HALKTV — Serhan Asker Ile Gorkemli Hatiralar
20260920 070000 UTC
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[00:04:11] Good morning from glorious memories dear viewers,
[00:04:15] we came by boat, I hope you saw the boat,
[00:04:18] I hope you saw
[00:04:19] its arrival by boat,
[00:04:23] in Eber Lake, we are in Afyon, we are in Afyon
[00:04:27] Karahisar, we will take care
[00:04:30] of Eber Lake today. We will talk
[00:04:32] about Eber Lake.
[00:04:35] We will visit Afyon. We will share the beauties of Afyon
[00:04:38] with you. We will tell about Afyon. You
[00:04:41] are already seeing Afyon now. We are in Afyon. Dear
[00:04:44] viewers. Afyon Karahisar
[00:04:47] is a very important historical
[00:04:50] point since the Hittites. Now you also see
[00:04:53] Eber Lake behind me.
[00:11:28] Yes, dear viewers, you saw Afyon with its most beautiful views on Sunday morning.
[00:11:31] Let's change the music with Karahisar castle, friends, please come.
[00:11:35] We have a guide who will tell us about Afyon Karahisar
[00:11:39] and we have Mr. Önder, a volunteer for Eber Lake. We will talk about Eber Lake
[00:11:43] in a moment, but Eber Lake is so
[00:11:46] important that there are bird species
[00:11:50] here that are not seen anywhere else in the world.
[00:11:53] In the 1970s, documentary filmmakers from the BBC came
[00:11:57] and shot documentaries about this place, but unfortunately
[00:12:00] the lake is currently struggling. We will say
[00:12:04] long live Eber Lake today with you,
[00:12:08] dear viewers. Now,
[00:12:11] Bedia Akartürk also sings the folk songs of this place,
[00:12:14] and Musa Eroğlu also sings the folk songs of Afyon.
[00:12:18] Bedia Akartürk also sings them, but now let's start
[00:12:21] with the beautiful houses of Afyon, the beautiful, colorful houses.
[00:12:36] is two sent first, now there are beautiful
[00:12:40] houses of Afyon that are colorful, they have clotted cream,
[00:12:43] they have sujuk, we will bring all of them together
[00:12:47] with you in a little while,
[00:13:11] of his death. We will commemorate Ruhi Su with respect
[00:13:14] and mercy. But first, I will welcome
[00:13:18] my guests. Why is Eber Lake important, our guide is here,
[00:13:21] our guide is with us and Eber Lake is in his life.
[00:13:25] he's drinking, I'll give it to him, he will introduce himself, say hello
[00:13:28] to you, and we will get his feelings about Eber
[00:13:32] Lake, but he knows Afyon Karahisar like the back
[00:13:36] of his hand, please, teacher, my name
[00:13:39] is Kadir, I was born in 1974,
[00:13:43] I have all the information about Afyon Eber Lake,
[00:13:46] almost all the equipment, let me tell you, Eber Lake
[00:13:49] is a smokeless factory in this region, there are 3
[00:13:52] districts, approximately 17 villages and towns.
[00:13:56] They make a living from Eber Lake.
[00:13:59] As a field guide, as an official field guide,
[00:14:03] I am familiar with many
[00:14:05] regions of Afyon. Regarding Atatürk's
[00:14:09] Great Offensive, starting from Atatürk's
[00:14:12] house to Kocatepe, to Captain Agagah, then
[00:14:16] to the Independence Museum, from there
[00:14:19] to the Great Offensive Martyrs' Cemetery, to Reşat
[00:14:23] Çiğiltepe and related to Afyon.
[00:14:27] "It is the Grand Mosque, its castle and
[00:14:30] its marbles, it is one of the cities that contributes
[00:14:33] significantly to Turkey with its thermal springs, isn't it?
[00:14:37] We say it is a city of healing, it is one of the cities
[00:14:41] that benefits this region
[00:14:45] with its hot waters that make life easier
[00:14:49] for the people of this region. People who come to this region
[00:14:52] from many regions of Turkey benefit from
[00:14:55] the thermal springs as a cure. We will come
[00:14:58] to Eber Lake. Now we said Eber Lake
[00:15:01] is struggling. Now we are seeing the most beautiful
[00:15:04] images of the dried-up Eber Lake. So, a year ago there was water, this
[00:15:08] year it rained very well and Eber Lake revived a little.
[00:15:12] However, the danger that Eber Lake experienced goes back to previous
[00:15:15] years, and before those rains last
[00:15:19] year, there was a dried-up Eber Lake. Are we showing it,
[00:15:22] friends? We are currently seeing the dried-up Eber Lake. Please.
[00:15:26] From 2019 to 2024,
[00:15:29] for 5 years, Eber Lake struggled,
[00:15:33] it really struggled, in its depths, it was
[00:15:36] possible to travel by motorcycle, tractor and taxi in areas
[00:15:39] where there was 30 cm of water on its edges. Thanks to the rains last year
[00:15:43] and the efforts of the Eber Lake Live platform,
[00:15:46] the water of Eber Lake was protected and the water
[00:15:50] reached the lake directly. Thanks to this,
[00:15:53] the water level of Eber Lake increased to 1.5-2 meters
[00:15:56] last year, while it was 8-9 meters in 2017 and
[00:15:59] 2012. but in 2024,
[00:16:03] it was only 30 cm. So,
[00:16:06] how many bird species were
[00:16:09] there here? We have 147 bird species in Eber Lake, some
[00:16:13] live in water, some on land, and some can live both in water and on land, but
[00:16:16] currently, when a count is made, we cannot reach these 147
[00:16:20] bird species, why? Because the water level
[00:16:23] is lower than in previous years, we can currently count 60-70
[00:16:27] bird species. So, is there
[00:16:30] life in Eber now, I mean
[00:16:34] is there life in the water of Eber Lake?
[00:16:37] Currently, there is life in our water because our water is protected,
[00:16:40] we could not reach the level of vitality in the water
[00:16:44] in 2012 and 2017, why could we not reach it?
[00:16:48] As we said, our water level is currently 1
[00:16:51] meter at the deepest point, these organisms in the water
[00:16:55] cannot survive, yes, now we will talk about them,
[00:16:58] you have also been working
[00:17:02] here as an Eber volunteer
[00:17:04] for years, Mr. Önder.
