{"id":96362,"date":"2016-04-27T18:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/?p=96362"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:57:15","slug":"trt-kent-radyo-istanbulun-konuguydu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.remgo.com\/11\/trt-kent-radyo-istanbulun-konuguydu\/","title":{"rendered":"TRT Kent Radyo \u0130stanbul&#8217;un konu\u011fuydu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>27 Nisan 2016 g\u00fcn\u00fc TRT Kent Radyo&#8217;da Sevgili \u0130stanbul kitab\u0131n\u0131n tan\u0131t\u0131m\u0131 vard\u0131. Programda kitapla ilgili yakla\u015f\u0131k 20 dakika s\u00fcren bir s\u00f6yle\u015fi yapt\u0131k. Kayd\u0131 a\u015fa\u011f\u0131daki linkte bulabilirsiniz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/262317978&amp;color=00aabb&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/remgo-213467497\/trt-kent-radyo-sevgili-istanbul-roportaji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">TRT Kent Radyo 27.04.2016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trt-kent-radyo-sevgili-istanbul-roportaji\">TRT Kent Radyo Sevgili \u0130stanbul Roportaj\u0131<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biz b\u00f6yle bir kentte ya\u015fad\u0131k m\u0131? Yoksa o g\u00fcnler bir r\u00fcya m\u0131yd\u0131? Bug\u00fcn \u0130stanbul&#8217;un beyefendileri ve han\u0131mefendiler ile kentin de\u011fi\u015fen ge\u00e7mi\u015fine bir yolculu\u011fa \u00e7\u0131k\u0131yoruz. Bu yolculukta Beyaz\u0131t tan Sultanahmet&#8217;teki okuluna giden \u00e7ocu\u011fun heyecan\u0131, Ey\u00fcp Sultan&#8217;da g\u00fcvercinlere yem atan k\u0131z \u00e7ocu\u011funun mutlulu\u011fu, Narl\u0131 kap\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kmaz\u0131nda kesi\u015fen hayatlar, Nevizade d\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc, Ye\u015fil\u00e7am&#8217;\u0131n parlak y\u0131llar\u0131, Fatih&#8217;in ah\u015fap evlerinden y\u00fckselen k\u00f6m\u00fcr duman\u0131, Ni\u015fanta\u015f\u0131 sokaklar\u0131n\u0131n parf\u00fcm\u00fc var. Yirmi \u00e7ok \u00f6zel ismin eski \u0130stanbul&#8217;da ya\u015fad\u0131klar\u0131, s\u00fcrprizleri, hayal k\u0131r\u0131kl\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131, \u00e7ocukluk y\u0131llar\u0131n\u0131n masum an\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 bir araya toplayan Sevgili \u0130stanbul kitab\u0131n\u0131 yazar\u0131 Remzi G\u00f6kda\u011f anlatacak. Remzi G\u00f6kda\u011f Ho\u015f geldiniz.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merhabalar, ho\u015f bulduk. \u0130stanbul&#8217;un radyosunda hem de bu kitapla. Bulundu\u011fumuz mekan da \u00e7ok \u00f6zel. \u0130stanbul&#8217;un g\u00f6zbebeklerinden, simgelerinden TRT Harbiye binas\u0131nday\u0131z. Bu binan\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcnden her ge\u00e7ti\u011fimde duvarlarda yank\u0131lanan sesleri hat\u0131rl\u0131yorum. \u015eansl\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z b\u00f6yle bir binada \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmaktan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bizde bu mekan\u0131n nas\u0131l bir yer oldu\u011funun fark\u0131nda olan ve k\u0131ymetini bilen konuklar\u0131m\u0131z oldu\u011funda daha mutlu oluyoruz. Ger\u00e7ekten bizim i\u00e7in de \u00e7ok g\u00fczel bir mekan. \u00c7ok \u00f6zel bir kitap haz\u0131rlam\u0131\u015fs\u0131n\u0131z. Ger\u00e7ekten yirmi, \u00e7ok \u00f6zel ve \u00f6nemli ismin \u0130stanbul&#8217;la ilgili hat\u0131rlad\u0131klar\u0131, an\u0131lar\u0131, \u00f6zlemleri, ac\u0131lar\u0131 var i\u00e7inde. Ama \u00f6nce sizin \u0130stanbul&#8217;u dinlemek istiyoruz.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1968 y\u0131l\u0131nda \u0130stanbul&#8217;da do\u011fdum. E\u011fitimimi \u0130stanbul&#8217;da tamamlad\u0131m. Bas\u0131n-yay\u0131n Y\u00fcksek Okulu&#8217;ndan mezun oldum. Daha sonra da gazetecilik mesle\u011fine yine \u0130stanbul&#8217;da ba\u015flad\u0131m. Yani hayat\u0131m\u0131n her d\u00f6neminde \u0130stanbul vard\u0131. \u0130stanbul benim i\u00e7in de \u00e7ok \u00f6zel an\u0131lar\u0131 olan ve \u00e7ok \u00f6zel yeri olan bir kent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bu kent i\u00e7in bir \u015feyler yapmam gerekti\u011fini hissediyordum. Bir borcum oldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyordum ve bu borcu bu kitab\u0131 haz\u0131rlayarak, okurlara ileterek yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131ma inan\u0131yorum. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc sizin de belirtti\u011finiz gibi kitapta \u00e7ok de\u011ferli yirmi ki\u015fi var. Bunlar\u0131n bir k\u0131sm\u0131 bug\u00fcn aram\u0131zda de\u011filler. Bu ki\u015filerin ya\u015farken bu an\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 derleyip gelecek ku\u015faklara aktarmak \u00f6nemli bir sorumluluktu. Az da olsa \u0130stanbul&#8217;a kar\u015f\u0131 olan sorumlulu\u011fumu yerine getirdi\u011fimi inan\u0131yorum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yirmi isim dedik. Ben \u00f6nce bir 20 ismi saymak istiyorum. Hi\u00e7birini atlamadan, es ge\u00e7meden Safa \u00d6nal, Ayd\u0131n Boysan, H\u0131fz\u0131 Topuz, Do\u011fan Kuban, Nurettin S\u00f6zen, Adalet A\u011fao\u011flu, Hamdi Arpac\u0131, Murat Belge, Hasan Pulur, Haldun G\u00fcrel, Muhterem Nur, O\u011fuz Atalay, M\u00fcjdat Gezen, Ara G\u00fcler, Halit K\u0131van\u00e7, R\u00fckn\u00fc \u00d6zk\u00f6k, Yorgo Okumu\u015f, Haldun Dormen, Oktay