0131na bakm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Duvar\u0131n in\u015fas\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda “Bir sava\u015f yapmaktan \u00e7ok daha iyidir” dese de, oradaki o platformda dururken ayr\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n ve bask\u0131n\u0131n fiziksel ger\u00e7ekli\u011fini bizzat yerinde g\u00f6rm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr.<\/p>\n

              Ard\u0131ndan Sch\u00f6neberg Belediye Binas\u0131’n\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnde toplanan y\u00fcz binlerce Berlinlinin kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f ve o efsanevi “Ich bin ein Berliner” (Ben bir Berlinliyim) c\u00fcmlesini hayk\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bu sadece d\u00f6rt kelime de\u011fildir; o an, \u00f6zg\u00fcr d\u00fcnyan\u0131n Berlin’in yan\u0131nda oldu\u011funun ve bu \u015fehrin asla yaln\u0131z b\u0131rak\u0131lmayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131n en g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc diplomatik ve insani kan\u0131t\u0131 olarak tarihe ge\u00e7mi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n

              Bug\u00fcn Checkpoint Charlie’de y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fczde kar\u015f\u0131n\u0131za \u00e7\u0131kan devasa asker portrelerinden Amerikal\u0131 \u00e7avu\u015f Jeff Harper’\u0131n foto\u011fraf\u0131, asl\u0131nda o d\u00f6nemlerden itibaren kurulan bu sars\u0131lmaz m\u00fcttefiklik ba\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve 1994’te \u015fehirden ayr\u0131lan son m\u00fcttefik askerlerini onurland\u0131rmak i\u00e7in oradad\u0131r. Kennedy’nin o g\u00fcnk\u00fc ziyareti, Berlinlilerin zihninde duvarlar\u0131n bir g\u00fcn y\u0131k\u0131labilece\u011fine dair en b\u00fcy\u00fck umut \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 olmu\u015ftur.<\/p>\n

              H\u00fcrriyet A\u015fk\u0131 Engel Tan\u0131maz<\/strong><\/p>\n

              Peki, insanlar bu korkun\u00e7 engeli a\u015fmak i\u00e7in neler yapmad\u0131 ki? Duvar\u0131n hikayesi ayn\u0131 zamanda inan\u0131lmaz bir yarat\u0131c\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n hikayesidir. Kendi s\u0131cak hava balonlar\u0131n\u0131 dikip ailece havadan ka\u00e7anlar, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcc\u00fck bir Isetta araban\u0131n motor b\u00f6lmesine saklananlar, hatta m\u00fchendis Bernd Boettger gibi kendi yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 mini denizalt\u0131yla Balt\u0131k Denizi\u2019ni a\u015fanlar vard\u0131. Baz\u0131lar\u0131 ise binalar\u0131n alt\u0131ndan aylar s\u00fcren kaz\u0131larla t\u00fcneller a\u00e7arak onlarca ki\u015fiyi h\u00fcrriyete kavu\u015fturdu.<\/p>\n

              Ve O Muazzam Gece: 9 Kas\u0131m 1989<\/strong><\/p>\n

              Her karanl\u0131k gecenin bir sabah\u0131 vard\u0131r derler ya, Berlin i\u00e7in de o sabah 1989 y\u0131l\u0131n\u0131n Kas\u0131m ay\u0131nda geldi. Do\u011fu Bloku\u2019ndaki reform r\u00fczgarlar\u0131 ve artan halk protestolar\u0131 rejimi k\u00f6\u015feye s\u0131k\u0131\u015ft\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. 9 Kas\u0131m ak\u015fam\u0131, Do\u011fu Alman yetkili G\u00fcnter Schabowski, yeni seyahat d\u00fczenlemelerinin hemen, gecikmeden y\u00fcr\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011fe girece\u011fini yanl\u0131\u015fl\u0131kla duyurunca, binlerce insan s\u0131n\u0131r kap\u0131lar\u0131na dayand\u0131. \u015ea\u015fk\u0131n s\u0131n\u0131r muhaf\u0131zlar\u0131 emir alamasalar da kalabal\u0131\u011f\u0131n bask\u0131s\u0131na dayanamay\u0131p kap\u0131lar\u0131 a\u00e7t\u0131lar. O gece Berlin, tarihinin en b\u00fcy\u00fck bayram\u0131n\u0131 ya\u015fad\u0131; insanlar duvar\u0131n \u00fczerine \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p \u015fampanyalar patlatt\u0131lar, balyozlarla o beton y\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n\u0131 par\u00e7alad\u0131lar.<\/p>\n

              Bug\u00fcn Ne Kald\u0131?<\/strong><\/p>\n

              Dostlar\u0131m, bug\u00fcn Berlin\u2019de y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fczde yerde \u00e7ift s\u0131ra parke ta\u015flar\u0131 g\u00f6receksiniz; i\u015fte o ta\u015flar duvar\u0131n ge\u00e7ti\u011fi hatt\u0131 i\u015faret ediyor. Bug\u00fcn Bernauer Stra\u00dfe\u2019deki an\u0131t alan\u0131nda duvar\u0131n orijinal halini g\u00f6rebilir, East Side Gallery\u2019de d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en uzun a\u00e7\u0131k hava sanat galerisine d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f duvar par\u00e7alar\u0131n\u0131 inceleyebilirsiniz.<\/p>\n

              Berlin Duvar\u0131, sadece bir \u015fehrin b\u00f6l\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015fl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc de\u011fil, insan ruhunun bask\u0131ya boyun e\u011fmeyece\u011fini ve h\u00fcrriyetin her t\u00fcrl\u00fc betondan daha g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc oldu\u011funu bize hat\u0131rlat\u0131yor. Gezimizin bu k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131 bitirirken, bu trajedilerin bir daha ya\u015fanmamas\u0131n\u0131 diliyorum. Sorular\u0131n\u0131z varsa cevaplamaktan mutluluk duyar\u0131m!<\/p>\n

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