[00:17:08] What is the latest situation, I mean, what is the probability
[00:17:11] of saving Eber? We have been fighting
[00:17:14] for about two years as the Eber
[00:17:18] Lake Live movement for Eber Lake to survive. Eber Lake is a wetland
[00:17:21] of international importance, not just for Turkey.
[00:17:25] It is a nesting and breeding ground for migratory
[00:17:28] birds from Africa to Europe. So, of course, there is a possibility
[00:17:32] of saving Eber Lake. I mean, with a strong will
[00:17:35] here, the efforts of the institutions
[00:17:38] working in the field, Eber Lake has a chance
[00:17:41] to be saved, Serhan Bey, yes, then
[00:17:45] we will protect Eber, we will say let's protect Eber with these
[00:17:48] images, dear viewers, now we will
[00:17:52] talk about Eber, but now when we enter Afyon, those
[00:17:55] beautiful magnificent houses are really dazzling,
[00:17:59] colorful houses. Karahisar
[00:18:02] Castle, do we have foggy images,
[00:18:05] friends? Did you send foggy images?
[00:18:09] Yes,
[00:18:11] there were foggy images with photos,
[00:18:14] yes, let's see the foggy Karahisar Castle in the morning hours,
[00:18:18] it looks more beautiful when it's foggy.
[00:21:01] to my side. that step on a rock, the water coming out, again the Battalgazi legend and
[00:21:04] love stories, these are the legends
[00:21:06] of Karahisar castle.
[00:21:10] It is a castle worth talking about
[00:21:13] in terms of legends, Afyon Castle,
[00:21:17] because it is the Afyon Karahisar
[00:21:21] castle of this region and this people. It is a rare
[00:21:24] castle that must be seen, with 644
[00:21:27] steps, and when you climb to its summit, it dominates
[00:21:31] Afyon, and when clouds and fog cover
[00:21:35] it, it makes you feel like you are walking on clouds.
[00:21:38] This region really offers a beautiful
[00:21:42] view to Afyon with its stone
[00:21:44] structure and volcanic
[00:21:48] structure.
[00:21:53] It was built during the Hittite period. It was built
[00:21:56] during the Hittite period.
[00:21:59] The king at that time built it to defend
[00:22:02] that region against enemies, and as you know,
[00:22:06] enemy soldiers who could not take
[00:22:08] a point were not said to have conquered that region, so the Hittite
[00:22:12] king dominated the region by building
[00:22:15] a castle at the highest point of that region
[00:22:19] with strong defenses that were impossible to invade,
[00:22:22] yes, Karahisar Castle, dear viewers,
[00:22:25] built in 1350 BC by the Hittite
[00:22:29] king Muršili II,
[00:22:32] Muršili. It was used by the Ottomans
[00:22:35] later, and it was very
[00:22:45] with 644 steps to conquer.
[00:22:50] The height from the ground is 240 meters,
[00:22:54] sorry, 266 meters,
[00:22:58] and there are 644 steps
[00:23:01] of stairs. It is really very difficult
[00:23:04] to climb that area and invade that area,
[00:23:08] yes, there is a volcanic body there,
[00:23:11] yes, there is a volcanic rock structure, uh huh,
[00:23:14] its height from the ground is 226,
[00:23:18] I think it's 226, uh,
[00:23:21] it's 226 meters high, of course,
[00:23:25] Karahisar Castle is right in the middle of a city, a point that dominates
[00:23:29] the region, and when you climb to the top
[00:23:33] of the castle, it's a region that dominates Afyon, what
[00:23:36] are its legends? Uh,
[00:23:39] it has bride and groom legends, it has guest
[00:23:43] legends, then it has thief legends,
[00:23:46] then enemy soldiers thrown from the castle.
[00:24:08] period, enemy soldiers who wanted to conquer
[00:24:11] this region, the
[00:24:14] soldiers of that region,
[00:24:18] to the castle and stayed in the castle.
[00:24:20] When the enemies attacked
[00:24:24] throughout the night, the commander
[00:24:27] of
[00:24:31] Eburun imprisoned the enemies in the dungeons
[00:24:34] on the upper side of the castle and spread fear among
[00:24:38] the enemies in the region by throwing
[00:24:41] them down from the castle. He instilled fear in the enemy.
[00:25:03] dishes here, we have a kitchen, and our
[00:25:36] We have clotted cream candy here first,
[00:25:38] then clotted cream, yes, sir, it's Afyon's
[00:25:42] famous clotted cream candy. We have clotted cream
[00:25:46] Turkish delights in a row there, one of them
[00:25:50] is made from pure clotted cream. After that, we have
[00:25:53] our bükme here, Afyon's
[00:25:55] local bükmes, yes, we have
[00:25:58] our dimla
[00:26:02] schools here. After that, we have our famous Afyon
[00:26:05] keşkek. Keşkek is everywhere, this Afyon
[00:26:09] keşkek, sir, hours after staying in the oven
[00:26:13] and then beaten, we serve
[00:26:16] it with meat in the mornings. It's a famous Afyon food.
[00:26:20] So, Afyon clotted cream, what
[00:26:23] is its feature, what is it made of? For example,
[00:26:26] it's made of sugar and clotted cream, sir.
[00:26:29] You can taste it, yes.
[00:26:32] Sugar and clotted cream, yes,
[00:26:35] sir. So, this is not
[00:27:10] is a very deep culture actually.
[00:27:14] Afyon Karahisar was chosen as a gastronomy
[00:27:17] city by UNESCO. But we have
[00:27:20] clotted cream and yogurt,
[00:27:22] clotted cream, lokum,
[00:27:34] we had shown you cooked sausage, if
[00:27:37] we had shown you a few sausages, well, maybe
[00:27:41] we'll bring them later and show them, we should
[00:27:44] have shown how it's made, it's
[00:27:47] made by pulling our normal minced meat into
[00:27:51] natural casing with 40 kinds of spices,
[00:27:54] and then our smoked sausage is served,
[00:27:57] uh huh.
[00:28:10] there is bread kadayif, right? Yes, bread kadayif and
[00:28:13] clotted cream on top. Let's see, dear
[00:28:16] viewers, this is also bread kadayif, we will share it with you in more detail
[00:28:19] later. This dish is our eggplant
[00:28:22] borek, sir. This is also
[00:28:26] eggplant borek, yes, we make borek çekme, sir, we have
[00:28:29] eggplant musakka here, eggplant musakka, yes, we have olive
[00:28:33] oil stuffed grape leaves, sir. We also have
[00:28:36] tandoor soup, sir, tandoor soup, yes, yes,
[00:28:39] yes. Tandoor soup is also here,
[00:28:43] dear viewers, this is Afyon Karahisar, this is Afyon
[00:28:58] sir, this is Afyon kebab, what
[00:29:01] open it, sir, let it be a surprise.