Akbal. \u00c7ok farkl\u0131 alanlarda \u00fcr\u00fcnleri olan, \u00e7ok \u00f6nemli, kendi mesleklerinde de \u00f6nemli isimler. \u0130stanbul i\u00e7in de \u00f6nemli isimler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c7ok \u00f6nemli isimler ve \u0130stanbul&#8217;u seven herkes i\u00e7in \u00e7ok \u00f6nemli ki\u015filer. Uzun y\u0131llard\u0131r ben bu ki\u015filerin \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131 yak\u0131ndan takip ediyorum. Gerek kitaplar\u0131nda gerek s\u00f6yle\u015filerinde hep bu ki\u015filer aram\u0131zdayd\u0131 ve zaman i\u00e7inde yollar\u0131m\u0131z kesi\u015fti. Konu\u015fmalar\u0131m\u0131z, sohbetlerimiz oldu. Fakat bu kitap i\u00e7in kendilerine ula\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131mda her biri \u00e7ok isteyerek bu projeye dahil oldular. Bir y\u0131l s\u00fcrd\u00fc bu r\u00f6portajlar. Kitab\u0131n haz\u0131rlanmas\u0131, bask\u0131ya ge\u00e7i\u015f. Bir y\u0131l sonunda yirminci r\u00f6portaj\u0131 tamamlad\u0131\u011f\u0131nda d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcm. Benim \u0130stanbul&#8217;um neydi ve kendi i\u00e7imde ge\u00e7mi\u015fe do\u011fru, \u00e7ocuklu\u011fuma do\u011fru bir yolculu\u011fa \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131m. Kitab\u0131n sonunda \u201cBenim \u0130stanbul&#8217;um\u201d b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnde ba\u015f\u0131mdan ge\u00e7enleri yazd\u0131m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00c7ok g\u00fczel ve \u00f6zel bir kitap ama \u00e7ok da h\u00fcz\u00fcnl\u00fc bir kitap, insan baz\u0131 yerleri okurken g\u00f6zya\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 tutam\u0131yor. Hem \u0130stanbul i\u00e7in hem de o eski \u00e7ok \u00f6zel g\u00fcnleri ya\u015fayan, o. \u0130stanbul&#8217;un \u0130stanbul oldu\u011fu zamanlar\u0131 ya\u015fayan insanlar\u0131n \u015fimdi ya\u015fad\u0131klar\u0131 ac\u0131y\u0131 hissedince ger\u00e7ekten \u00e7ok h\u00fcz\u00fcnleniyorum. Hepimiz bir yandan hem i\u00e7inde ya\u015famaya hem \u015fikayet etmeye hem de eskiyi \u00f6zlemeye devam ediyoruz. B\u0131rak\u0131p gidemiyoruz. Gittik\u00e7e \u00f6zl\u00fcyoruz. Evet, buray\u0131 hi\u00e7 g\u00f6rmeyenler merak ediyorlar. Mutlaka gelmek istiyorlar. B\u00f6yle \u00e7ok b\u00fcy\u00fcl\u00fc, \u00e7ok heyecanl\u0131, bir taraftan \u00e7ok s\u00fcrprizli bir \u015fehir. Ne kadar bozuldu desek de \u0130stanbul bir taraftan bize bir tomurcu\u011fu g\u00f6steriyor de\u011fil mi? Bug\u00fcnlerde de \u00f6yle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her zaman \u00f6yle. Kent b\u00fcy\u00fck bir de\u011fi\u015fimden ge\u00e7iyor. Asl\u0131nda bu de\u011fi\u015fim sadece bug\u00fcne \u00f6zg\u00fc bir de\u011fi\u015fim de\u011fil. Ya\u015fanan kentsel d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcm belki de kentin ge\u00e7mi\u015finde ya\u015fanan en b\u00fcy\u00fck de\u011fi\u015fimlerden biri. Bu t\u00fcr yenilikler bundan 30 y\u0131l \u00f6nce de oldu. 50 y\u0131l \u00f6nce de oldu. Yollar a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131, bulvarlar a\u00e7\u0131ld\u0131 kentte. Fakat bug\u00fcnk\u00fc de\u011fi\u015fimi ge\u00e7mi\u015ftekilerle kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zda inan\u0131lmaz bir boyutta oldu\u011funu g\u00f6r\u00fcyoruz. Ben \u0130stanbul&#8217;u k\u0131sa bir s\u00fcre terk ettim. Yurtd\u0131\u015f\u0131nda ya\u015fad\u0131m. D\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcmde bamba\u015fka bir kent buldum. Birka\u00e7 y\u0131l \u0130stanbul&#8217;dan ayr\u0131 kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda bile bir soka\u011f\u0131na girdi\u011finizde o soka\u011f\u0131n \u00e7\u0131kmaz sokak oldu\u011funu g\u00f6r\u00fcyorsunuz. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda yeni bir bina ya da bir in\u015faat alan\u0131 var. Bu kentin tarihi mekanlar\u0131 i\u00e7in de ge\u00e7erli, sil\u00fceti i\u00e7in de ge\u00e7erli. Kenti korumak i\u00e7in bir tak\u0131m f\u0131rsatlar\u0131m\u0131z var. Ge\u00e7mi\u015fte bu f\u0131rsatlar\u0131 yeterince de\u011ferlendiremedik ya da yanl\u0131\u015f de\u011ferlendirdik diyebiliriz. Fakat hatan\u0131n neresinden d\u00f6nersek kard\u0131r s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc hat\u0131rlayal\u0131m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Az \u00f6nce dinledi\u011fimiz par\u00e7a \u201cA\u011fl\u0131yor \u0130stanbul\u201ddu. \u00c7ok h\u00fcz\u00fcnl\u00fc bir \u015fark\u0131. \u0130stanbul neden a\u011fl\u0131yor onu bir sormak laz\u0131m. Biz neden bu g\u00fczel kenti atlat\u0131yoruz? Ge\u00e7mi\u015fte imar hatalar\u0131n\u0131n verdi\u011fi hasarlar\u0131, talanlar\u0131, d\u00fc\u015fman ku\u015fatmalar\u0131n\u0131n veremedi\u011fi zarar\u0131 bizler veriyoruz. \u0130\u00e7inde ya\u015fayan ki\u015filer olarak bizler \u0130stanbullular&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00c7ok seviyoruz ama \u00e7ok da zarar veriyoruz. Hep her \u015fey bizim olsun istiyoruz belki ondan. Evet a\u011fac\u0131 da bizim olsun, bizim olsun, denizi de bizim olsun ama kimsenin de\u011fil. Asl\u0131nda \u0130stanbul hepimizin ve hi\u00e7birimizin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0130stanbul n\u00fcfusu 18 milyon diye ge\u00e7iyor kay\u0131tlarda. Herkesin kendi \u0130stanbul&#8217;u var bu kentte. Herkes \u0130stanbul&#8217;u kendine g\u00f6re yorumluyor. Soka\u011fa \u00e7\u0131k\u0131p bir vatanda\u015fa sordu\u011fumuzda \u0130stanbul nedir diye <em>\u201c\u0130stanbul trafiktir\u201d<\/em> diyor. \u201cTrafikte \u00e7ekti\u011fim \u00e7ile bana yetiyor ve o her kilometre bana \u0130stanbul&#8217;u hat\u0131rlat\u0131yor\u201d diyor. Kimi \u0130stanbul&#8217;u al\u0131\u015fveri\u015f merkezleri olarak g\u00f6r\u00fcyor. \u00d6rne\u011fin Levent&#8217;te, \u0130stinye&#8217;de herhangi bir al\u0131\u015fveri\u015f merkezine gidip orada ge\u00e7irece\u011fi zaman\u0131 anlat\u0131yor \u0130stanbul denildi\u011finde. Fakat baz\u0131lar\u0131 da \u0130stanbul soruldu\u011funda Salacak\u2019tan batan g\u00fcne\u015fi anlatabiliyor. Adalarda a\u00e7an mimozalar\u0131 ya da erguvan a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131 ya da tarihi yar\u0131madadaki sessiz sakin mahallelerini de anlatabiliyor. O y\u00fczden \u0130stanbul herkesin \u0130stanbul&#8217;u ve \u00e7ok fazla \u0130stanbul var. Yani bak\u0131\u015f a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131na g\u00f6re \u0130stanbul nedir diye soruldu\u011funda ki\u015fiden ki\u015fiye de\u011fi\u015fiyor. \u00d6nemli olan bu kente benim \u0130stanbul&#8217;um diyebilmek. Yani bu r\u00f6portaj yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m 20 ki\u015finin meslek gruplar\u0131 farkl\u0131 ge\u00e7mi\u015flere sahip ki\u015filer. Fakat her birinin tek bir ortak \u00f6zelli\u011fi var. <em>\u201cBenim \u0130stanbul\u2019um\u201d <\/em>diyor her biri \u0130stanbul&#8217;da. Do\u011fum yerleri, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ya\u015flarda buraya gelmeleri \u00f6nemli de\u011fil. \u00d6nemli olan geldikten sonra ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bu kente sayg\u0131 duyabilmeleri ve koruyabilmeleri. Hem sayg\u0131 duymu\u015flar, korumu\u015flar, hem yapt\u0131klar\u0131 i\u015flerle kenti anlatm\u0131\u015flar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>De\u011fer katm\u0131\u015flar ve \u0130stanbul&#8217;a bir \u015feyler katm\u0131\u015flar. Ara G\u00fcler, Safa \u00d6nal, Ayd\u0131n Boysan, Muhterem Nur o kadar. Hakikaten topluca g\u00f6r\u00fcnce bu yirmi ismi, Cidden onlar olmasa belki \u0130stanbul&#8217;un k\u00fclt\u00fcr hayat\u0131 b\u00f6yle olmazm\u0131\u015f, belki de\u011fil, olmazm\u0131\u015f diye d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyoruz. Safa \u00d6nal \u015f\u00f6yle ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f Bir devir bitiyor ve perde yava\u015f yava\u015f kapan\u0131yor demi\u015f. Zaten b\u00fct\u00fcn yaz\u0131lar b\u00f6yle bir ge\u00e7mi\u015fe \u00f6zlem ve \u0130stanbul \u00e7ok de\u011fi\u015fti. Art\u0131k benim \u0130stanbul&#8217;un de\u011fil. Art\u0131k Ni\u015fanta\u015f\u0131 eski Ni\u015fanta\u015f\u0131 de\u011fil. Anlatt\u0131klar\u0131nda ortak \u00f6zellik ne?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evet, dedi\u011finiz gibi h\u00fcz\u00fcn var zaten nostalji tad\u0131nda bir kitap. Ge\u00e7mi\u015fe bir yolculuk ayn\u0131 zamanda bu kitab\u0131n konusu. Safa \u00d6nal\u2019la yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z s\u00f6yle\u015fi \u00f6nemliydi benim a\u00e7\u0131mdan. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc kendisi bug\u00fcn \u0130stanbul beyefendisi diyebilece\u011fimiz kal\u0131ba y\u00fczde y\u00fcz oturan bir ki\u015fi. Hareketleriyle, konu\u015fmas\u0131yla, \u00fcslubuyla, imzas\u0131yla ger\u00e7ekten bu kente yak\u0131\u015fan bir ki\u015fi. Ge\u00e7mi\u015fe duydu\u011fu \u00f6zlemi \u015f\u00f6yle bir c\u00fcmleyle anlat\u0131yor. \u201cNamaz\u0131n da orucun da kazas\u0131 var ama sensiz ge\u00e7en zaman\u0131n kazas\u0131 yok.\u201d \u0130stanbul&#8217;da ya\u015fad\u0131\u011f\u0131 o arkada\u015fl\u0131klar\u0131 \u00d6zdemir Asaf, Sadri Al\u0131\u015f\u0131k, Y\u0131lmaz G\u00fcney&#8217;le yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 dostluklar\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcmde onlar olmadan var oldu\u011fu bu kentte pek bir \u015fey hissetmiyor sanki. Bu kent onun i\u00e7in pek bir \u015fey ifade etmiyor yani. Yaln\u0131z kalm\u0131\u015f hissediyor. Bu c\u00fcmleden ben \u015funu anl\u0131yorum. Etraf\u0131m\u0131zda sevdiklerimizle m\u00fcmk\u00fcn oldu\u011fu kadar zaman ge\u00e7irelim ve bu kentte, \u00f6zellikle \u0130stanbul&#8217;da gezelim. \u0130stanbul&#8217;u tan\u0131yal\u0131m. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc art\u0131k zaman\u0131n geri d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fc yok. \u0130stanbul&#8217;daki kent kimli\u011finin de geri d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fc olmayan bir s\u00fcrece girdi\u011fine inan\u0131yorum. O y\u00fczden vaktimizi iyi kullanmakta fayda var.