[00:29:22] that, it will become an advertisement in Afyon later, but
[00:29:25] Afyon is a place that attracts many visitors in terms of gastronomy
[00:29:28] on weekends, isn't it? Yes, sir, restaurants are packed, exactly, exactly,
[00:30:38] Now, Eber Lake has formed
[00:30:41] a platform, right? What do you
[00:30:44] do on this platform? As the Eber Lake Live movement,
[00:30:47] we have been fighting with our volunteers
[00:30:51] for the survival of Eber Lake for about 2 years. We identify
[00:30:54] things that our public institutions do not detect and report
[00:30:57] them to our public institutions
[00:30:59] such as the governorship,
[00:31:41] from here. welcome, welcome.
[00:31:49] The mayor of Yeşilçiftlik
[00:31:53] We continue our struggle with the Eber Lake Live
[00:31:57] movement for our Eber Lake in our region. We act
[00:32:00] together. Of course,
[00:32:03] sometimes problems
[00:32:07] occur, disagreements occur, or
[00:32:10] undesirable situations occur, such
[00:32:12] as the closing of irrigation channels.
[00:32:15] "Unconscious irrigation,
[00:32:18] drilling, unconsciously extracting
[00:32:22] boreholes negatively
[00:32:32] Görgöz, first of all, I thank
[00:32:35] dear Serhan Asker and the valuable team and workers of glorious
[00:32:38] memories, I thank Halk TV very much,
[00:32:41] welcome to such an important city,
[00:32:45] to the lands where the Republic was won,
[00:32:48] to the capital of marble
[00:32:51] and thermal springs, to the capital of gastronomy,
[00:32:54] first of all.
[00:32:57] You received such good wishes, Mr. Serhan,
[00:33:01] this lake has been struggling for
[00:33:04] years, and of course, there are reasons
[00:33:07] for the climate crisis
[00:33:09] here.
[00:33:20] Because Eber Lake had never fallen to 1 meter
[00:33:24] before, but
[00:33:28] unfortunately, it fell into very bad
[00:33:31] conditions due to the wrong water management
[00:33:33] of both
[00:33:36] the mayors and the general
[00:33:38] government during the current administration. I will explain
[00:33:42] these one by one to our dear people.
[00:33:48] Yes, the images already say everything, I think the images, you can see there is a dried-up lake in the middle of Eber Lake,
[00:33:51] and documentary filmmakers came here to shoot a documentary.
[00:33:55] Now let's go into Afyon Karahisar again.
[00:33:58] Come to Afyon, you too, let our artist take his place,
[00:34:01] friends, let's take our artist to his place.
[00:34:04] He will sing Afyon folk songs to us.
[00:34:08] Please, let's take you to your place. Now Afyon
[00:34:11] houses, right? Those beautiful, colorful
[00:35:21] "We are currently seeing the houses
[00:35:23] on the screen. The houses
[00:35:26] you see are truly old Ottoman
[00:35:29] houses that have been preserved until today.
[00:35:33] The reason for their colorful appearance is to attract
[00:35:37] the attention of customers and guests, and to ensure
[00:35:40] the sustainability of the houses in that area.
[00:35:45] As we said, shall we move on to the Great Offensive
[00:35:48] Martyrs' Cemetery? We will, we will get to that.
[00:35:52] The houses you see" Ottoman eee
[00:35:54] cultural heritage houses. Houses
[00:35:58] generally have two doors. One is a large
[00:36:01] door, one is a small door. The large door informs
[00:36:05] when men arrive, and the small door informs when
[00:36:08] women arrive. It has a system.
[00:36:11] When the large door of the house greets the guest.
[00:36:15] When the small doorbell rings, the woman
[00:36:17] of the house greets the guest. There is such a fine
[00:36:21] line in houses.
[00:36:22] evlerde.
[00:36:27] These were beautiful
[00:36:30] cultural heritages that conveyed
[00:36:33] the historical structure
[00:36:35] of this region.
[00:36:38] Is there anyone from Ruhi Su?
[00:36:42] Today is the anniversary of Ruhi Su's death, dear viewers. Now, with those
[00:36:45] beautiful cranes, with the cranes of Lake Eber here,
[00:36:49] let's commemorate Ruhi Su with respect and mercy.
[00:36:52] analım.
[00:39:02] On September 20, 1985,
[00:39:05] he passed away. It was a very painful death. His treatment
[00:39:08] was supposed to be done abroad, but Ruhi Su was not sent
[00:39:12] abroad. This country experienced such a period, dear
[00:39:15] viewers. But today, on the anniversary
[00:39:19] of his death, we will commemorate him with respect and mercy. His
[00:39:22] son Ilgınsu will be with us
[00:39:25] at his grave. They will be there for the commemoration
[00:39:29] ceremony. Ilgınsu will join our broadcast from his
[00:39:32] grave, dear viewers.
[00:39:35] Yes, we said we would protect Lake Eber. Now, we have a nature
[00:39:39] park here, don't we? The nature park is also very
[00:39:42] beautiful. Let's go to our nature park
[00:39:46] with Ruhi Su's beautiful melodies. The nature
[00:39:49] park is about 20 km away from Afyon
[00:39:53] and has a cruise boat
[00:39:56] there. A small
[00:39:57] pond, a small pond, it suits
[00:40:03] it, but it's truly a visual
[00:40:06] that suits Afyon. There's a historical mill. We will
[00:40:09] show
[00:40:10] that too later.
[00:40:22] viewers. It is located right on the slope of the
[00:40:25] castle.
[00:40:27] It adds great value to Afyonkarahisar.
[00:40:31] There's also the Çay Yolu, isn't there? The beautiful
[00:40:56] and it's also going into their ads. Famous people make internet
[00:40:59] ads for GSM operators, right? Friends,
[00:41:03] if you travel around the country a bit, you wouldn't be in those ads.
[00:41:07] It doesn't work, brother. No internet. No,
[00:41:10] you go too. Okay, you are screen
[00:41:14] faces, famous people, very talented, I respect
[00:41:17] all of you, but when viewers watch your ads for the GSM
[00:41:21] operators, they think there is incredible internet
[00:41:25] everywhere in Turkey.