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bir \u00fcniversite hocas\u0131 san\u0131yorum Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i \u00dcniversitesi&#8217;nden bir \u00fcniversite hocas\u0131 \u015f\u00f6yle bir \u015fey s\u00f6ylemi\u015f Y\u0131llard\u0131r programlarda dile getiririm ben s\u0131k s\u0131k. Hakikaten \u00e7ok do\u011fru. \u015eehirler \u00fc\u00e7e ayr\u0131l\u0131r Planl\u0131 \u015fehirler, plans\u0131z \u015fehirler ve \u0130stanbul demi\u015f. Ger\u00e7ekten zor bir \u015fehir \u0130stanbul yani. Hani yol yak\u0131nken d\u00f6nmek gerekirdi. \u00c7ok daha iyi \u015feyler yap\u0131labilirdi. Ama yap\u0131 olarak da zor bir \u015fehir. Ama bu noktadan sonra bile, yani tek bir a\u011fac\u0131, tek bir ye\u015fil alan\u0131 kaybetmemeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015farak tek bir tarihi dokuyu, k\u00fclt\u00fcrel ya\u015fanan bir yeri kaybetmemeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015farak ya\u015famak gerekiyor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bunun fark\u0131nda olarak ya\u015famak gerekiyor ve bunu yaparken sadece sorumlulu\u011fun kent y\u00f6neticilerinde oldu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmemiz gerekiyor. Tabii ki onlar kentin gelece\u011fiyle ilgili \u00f6nemli planlar, kararlar al\u0131yorlar. Fakat bizler \u0130stanbul&#8217;da ya\u015fayan vatanda\u015flar en b\u00fcy\u00fck sorumluluk bizde. Att\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z her ad\u0131ma dikkat etmemiz gerekiyor. \u0130stanbul&#8217;u korumam\u0131z gerekiyor. Yolda y\u00fcr\u00fcrken ne bileyim kald\u0131r\u0131ma \u00e7\u00f6p atmam\u0131z gerekiyor. \u015eu g\u00fcnlerde \u0130stanbul lale Mevsimi. Y\u0131ld\u0131z Park\u0131&#8217;na gitti\u011finizde otoparklar\u0131n yan\u0131ndaki lalelerin \u00fcst\u00fcne ara\u00e7lar\u0131n park etti\u011fini g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum, i\u00e7im burkuluyor. Ya da y\u00fcr\u00fcrken arkamdan bir ki\u015finin olumsuz bir hareketini g\u00f6r\u00fcyorum. Cadde ortas\u0131nda. Ben bu ki\u015filerle ayn\u0131 kentte ya\u015f\u0131yorum. Ben bu kente emek sarf ediyorum, sayg\u0131 duyuyorum. Fakat bu kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131m manzaralar ister istemez \u00fcz\u00fcyor ve \u00e7aresizli\u011fe sevk ediyor, Umutsuz hissediyor. Fakat b\u00f6yle durumlarda yapacak \u00e7ok \u015fey var. Ben \u0130stanbul&#8217;un sokaklar\u0131na dal\u0131yorum elimde foto\u011fraf makinas\u0131yla. Kentin hala var olan g\u00fczelliklerini hala bug\u00fcn de kaydetmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yorum. 30 y\u0131l \u00f6nce de yap\u0131yordum bunu ve bug\u00fcn de kendimi en az\u0131ndan rahatlatmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yorum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Foto\u011fraf \u00e7ok \u00f6nemli de\u011fil mi? Yani ne kadar \u015fimdi filmler, sosyal medya her yer, her \u015feyi her an g\u00f6r\u00fcyoruz. Ama bir foto\u011fraf karesinin bizi anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bazen uzun filmler anlatam\u0131yor. Ara G\u00fcler ile ilgili bir anektod vard\u0131, onu biliyorum. Onu anlat\u0131r m\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foto\u011fraf karesi hakikaten \u00e7ok \u00f6nemli. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc foto\u011fraflar yalan s\u00f6ylemiyor. Ara G\u00fcler ve benzer sanat\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131n foto\u011fraflar\u0131na bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zda bug\u00fcn \u0130stanbul&#8217;u ger\u00e7ekten anlayabiliyoruz. Benim yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131m 250 sayfal\u0131k kitaba da anlatmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131klar\u0131 Ara G\u00fcler bir kareyle anlatabilir bir ki\u015fi. O d\u00f6nemlerin \u0130stanbul&#8217;unu bug\u00fcne kadar ya\u015fatm\u0131\u015f, getirmi\u015f. Oradan g\u00f6r\u00fcyoruz biz. Ara G\u00fcler&#8217;in foto\u011fraflar\u0131ndan g\u00f6r\u00fcyoruz \u0130stanbul&#8217;u.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Galatasaray&#8217;daki mekan\u0131nda bulu\u015ftu\u011fumuzda \u00f6nce sorular sordu. Kendimi tan\u0131tt\u0131ktan sonra art\u0131k sohbete ba\u015flayabiliriz dedi. \u00d6nce bir test a\u015famas\u0131ndan ge\u00e7mi\u015ftik. S\u00f6yle\u015finin sonlar\u0131na do\u011fru bana \u015f\u00f6yle bir \u015fey dedi. <em>\u201cBak evlad\u0131m, ben bunca y\u0131ld\u0131r \u0130stanbul&#8217;un foto\u011fraflar\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ekiyorum, 60&#8217;a yak\u0131n kitab\u0131m var, belgesellerin var, d\u00fcnya pe\u015fimden ko\u015fuyor. \u0130\u015fte \u0130stanbul&#8217;la ilgili r\u00f6portajlar i\u00e7in her g\u00fcn yabanc\u0131 bir gazeteci geliyor. Life gibi bir derginin muhabirli\u011fini yapt\u0131m. \u0130stanbul&#8217;u tan\u0131tabildim mi? \u0130stanbul&#8217;u anlatabildim mi? Bana kal\u0131rsa anlatamad\u0131m.\u201d<\/em> Ard\u0131ndan \u015funu ekledi. <em>\u201cSen de \u0130stanbul&#8217;u tan\u0131tamayacaks\u0131n. Sen de anlatamayacaks\u0131n. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc \u0130stanbul kitaplara, foto\u011fraflara s\u0131\u011fmayacak kadar b\u00fcy\u00fckt\u00fcr. \u0130stanbul bizi a\u015far, \u0130stanbul sadece ya\u015fan\u0131r\u201d<\/em> deyip noktay\u0131 koymu\u015ftu. Hakikaten \u0130stanbul sadece ya\u015fan\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Umutsuz bir c\u00fcmle gibi ba\u015fl\u0131yor ama asl\u0131nda sonunda hak veriyorsunuz Ara G\u00fcler&#8217;e.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evet, \u00e7ok b\u00fcy\u00fck ve herkesin kendi anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir \u0130stanbul&#8217;u var asl\u0131nda. Derin, detayl\u0131, unutamayaca\u011f\u0131m bir c\u00fcmleydi o benim i\u00e7in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mesela Halit K\u0131van\u00e7 bizim i\u00e7in \u00e7ok \u00f6zel bir isim. Tabii ki TRT i\u00e7in. Demi\u015f ki \u201c\u0130stanbul&#8217;a bakarken g\u00fczel bir k\u0131za a\u015f\u0131k gibi hissederim kendimi.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usta \u00e7ok \u00f6nemli bir usta. Ben de gelirken \u00f6zellikle i\u00e7inde bulundu\u011fum ortamla da ili\u015fkili olarak Halit K\u0131van\u00e7 anmak istiyordum ve sizin s\u00f6yledi\u011finiz o c\u00fcmleyi s\u00f6ylemek istiyordum. Yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131z mesle\u011fe y\u0131llar\u0131n\u0131 vermi\u015f Halit K\u0131van\u00e7. \u0130stanbul&#8217;u anlat\u0131rken \u0130stanbul&#8217;u g\u00fczel bir k\u0131za a\u015f\u0131k gibi hissederim kendimi demi\u015fti ve ard\u0131ndan k\u0131z olsayd\u0131m da o zamanda \u00e7ok yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 bir delikanl\u0131ya bakar gibi bakard\u0131m demi\u015fti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u0130stanbul&#8217;la ilgili onun an\u0131lar\u0131ndan bir paragraf anlatmama izin verirseniz \u015f\u00f6yle diyor Fatih g\u00fczel bir semtti. Ama bizim i\u00e7in gezmek Beyo\u011flu&#8217;na \u00e7\u0131kmak demekti. Fatih Harbiye tramvaya binip Galatasaray&#8217;da iner, \u0130stiklal Caddesi&#8217;nde y\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fck. O zamanlar \u015fehir yeni yeni b\u00fcy\u00fcmeye ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Eskiden \u0130stanbul \u015ei\u015fli&#8217;de biterdi. Zamanla yeni yap\u0131larla Mecidiyek\u00f6y&#8217;e kadar uzand\u0131. Mecidiyek\u00f6y&#8217;den sonra polis alan\u0131 bitiyor, jandarma alan\u0131 ba\u015fl\u0131yordu. Yani d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnebiliyor musunuz, elli y\u0131l \u00f6ncesi Mecidiyek\u00f6y&#8217;de \u0130stanbul&#8217;un bitti\u011fini bug\u00fcn gen\u00e7 ku\u015faklara anlatt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zda kavramalar\u0131 biraz zor de\u011fil mi yani?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc \u0130stanbul&#8217;un merkezi diyebilece\u011fimiz b\u00fct\u00fcn karma\u015fan\u0131n odak noktas\u0131 diyebilece\u011fimiz Mecidiyek\u00f6y, bundan elli y\u0131l \u00f6nce yoktu. Daha ileriye gitti\u011fimizde Zincirlikuyu kent d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda planlanm\u0131\u015f bir mezarl\u0131k alan\u0131yd\u0131. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc mahallelerin uza\u011f\u0131nda planlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Maslak diye bir yer yoktu. Ayd\u0131n Boysan an\u0131lar\u0131nda \u015f\u00f6yle anlat\u0131yor. Ge\u00e7mi\u015f zamanlarda, \u00f6zellikle ihtilal d\u00f6nemlerinde askerler fazla g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fc yapanlar\u0131 kendi deyimiyle t\u0131rnak i\u00e7inde kamyonlara bindirip \u0130stanbul d\u0131\u015f\u0131na atarlard\u0131, g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcrlerdi demi\u015fti.Ben de neresi o \u0130stanbul d\u0131\u015f\u0131 demi\u015ftim. Maslak demi\u015fti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Evet, \u0130stanbul de\u011fi\u015fmeye devam edecek. Ben 17 y\u0131ld\u0131r sadece buraday\u0131m ve 10 y\u0131l \u00f6ncesine g\u00f6re bile \u0130stanbul \u00e7ok de\u011fi\u015fti. Bazen tan\u0131yam\u0131yorum \u0130stanbul&#8217;u. \u00c7ok az bir s\u00fcredir buraday\u0131m. Hani bunu nas\u0131l s\u00f6yleyebilirim diyorum ama \u00e7ok h\u0131zl\u0131 de\u011fi\u015fiyor. Dile\u011fimiz o de\u011fi\u015fimi durduramaz ama iyiye do\u011fru bir de\u011fi\u015fim olsun istiyoruz.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kesinlikle b\u00fct\u00fcn umudumuz o. Benim yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m \u00e7al\u0131\u015fman\u0131n da ana fikri ge\u00e7mi\u015fi g\u00f6z \u00f6n\u00fcne koyarak gelece\u011fe nas\u0131l bir \u00e7ekid\u00fczen verebiliriz? Tek derdim oydu. De\u011fi\u015fim. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc her kentte olmas\u0131 gereken bir \u015fey. Ya\u015fanan durumu durdurmam\u0131z m\u00fcmk\u00fcn de\u011fil. Kent ilerleyecek, in\u015faatlar olacak. Fakat bunlar olurken belli bir plan, belli bir sayg\u0131 \u00e7er\u00e7evesinde olmas\u0131 gerekiyor bu de\u011fi\u015fim. Yapmam\u0131z gereken ge\u00e7mi\u015fi hat\u0131rlayarak gelece\u011fe y\u00f6nelmek. Yenilenmenin ge\u00e7mi\u015fi tamamen y\u0131kmak olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlamam\u0131z gerekiyor. Hem insana hem \u015fehre sayg\u0131 g\u00f6stermek hem de ge\u00e7mi\u015fe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Evet \u00e7ok te\u015fekk\u00fcr ediyoruz, sa\u011f olun geldi\u011finiz i\u00e7in. Sevgili \u0130stanbul kitab\u0131ndan da bu 20 \u00e7ok \u00f6nemli isimle yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f r\u00f6portajlar\u0131 okuyabilirsiniz. \u0130stanbul&#8217;un radyo kanal\u0131 TRT Kent Radyo&#8217;da \u0130stanbul&#8217;un kitab\u0131n\u0131 yazar\u0131 Remzi G\u00f6kda\u011f ile konu\u015ftuk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TRT Kent Radio &#8211; Dear Istanbul Interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Did we live in such a city? Or were those days a dream? Today we are going on a journey to the changing past of the city with the gentlemen and ladies of Istanbul. This journey includes the excitement of a child going to school in Sultanahmet from Beyazit, the happiness of a girl feeding the pigeons in Ey\u00fcp Sultan, the lives that intersect at the Narl\u0131 Kap\u0131 dead end, the Nevizade wedding, the bright years of Ye\u015fil\u00e7am, the coal smoke rising from the wooden houses of Fatih, the perfume of the streets of Ni\u015fanta\u015f\u0131. Remzi G\u00f6kda\u011f, the author of the book Dear Istanbul, which brings together the lives of twenty very special names in old Istanbul, their surprises, disappointments and innocent memories of their childhood years, will talk about the book. Remzi G\u00f6kda\u011f Welcome.