[00:41:27] 'at high speed', they think.
[00:41:30] No, you are deceiving the public, but
[00:41:34] you are deceiving the public, it doesn't work. We are traveling
[00:41:37] all over Anatolia, it doesn't work in most places all of a sudden.
[00:41:44] Anyway, in Afyonkarahisar, this beautiful people are here with
[00:41:47] us. They all came
[00:41:54] volunteers.
[00:41:56] Eber volunteers. Well, there is a music
[00:42:00] museum here, isn't
[00:42:25] welcome, your name, let them know you, Nevzat
[00:42:27] Altındağ, I am a staff artist of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism,
[00:42:31] wonderful, Mr. Nevzat, what will you tell us
[00:42:34] now, isn't "Allı Gelin" a folk song of this
[00:42:38] region? It's the Afyon İhsaniye folk song.
[00:48:44] Ulu Mosque. Ulu Mosque is like a documentary.
[00:48:48] When you come to Afyonkarahisar, it's a must-see.
[00:48:51] yer.
[00:48:52] Let's say.
[00:49:23] The Seljuks settled at the foot of the castle, with their backs
[00:49:27] to the citadel. As the center of this new
[00:49:30] settlement, they built this Hoca Bey Mosque. This
[00:49:34] temple, known today as Ulu Mosque, is one of the rare
[00:49:38] works remaining from the Seljuks in Afyon.
[00:49:56] In 1272, Ulu Mosque rose
[00:49:59] on 40 wooden
[00:50:01] pillars.
[00:50:07] Seljuk masters intricately carved
[00:50:10] their divine desire into the wooden column
[00:50:13] capitals.
[00:50:16] Colorful flowers bloomed on the branchless
[00:50:19] and leafless trees in their hands.
[00:50:23] The wood craftsmanship of Bey still retains
[00:50:26] its original brilliance.
[00:50:29] The high art on the original door of the minbar
[00:50:32] is captivating in all its glory.
[00:50:53] The flowers on the ceiling and pillars of the mosque
[00:50:57] bloomed into eternity under the hands of the calligrapher
[00:50:59] and illuminator Hacı Murat. These verses
[00:51:03] and Esmaül Hüsna flowed from
[00:51:23] 40 wooden columns, like 40 dervishes,
[00:51:27] have been chanting the beautiful names of Allah
[00:51:29] for centuries.
[00:51:35] Seljuk illuminators explained the unfaithfulness,
[00:51:39] changeability, and the fact that the world is a finite shadow realm,
[00:51:43] that the eternal realm is in the human
[00:51:46] soul, and that life will continue in the afterlife
[00:51:49] in all their motifs. A finite
[00:51:53] and changing aesthetic that opens to an eternal
[00:51:56] universe from
[00:51:57] symbols.
[00:52:03] There are many places to visit. Later, we will also go to Kocatepe, dear
[00:52:07] viewers. Kocatepe, which is where the Great
[00:52:10] Offensive began. We will talk about it with its history.
[00:52:14] Our guide is also here with us. Now, let's finish
[00:52:17] with Ruhi Su, Kürşat. Let's finish with
[00:52:20] the cranes, let's finish with the cranes, are
[00:52:23] you ready? Yes, we are protecting
[00:52:26] Lake Eber and exploring Afyonkarahisar
[00:52:29] inch by inch, with its houses, streets, historical
[00:52:32] structures, and museums.
[01:03:40] viewers. We took a small boat tour
[01:03:43] on Lake Eber, and our guide,
[01:03:47] who is also an Eber volunteer, dear viewers,
[01:03:50] has spent his entire life on Lake
[01:03:53] Eber, and we are with him. We are talking
[01:03:57] about all the beauties of Lake Eber here.
[01:04:00] We are known as the "Let Lake Eber Live" movement.
[01:04:04] Now, from what date did the people
[01:04:07] here decide to protect Lake Eber?
[01:04:11] When did we feel the danger? The danger
[01:04:14] started after 2017 when the water level
[01:04:18] receded. After 2017,
[01:04:21] the water level, which was 9 meters, gradually
[01:04:24] decreased, and in 2024, it dropped to
[01:04:27] 30 centimeters. The president of the "Let Lake Eber Live"
[01:04:31] platform, Önder Çiftçi, and his colleagues decided:
[01:04:34] How can we save Lake Eber? How can we make
[01:04:37] Lake Eber live? A war
[01:04:40] was launched on many platforms,
[01:04:44] many local media, many newspapers,
[01:04:46] televisions, and social media. This war was to make
[01:04:50] the lake live, to increase
[01:04:52] its population again, and to bring
[01:04:56] revenue to this region again. Currently, after
[01:04:59] 2017, there are no fish left in the aquatic life of Lake Eber. Let's commemorate
[01:05:03] Nasreddin Hodja with mercy. Nasreddin Hodja also had a fish here, didn't
[01:05:07] he? There was a yogurt issue,
[01:05:10] no, he also has a fish,
[01:05:13] named after Nasreddin Hodja. Yes, in Lake Eber,
[01:05:17] we had a fish species that is unique to Lake Eber in Turkey
[01:05:21] and the world, the Nasrettini fish, and
[01:05:24] yes, it's gone. With the disappearance of the lake,
[01:05:27] we have many endemic plants here, we have ebersarımız here.
[01:05:47] people earn a great living from here
[01:05:50] in this region. The people of 3 districts,
[01:05:53] 17 villages and towns earn a great deal
[01:05:57] from these reeds, and by providing this income,
[01:06:08] now this part is a swamp, I won't go in, but
[01:06:11] if you stand like this, come next to me please,
[01:06:15] yes, come next to me. Now, they
[01:06:18] collect these from the reeds. Do you know what these reeds are used for?
[01:06:21] You go on vacation, right? You go
[01:06:24] under sunbeds, they also serve as sunbeds
[01:06:27] on vacations. When you go on those luxurious vacations.
[01:06:30] Whether it's in the Bouquet Islands
[01:06:32] or in the most famous
[01:06:36] holiday resorts in our country, these
[01:06:39] protect you from the sun as shade. Natural, natural
[01:06:43] insulation. But these are also disappearing, aren't they, when the lake dries up?
[01:06:47] When the lake dries up, don't be fooled
[01:06:50] this year. Why shouldn't you be fooled? The water has risen a little. The reed
[01:06:54] calls itself a reed. We call it a reed locally. It has grown
[01:06:58] itself a bit, but in the past periods. It was very weak, the reed bed
[01:07:01] was very weak. If you hold it, now,
[01:07:04] of course, it here? Right now, 1 meter,
[01:07:08] not 1 meter. Right now, in the deepest part,
[01:07:12] it's 1 meter. In the area we explored, it's about 40 cm to
[01:07:16] 60 cm. In 2017, it was 9 meters,
[01:07:19] 9 meters. So, if we say about one
[01:07:23] or two meters for ourselves, there was water up to 7 meters
[01:07:27] above us. So.
[01:09:56] Shall we go to Kocatepe, where the Great Offensive
[01:09:59] began? Let's go to Kocatepe. Ruhi Su is reading a
[01:10:03] passage from the Kuvayi Milliye epic, and it really
[01:10:07] describes the events of that day so beautifully at Kocatepe,
[01:10:10] with the bust of the great leader Atatürk, that
[01:10:13] statue. The Greek army was unaware of the
[01:10:16] secretly launched offensive that began at
[01:10:19] 4:30 in the morning. The order for the offensive
[01:10:23] is given, and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
[01:10:26] is described so beautifully in Nâzım Hikmet's
[01:10:30] lines and
[01:11:34] that beautiful epic told with Ruhi Su's
[01:11:37] voice. Today is the anniversary of Ruhi Su's passing. Dear
[01:11:41] viewers, he is being commemorated with respect and mercy at his
[01:11:44] grave. His son is also there and will be with us
[01:11:47] shortly. We are also in Afyon. Yes.
[01:11:51] Serhan Bey, I will give the floor to you. I have
[01:11:55] a microphone, yes, I have one. Let's give it to the
[01:11:57] president. Friends,
[01:12:01] since the Social Democratic Populist Party and then
[01:12:05] starting from the Republican People's Party Youth Branches,
[01:12:07] I have worked in many different
[01:12:11] positions. I extend my respects to all our
[01:12:15] viewers here and watching us. I also respect their political
[01:12:18] views, of course. Afterwards, we set
[01:12:21] out with our general president, Mr. Özgür
[01:12:24] Özel, and we continue in the new party. Let me
[01:12:26] say this.
[01:12:29] Now, our Afyon,
[01:12:32] our Afyon in 2002,
[01:12:35] its population was
[01:12:38] 813 thousand. The population of Turkey was
[01:12:41] 65,
[01:12:43] Serhan Bey. Our Afyon had 7 deputies
[01:12:47] in total. When we came to 2011,
[01:12:51] when we came to 2011, our population
[01:12:58] ...and we gave migration, we gave too much migration, our villages
[01:13:01] emptied, our towns emptied, agriculture
[01:13:05] came to the point of collapse, and our fellow citizens from
[01:13:09] Afyon migrated to surrounding provinces,
[01:13:13] and our number of deputies dropped to five. I'm saying this because,
[01:13:16] alright, we are not doing
[01:13:19] politics, absolutely, but this Eber Lake,
[01:13:22] especially after the
[01:13:25] heavy rains, if you come towards this
[01:13:28] area, your microphone seems to be hitting something. Yes.
[01:13:31] Now, here, if
[01:13:35] you consider our Akşehir Lake as a whole, the most
[01:13:38] important lakes of the Akarçay basin were
[01:13:42] here, and the bottom and top of this lake, Serhan
[01:13:44] Bey, are gold, the bottom and top are
[01:13:48] jewels. Why am I saying this? Only these
[01:13:51] reeds, only the fish that grew in those days.
[01:14:04] You know, there's a peat mine,
[01:14:07] meaning millions of years ago, it
[01:14:10] formed from plants sitting at the bottom,
[01:14:13] merging and turning into fertilizer. There's a very
[01:14:16] rich, very powerful peat
[01:14:20] mine under this lake.
[01:14:24] And without anyone's knowledge, the peat
[01:14:27] mine of this lake is being given away to some people. And
[01:14:30] the bottom and top of this lake are really
[01:14:33] jewels, unfortunately. This is the point
[01:14:37] brought about by nature-hostile governments. Why am I saying
[01:14:40] this? Just three days ago, a deforestation
[01:14:44] decision was made by the President for 26
[01:14:47] provinces, including Afyon.
[01:14:50] And after this, Afyon's
[01:14:53] worker.
[01:15:25] I thank my dear brother Önder Şiftçi very much.
[01:15:28] They fought a tremendous battle from the
[01:15:30] beginning. Thanks to them, we stopped the mining
[01:15:34] activities that had been started before, but from now on,
[01:15:36] our struggle will continue without backing
[01:15:40] down. We will continue to protect our Sultan
[01:15:43] Mountains and our Akarçay River that feeds this lake.
[01:15:47] Thank you. We will protect our nature. Regarding Eber Lake,
[01:15:50] Mr. Önder, now here, you have been
[01:15:53] voluntarily working here for years, organizing
[01:15:57] the public, and getting politicians on your side. Before, Evrim Rızvanoğlu also came
[01:16:01] here and made important statements, supporting this place. So,
[01:16:04] this place needs to be protected, with its local administrators,
[01:16:08] its top local administrators, its politicians, and
[01:16:11] its people, this lake should not disappear. Well,
[01:16:15] at this point, the danger continues to be great to a large
[01:16:19] extent. Of course, Serhan Bey, there is currently a critical danger in Eber
[01:16:22] Lake. The Eber and Akşehir lakes action plan has ended, unfortunately,
[01:16:26] only 30-something percent could be completed. Now, the Ministry of Agriculture will
[01:16:30] put forward a new action plan. I also told Deputy Minister Ahmet Bağcı,
[01:16:34] who also visited us, that we want a sustainable action plan,
[01:16:37] meaning a sustainable action plan that can be implemented on the ground. So,
[01:16:41] everything is perfect on paper, but it cannot be sustained
[01:16:44] on the ground. That's why a critical
[01:16:48] danger continues in Eber Lake.
[01:16:52] So, there is hope for Eber Lake.
[01:17:25] cherries grow in this region. This is thanks to the
[01:17:28] ecosystem between Eber and Akşehir lakes and the Sultan Mountains.