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello, welcome, on the radio of Istanbul and with this book. The place we are in is also very special. We are in the TRT Harbiye building, one of the symbols of Istanbul. Every time I pass by this building, I remember the sounds echoing on the walls. You are lucky to work in such a building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We are happier when we have guests who are aware of what this place is like and appreciate it. It is really a very nice place for us too. You have prepared a very special book. Twenty very special and important names have their recollections, memories, longings and pains about Istanbul. But first we would like to hear about your Istanbul.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was born in 1968 in Istanbul. I completed my education in Istanbul. I graduated from the Higher School of Press and Publications. Then I started my journalism career in Istanbul. In other words, Istanbul was present in every period of my life. Istanbul is a city with very special memories and a very special place for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I felt that I had to do something for this city. I felt that I owed a debt and I believe that I have fulfilled this debt by preparing this book and conveying it to the readers. Because, as you mentioned, there are twenty very valuable people in the book. Some of them are not with us today. It was an important responsibility to compile the memories of these people while they were alive and pass them on to future generations. I believe that I have fulfilled my responsibility towards Istanbul, even if only to a small extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without skipping any of them, I would like to name 20 names: Safa \u00d6nal, Ayd\u0131n Boysan, H\u0131fz\u0131 Topuz, Do\u011fan Kuban, Nurettin S\u00f6zen, Adalet A\u011fao\u011flu, Hamdi Arpac\u0131, Murat Belge, Hasan Pulur, Haldun G\u00fcrel, Muhterem Nur, O\u011fuz Atalay, M\u00fcjdat Gezen, Ara G\u00fcler, Halit K\u0131van\u00e7, R\u00fckn\u00fc \u00d6zk\u00f6k, Yorgo Okumu\u015f, Haldun Dormen, Oktay Akbal. Very important names with products in many different fields, very important names in their own professions. They are also important names for Istanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Very important names and very important people for everyone who loves Istanbul. I have been closely following the work of these people for many years. These people have always been among us, both in their books and in their interviews, and our paths have crossed over time. We had conversations and chats. But when I reached out to them for this book, each of them very willingly took part in this project. These interviews took a year. The preparation of the book, the transition to printing. At the end of a year, when the twentieth interview was completed, I thought, what was my Istanbul and I went on a journey into the past, into my childhood. At the end of the book, in the &#8220;My Istanbul&#8221; section, I wrote what happened to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is a very beautiful and special book, but it is also a very sad book, one cannot hold back the tears while reading some parts. I feel really sad both for Istanbul and for the people who lived in those very special old days, when Istanbul was Istanbul, when Istanbul was Istanbul. We all continue to live in it, to complain about it and to miss the old. We cannot leave it behind. We miss it more and more. Yes, those who have never seen this place are curious. They definitely want to come. It is such a magical, exciting and surprising city. No matter how much we say it has deteriorated, Istanbul shows us a bud, doesn&#8217;t it? It&#8217;s like that these days too.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It always does. The city is going through a great change. In fact, this change is not unique to today. The urban transformation is perhaps one of the biggest changes in the city&#8217;s history. This kind of innovation happened 30 years ago. It happened 50 years ago too. Roads and boulevards were opened in the city. But when we compare today&#8217;s change with those of the past, we see that it is on an incredible scale. I left Istanbul for a short time, I lived abroad. When I returned, I found a completely different city. Even when you leave Istanbul for a few years, when you enter a street, you realize that it is a dead end. Because there is a new building or a construction site across it. This is true for the city&#8217;s historical sites as well as its skyline. We have some opportunities to protect the city. In the past, we could say that we did not make enough use of these opportunities or we misused them. But let&#8217;s remember the saying that there is profit wherever we turn from a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song we just listened to was &#8220;Crying Istanbul&#8221;. It is a very sad song. We need to ask why Istanbul is crying. Why are we surviving this beautiful city? We are causing the damage caused by zoning mistakes, plundering, enemy sieges in the past. As the people who live in it, we Istanbulites&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love it so