[01:17:31] Today, our cherry producers are also unfortunately suffering because the
[01:17:35] lakes have dried up. They are in a difficult situation. I hope that the
[01:17:38] necessary steps will be taken as soon as possible, and a concrete step for
[01:18:04] Good morning, my hometown Afyon. I used to come here before.
[01:18:30] Ekrem İmamoğlu's Kareslihan İmamoğlu
[01:18:33] also watched the program with his parents.
[01:18:40] We also send our greetings to Ekrem
[01:18:44] İmamoğlu from here. We wish everyone in prison
[01:18:48] waiting for freedom to be free as soon as possible.
[01:18:51] To Hüseyin Can Güner in Kırşehir, to Tunç Soyer in Izmir,
[01:18:55] to Görkem Duman, to Hasan Akgün
[01:18:58] in Istanbul, to Murat
[01:19:00] Çalık.
[01:19:20] is the only person in Afyon who is the mayor of the
[01:19:24] new party, isn't he? As a town. We also have another town. Yes,
[01:19:28] our town Şuhut Karaadilli is also in the new party, isn't
[01:19:31] it? No, it's not. It's in the CHP. We have our Başmakçı district,
[01:19:35] our Evciler district. They are in the CHP.
[01:19:45] they moved to the new party. Yes, you too, because your town's boundaries include
[01:19:47] Eber Lake. Now, let me explain
[01:19:51] that we, the Yeşilçiftlik municipality, are also a town
[01:19:55] municipality. We are really struggling
[01:19:58] with limited resources and trying to serve
[01:20:01] our people. In this regard, even
[01:20:05] though it is outside our borders, all of it.
[01:20:20] I honestly expect the same sensitivity from the surrounding municipalities, because you can only fight to a certain extent. Together with our state waterworks teams,
[01:20:24] and together with our Yatakhasanağaç village head,
[01:20:27] we have continued this
[01:20:48] from Eber Lake. That's why it's very important for our farmers, for the
[01:20:52] region, and for the economy. Of course, it may not be seen
[01:20:56] in connection with Eber Lake, but in
[01:20:59] natural disasters, in popular movements, in social
[01:21:02] events, we have always defended
[01:21:04] the local people.
[01:21:17] not given, because during these excavations or
[01:21:21] drilling activities, due to the effect of cyanide,
[01:21:25] its mixing with our drinking water is on the agenda.
[01:21:28] We believe that these will negatively affect both human
[01:21:31] life and animal life.
[01:21:34] Also, some of our towns and
[01:21:37] villages
[01:21:38] are discharging
[01:21:42] their sewage into the lake. This
[01:21:44] prevents some animals, fish, and
[01:21:48] living creatures from living. From here,
[01:21:51] we ask for support from the leading politicians of Afyonkarahisar
[01:21:55] regarding treatment.
[01:22:03] Afyonkarahisar at night? We said
[01:22:05] summer, winter,
[01:22:25] you see Afyonkarahisar on the map of
[01:22:28] Turkey, dear viewers. If we list
[01:22:30] Afyonkarahisar's neighbors, there's
[01:22:34] Isparta, Burdur,
[01:22:37] Denizli, Uşak, Kütahya,
[01:22:41] Ankara. Afyon is close to
[01:22:44] Ankara. There's Eskişehir, Konya.
[01:22:47] So, where is Afyonkarahisar? In the Aegean
[01:22:51] region, it's actually a transition point between East and West, isn't
[01:22:54] it?
[01:22:58] Right at the junction of Central Anatolia and the Aegean. Let's
[01:23:01] call it Inner Aegean. And Serhan Bey, I also
[01:23:05] want to remind you of something that we definitely need to
[01:23:08] focus on. We used to have a SEKA factory here,
[01:23:11] a paper and cellulose factory. It was one of the few
[01:23:15] three factories in Turkey. This
[01:23:19] was 17 villages and 3
[01:23:22] districts. Our people earned their living
[01:23:26] from here. The reeds, sedges, and
[01:23:30] rush plants growing in this lake were processed into cellulose there,
[01:23:34] and paper was made from cellulose. First, they
[01:23:37] sold the paper factory, and then
[01:23:40] unfortunately, it closed down. Right now, it's completely empty. Similarly,
[01:23:44] we have a sugar factory ahead. Our sugar
[01:23:48] factory is also our apple of the eye. It was built in
[01:23:51] 1977, but unfortunately, it was also privatized.
[01:23:55] Right now, beet producers
[01:23:57] are literally struggling to survive. Yes, not just beet, but tomato
[01:24:01] producers, hazelnut producers, corn producers, all of them, tea
[01:24:05] producers are experiencing
[01:28:06] Now, of course, we mentioned Eber Lake. For
[01:28:09] Eber Lake,
[01:28:12] in the 1970s, the British came to shoot a documentary
[01:28:15] for this place. It was so beautiful here. Now, I want
[01:28:19] you to watch this documentary
[01:28:28] But indeed, the British understood the value of this
[01:28:31] Eber Lake. Mr. Önder just said that these reeds are very important.
[01:28:35] Income was generated from these reeds, but they have also disappeared.
[01:28:39] Look, the documentary filmed by the BBC, who valued this place and came
[01:28:43] all the way here, actually tells
[01:28:44] everything.
[01:28:48] appear on the scene to take advantage of the harvest and feed on the
[01:28:51] stubble. Turkey has been described as naturalist
[01:28:55] paradise, though until recently there has been no systematic
[01:28:59] study of wildlife. It therefore offer. is great
[01:29:02] opportunities. For instance, a group of Radi Sheldack this
[01:29:06] size is most unusual site, as the bird is on the decline in
[01:29:10] Europe.
[01:29:16] The end of summer in Eber, in the heart of Central Anatolia,
[01:29:20] a typical Turkish village. About
[01:29:23] 3 people live here, subsisting a frugal sort of
[01:29:26] farming and labor in the readbeds of Lake Eber.
[01:29:30] One or two of the better off own tractors.
[01:29:33] but for the most part transport is by donkey or horse.
[01:29:46] The most lucrative occupation in Eba is harvesting reads from the nearby
[01:29:50] lake and stacks of reads are stood to dry along the lake
[01:29:53] side.
[01:29:59] As they are cut, the greenish pliable rushes, like... the reads are laid out
[01:30:03] to
[01:30:03] dry,
[01:30:09] harvested three times a year, they will be sold for the weaving of mats,
[01:30:13] pillows, curtains, mattresses and so on.
[01:30:29] often the men set up a sort of tented encampment beside. distant read
[01:30:33] beds. These temporary homes save a long journey to and from the
[01:30:36] village each
[01:30:37] day.
[01:30:43] Read beds are rich in bird life and of particular interest
[01:30:47] to Richard, Allan and Tanzu in their search for new
[01:30:49] reserves.
[01:30:52] The great read wabbler, found in Europe, but not in
[01:30:55] England.
[01:30:57] In the background, female little crake, also not an English
[01:31:01] species. It's a shy bird feeding on insects which it picks from the
[01:31:05] water. This individual is probably pausing while on
[01:31:08] migration from
[01:31:09] Russia.
[01:31:18] Four people standing in a punt is not the safest way to travel, but with
[01:31:22] the high reads providing cover for the birds, there's little
[01:31:24] option.
[01:31:30] A rednecked creeb.
[01:31:33] Greebes are expert divers, searching underwater for
[01:31:36] food.
[01:31:42] Here's its dive, shown in slow
[01:31:50] reed bunting. This eastern species is larger than the
[01:31:54] British.
[01:32:02] You heard the bird sounds in the documentary, didn't you?
[01:32:06] In '73, in the 70s, the British came and filmed
[01:32:10] it. Now we are broadcasting live. Are there any bird
[01:32:12] sounds?
[01:32:14] No sound. There is a lifeless lake right now. Only
[01:32:18] last winter was a bit stormy,
[01:32:21] it rained well, and it
[01:32:24] rose a bit. So,
[01:32:27] in the 70s, how happy people were with the bird
[01:32:31] sounds, weren't they? The British say, the documentary makers say in the
[01:32:34] documentary text, he read it,
[01:32:38] they say, why are there no such birds in England? They say these birds are not in
[01:32:41] England. But they are here, in Eber. Now they are
[01:32:44] not here. That's why Mr. Önder and his friends,
[01:32:48] politicians, our guide,
[01:32:51] our people come together and say, let's protect
[01:32:54] Eber. Let's protect Eber. There's life there,
[01:32:57] you know.
[01:33:00] You are watching. Let's open
[01:33:02] it.
[01:33:10] the most lucrative occupation in Eber is harvesting reeds from the nearby
[01:33:14] lake and stacks of reeds are stood to dry along the lake
[01:33:17] side.
[01:33:23] as they cut, the greenish pliable rushes, like
[01:33:26] you hear the sounds, don't you? We fought
[01:33:29] with this nature, unfortunately. "We played
[01:33:34] with the future of these children, with the future of these
[01:33:36] beautiful children who came to watch us. We are still playing
[01:33:39] with it, but we can't do anything.
[01:33:42] We raise our voice. In "Glorious
[01:33:46] Memories", we raise our voice for Eber, for Seyfe
[01:33:49] Lake, for Varto,
[01:33:52] for İkizdere, for Rize,
[01:33:56] for the plateaus of Artvin, for the plateaus of Ordu,
[01:33:59] for Perşembe plateau, for the plateaus of Giresun, for Beyşehir
[01:34:02] Lake, for Akşehir Lake.
[01:34:06] We raise our voice, we must raise our voice. This nature
[01:34:09] is a gift from God to us.
[01:34:13] We allow forest areas. We open forest areas for construction.
[01:34:16] Are there no houses to be built? Is there
[01:34:20] nothing to be done?
[01:36:11] no. Eliminate these birds.
[01:36:48] It was a species living in Eber and Akşehir lakes. What's
[01:36:52] the name of the fish again? Alburnus Nasretdini. The name of the
[01:36:55] fish we see now is Alburnus.
[01:36:59] Yes, its name is attributed to Nasrettin Hodja. It was here. Of course, in Eber and Akşehir
[01:37:02] lakes. Now, Eber and Akşehir lakes are sister lakes. Before geological
[01:37:06] times, it was a single lake, then it separated. Of course, an action
[01:37:09] plan was prepared for this species not to die. Unfortunately,
[01:37:13] the species has not been seen for years, it has disappeared.
[01:37:16] Along with this, there is a sand cat, Serhan Bey, which is an endemic
[01:37:20] species. There are 62 types of endemic plants in Eber Lake. For example, they are
[01:37:24] burning Eber Lake. The "Long live Eber Lake" movement emerged during
[01:37:27] the fires. I guess the village head of Eber is also among us. Let the village head of Eber
[01:37:31] come. Let's get the village head. The village head must be struggling. We said,
[01:37:34] together with him, together with him,
[01:37:38] we must stop this fire. This
[01:37:40] Nasrettini Fish, it's found here in the
[01:37:44] world and also in Akşehir Lake. Only here. Yes, of course,
[01:37:47] it only grew here in the world. Yes, isn't
[01:37:51] it? It grows, but unfortunately, it hasn't been sighted for
[01:37:54] years, it cannot be seen. There's no evidence that
[01:40:35] come alive even more. We will save the fish
[01:40:38] named after Nasrettin Hodja,
[01:40:42] God willing. And of course, Nasrettin Hodja lived
[01:40:45] here, in these parts. He lived in
[01:40:48] Akşehir. Let me ask our guide, how did
[01:40:51] Nasrettin Hodja ferment the lake here? Shall we tell
[01:43:51] Emirdağ is famous, isn't it? Emirdağ is one
[01:43:54] of our biggest districts.
[01:43:58] Let's take the microphone, Mr. President, and start again. Emirdağ is one of our
[01:44:02] biggest districts. Approximately 30 kilometers later,
[01:44:06] our Emirdağ district comes, after Bolvadin.
[01:44:08] 10 kilometers later, Bolvadin, then our Emirdağ
[01:44:12] district. Our Emirdağ
[01:44:15] district is the district that produces the most
[01:44:19] ministers abroad, especially in Belgium.
[01:44:22] It's such a famous place that when they are asked
[01:44:26] abroad, they don't say "I'm from Afyon" or anywhere
[01:44:29] else, they say "I'm from Emirdağ."
[01:44:41] I remember him with respect.
[01:44:44] The conductor of his, the Friends' Choir, our elder brother
[01:44:48] Refik, Refik Köksal is from Afyon, from Şuhut. Now, they have
[01:44:51] written messages. I send my warmest greetings and respects
[01:49:22] I thank you very much on behalf of myself and the village headman for being here
[01:49:25] in Eberköy. I welcome
[01:49:28] the değerli guests here.