much, but we also damage it so much. Maybe because we always want everything to be ours. Yes, we want the trees to be ours, the sea to be ours, but it belongs to no one. In fact, Istanbul belongs to all of us and none of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Istanbul&#8217;s population is recorded as 18 million. Everyone has their own Istanbul in this city. Everyone interprets Istanbul according to themselves. When we go out on the street and ask a citizen what Istanbul is, he says &#8220;Istanbul is traffic&#8221;. &#8220;The ordeal I go through in traffic is enough for me and every kilometer reminds me of Istanbul,&#8221; he says. Some see Istanbul as shopping centers. For example, when asked about Istanbul, he describes the time he would spend in a shopping center in Levent or \u0130stinye. But others, when asked about Istanbul, can describe the sun setting over Salacak. They can also talk about the mimosas or redbud trees blooming on the islands or the quiet neighborhoods in the historical peninsula. That&#8217;s why Istanbul is everyone&#8217;s Istanbul and there are so many Istanbuls. In other words, when asked what Istanbul is from a point of view, it varies from person to person. The important thing is to be able to call this city my Istanbul. In other words, the 20 people I interviewed have different professional backgrounds. But they all have one thing in common. Each of them says &#8220;My Istanbul&#8221; in Istanbul. It doesn&#8217;t matter where they were born or when they came here at a young age. What is important is that they were able to respect and protect this city after they arrived. They have both respected and protected it, and they have talked about the city through their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They added value and contributed something to Istanbul. Ara G\u00fcler, Safa \u00d6nal, Ayd\u0131n Boysan, Muhterem Nur and that&#8217;s it. When we see these twenty names together, we really think that maybe Istanbul&#8217;s cultural life would not be like this, maybe not, maybe not, without them. Safa \u00d6nal began by saying that an era is ending and the curtain is slowly closing. All the articles are a longing for such a past and Istanbul has changed a lot. It is no longer my Istanbul. Ni\u015fanta\u015f\u0131 is no longer the old Ni\u015fanta\u015f\u0131. What is the common feature in what you tell us?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, as you said, there is sadness, it is already a nostalgia-like book. A journey to the past is also the subject of this book. The interview with Safa \u00d6nal was important for me. Because he is a person who one hundred percent fits the mold of what we can call an Istanbul gentleman today. With his gestures, his speech, his style, his signature, he is a person who really suits this city. He expresses his longing for the past in the following sentence. &#8220;There is an accident for prayer and fasting, but there is no accident for the time that passed without you.&#8221; When I think of the friendships he had in Istanbul with \u00d6zdemir Asaf, Sadri Al\u0131\u015f\u0131k and Y\u0131lmaz G\u00fcney, it is as if he does not feel much in this city without them. This city doesn&#8217;t mean much to him. He feels lonely. What I understand from this sentence is this: Let&#8217;s spend as much time as possible with our loved ones around us and let&#8217;s travel around this city, especially in Istanbul. Let&#8217;s get to know Istanbul. Because time is irreversible now. I believe that the urban identity in Istanbul has also entered an irreversible process. Therefore, it would be beneficial to use our time well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A university professor, I think from Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University, said something like this. I have often mentioned it in programs for years. It is very true indeed. Cities are divided into three: Planned cities, unplanned cities and Istanbul. Istanbul is a really difficult city. You know, it would have been better to turn back sooner. Much better things could have been done. But it is also a difficult city in terms of structure. But even after this point, it is necessary to live by trying not to lose a single tree, a single green area, a single historical texture, a place of cultural life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need to live with the awareness of this and while doing this, we need to think that the responsibility lies solely with the city administrators. Of course they make important plans and decisions about the future of the city. But we, the citizens living in Istanbul, have the biggest responsibility. We need to pay attention to every step we take. We need to protect Istanbul. When we walk on the road, we should not throw garbage on the sidewalk. These days it is tulip season in Istanbul. When you go to Y\u0131ld\u0131z Park, I see cars parked on the tulips next to the parking lots, and my heart breaks. Or when I&#8217;m walking, I see a person behind me making a negative gesture in the middle of the street. I live in the same city with these people, I work hard for this city, I respect it, but these scenes inevitably upset me and make me feel helpless and hopeless. But there are many things to do in such situations. I dive into the streets of Istanbul with my camera in my hand. I try to record the beauties of the city that still exist today. I was doing this 30 years ago and today I try to comfort myself at least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isn&#8217;t photography very important? I mean, how much we see everything everywhere now with movies, social media. But sometimes long movies can&#8217;t tell us what a photo frame tells us. I know there was an anecdote about Ara G\u00fcler, can you tell me about it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photo frame is really very important. Because photographs don&#8217;t lie. When we look at the photographs of Ara G\u00fcler and similar artists, we can really understand Istanbul today. Ara G\u00fcler is a person who can explain with a single frame what they tried to explain in the 250-page book I wrote. He has kept the Istanbul of those times alive and brought it to today. We see it from there. We see Istanbul through Ara G\u00fcler&#8217;s photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we met at his place in Galatasaray, he first asked questions. After introducing myself, he said we could start chatting. First we went through a test phase. Towards the end of the conversation, he said something like this to me. &#8220;Look, my son, I have been taking photographs of Istanbul for so many years, I have nearly 60 books, documentaries, the world is chasing me. There is a foreign journalist coming every day for interviews about Istanbul. I was a correspondent for a magazine like Life. Did I introduce Istanbul? Have I been able to explain Istanbul? I think not.&#8221; Then he added the following. &#8220;You won&#8217;t be able to introduce Istanbul either. You won&#8217;t be able to tell it either. Because Istanbul is too big to fit in books and photographs. Istanbul is beyond us, Istanbul can only be experienced.&#8221; Indeed, Istanbul can only be experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It starts like a hopeless sentence, but in the end you actually agree with Ara G\u00fcler.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, it is very big and everyone has their own version of Istanbul. That was a deep, detailed, unforgettable sentence for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For example, Halit K\u0131van\u00e7 is a very special name for us. Of course for TRT. He said, &#8220;When I look at Istanbul, I feel like I&#8217;m in love with a beautiful girl.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The master is a very important master. When I was coming, I wanted to commemorate Halit K\u0131van\u00e7, especially in relation to the environment I was in, and I wanted to say that sentence you said. Halit K\u0131van\u00e7 has given years to your profession. When he was describing Istanbul, he said that he felt as if he was in love with a beautiful girl and then he said that if he were a girl, he would look at Istanbul as if he were looking at a very handsome young man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you let me tell you a paragraph from her memories of Istanbul, she says Fatih was a beautiful neighborhood. But for us, traveling meant going to Beyo\u011flu. We would take the Fatih Harbiye tram, get off at Galatasaray and walk down Istiklal Street. At that time, the city was just starting to grow. Istanbul used to end in \u015ei\u015fli. In time, it extended to Mecidiyek\u00f6y with new buildings. After Mecidiyek\u00f6y, the police area ended and the gendarmerie area began. I mean, can you imagine, when we tell young generations today that Istanbul ended in Mecidiyek\u00f6y fifty years ago, it is a bit difficult for them to grasp, isn&#8217;t it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because Mecidiyek\u00f6y, which we can call the center of Istanbul, the focal point of all the chaos, did not exist fifty years ago. When we go further, Zincirlikuyu was a cemetery area planned outside the city. Because it was planned far away from the neighborhoods. There was no such place as Maslak. Ayd\u0131n Boysan describes it in his memoirs as follows. In the past, especially during the revolutionary periods, the soldiers used to put those who made too much noise on trucks and take them out of Istanbul. I asked him where out of Istanbul was. He said Maslak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Istanbul will continue to change. I have only been here for 17 years and Istanbul has changed a lot even compared to 10 years ago. Sometimes I don&#8217;t recognize Istanbul. I&#8217;ve been here for a very short time, I mean how can I say this, but it is changing very fast. Our wish cannot stop that change but we want it to change for the better.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is definitely our hope. The main idea of the work I did is how can we give order to the future by taking the past into consideration? That was my only concern. Change. Because it is something that should happen in every city. We cannot stop the current situation. The city will progress, there will be construction. But while this is happening, this change must be within a certain plan, within a certain respect. What we need to do is to remember the past and move towards the future. We need to understand that renewal does not mean completely destroying the past. It is to respect both the people and the city and the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you very much, thank you for coming. You can also read interviews with these 20 very important names in the book Dear Istanbul. 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