[01:49:32] I wish you success in your program, we are also
[01:49:35] following you. I wish you good broadcasts again.
[01:49:39] Welcome. Our presence here
[01:49:42] is very important for our struggle with this lake. This
[01:49:46] is a non-political struggle.
[01:49:50] All the party leaders, almost all the district
[01:49:53] leaders. "Our friends in the necessary
[01:49:57] management are present, I welcome everyone again through you, I respectfully
[01:50:00] greet you, thank you, be well. Now you see Lake Eber, dear viewers,
[01:50:04] Mr. Uğur, Uğur Aslan, is an engineer, an environmental
[01:50:07] planner. He is from Rize.
[01:50:10] When I was talking to him the other day, he said, "I started my career around Lake Eber,"
[01:50:14] and he said it's a beautiful lake,
[01:51:57] so they can see. Poppy seed flatbread, dear viewers. Poppy seeds are famous, aren't they? What else is famous
[01:52:01] about Afyon? This is our must-have, meaning
[01:52:05] your clotted cream is famous, yes, our sausage
[01:52:08] is famous. Our
[01:53:31] channel. Cafer Bey, the owner of the channel, says, "This channel is not mine, it belongs to the people."
[01:53:35] So let's share this message
[01:54:35] Dear viewers, we will go to the Victory Martyrdom and talk a bit about history
[01:54:38] in the context of Afyon, protecting Eber.
[01:54:57] Turkey's energy commitment.
[01:55:00] Orbus.
[02:03:09] dear viewers, we want this Lake Eber to live,
[02:03:13] we want to protect this Lake Eber, with volunteers, with villagers,
[02:03:16] with the headman, politics.
[02:05:50] Today is the death anniversary of Ruhi Su.
[02:05:54] Afyon is a city of heroism, Afyonkarahisar
[02:05:58] is a heroic city.
[02:06:11] Then we will connect to his son,
[02:06:14] his son will talk about his father,
[02:06:17] his son Kocatepe, Nazım Hikmet
[02:07:24] Now we connect to Istanbul.
[02:07:27] At Zincirlikuyu cemetery, on the anniversary of his death, his son,
[02:07:30] his admirers, his relatives, remember Ruhi Su
[02:07:34] with respect and mercy. I will pass
[02:07:37] the ball to our dear Umut,
[02:07:41] Umut is with Ilgınsu at his graveside.
[02:07:44] Serhan asker, we are at Zincirlikuyu cemetery. Ruhi Su, the artist of the people,
[02:07:47] will be commemorated at his graveside for the 41st time. You also mentioned
[02:07:51] a little while ago, his family, his admirers,
[02:07:54] will commemorate him at his graveside for the 41st time,
[02:07:57] with his voice, with his songs. He is with
[02:08:01] us. Today, Ruhi Su will be commemorated for the 41st time.
[02:08:04] Even years later, even the youngest person
[02:08:08] can recognize his voice,
[02:08:10] knows his songs. How do you evaluate
[02:08:14] this, how would you like to describe Ruhi Su?
[02:08:17] Now,
[02:08:20] to describe this is a bit difficult
[02:08:23] and also simple.
[02:08:39] In this context, he was able to use
[02:08:43] folk songs in a Western
[02:08:47] sense of harmonization, almost in the same sense,
[02:08:50] and to make folk songs
[02:08:53] understandable, understandable
[02:08:56] with proper Turkish.
[02:08:58] And he succeeded in this. Today,
[02:09:01] on the 41st anniversary of his death,
[02:09:04] his friends still remember
[02:09:08] him, and his music
[02:09:11] is played in various places.
[02:09:15] He had a great struggle, he fought a very serious struggle,
[02:09:18] he was imprisoned, he traveled
[02:09:21] with shackles, and he says something about it,
[02:09:25] he mentioned a child left in the middle of the war.
[02:09:28] There were periods of imprisonment he experienced. Even during those periods, he didn't
[02:09:32] give up music, he continued his musical struggle.
[02:09:35] We are talking about a bağlama made from a broom.
[02:09:39] We are talking about a person who, even when he was chained and exiled to Adana, turned that chain into a folk song.
[02:09:43] His transfer
[02:09:46] to Adana
[02:09:47] was
[02:09:50] in Istanbul, at the place which is now
[02:09:54] the Harbiye military house,
[02:09:57] and after he was sentenced, the men were sent to Adana
[02:10:01] and the women to Istanbul's
[02:10:04] Sultan Ahmet Prison.
[02:10:08] On that road, from Istanbul
[02:10:11] to Adana, everyone was chained
[02:10:15] by their hands and feet. But when the bus broke down
[02:10:18] right at Hasan Mountain, my father
[02:10:21] wrote this folk song looking
[02:10:24] at Hasan Mountain all night long.
[02:10:28] In prison conditions, in those conditions, they made
[02:10:32] a saz from wooden doormats,
[02:10:35] and he continued his work with it.
[02:10:39] He continued his work there as much as he could, he even
[02:10:53] compiled a prison song there.
[02:10:56] Then he comes to Ankara, and after that,
[02:10:59] his exile begins. They stay
[02:11:03] in Etimesgut in Ankara.
[02:11:05] Then Aydınlık comes, I am born then.
[02:11:09] Then they come to Istanbul, especially during the 1960 coup.
[02:11:21] His records started coming out from 1966 onwards.
[02:11:24] Of course, there is also the Sansaryan Han period,
[02:11:28] "Mahsus Mahal" was written,
[02:11:30] "Mahsus Mahal" is like this: In Sansaryan,
[02:11:34] there are cells called "coffin cells,"
[02:11:38] he was placed there. My mother
[02:11:40] is also in it, my mother and father's marriage
[02:11:44] also happened. They recognized each other by their voices, because
[02:11:47] in the coffin cells, some were lightless,
[02:11:50] in some, a bulb was lit and so on. He was brought from interrogation
[02:11:54] in such a state. This
[02:11:57] Sansaryan in Sirkeci
[02:12:00] was confiscated, and then became the police headquarters.
[02:12:04] It's actually a business inn, but the police headquarters
[02:12:06] used it in that era.
[02:12:10] In court, they say that they were held
[02:12:13] in single cells. "We were given nothing but
[02:12:17] water." The judge of the period, Halil
[02:12:20] Ölçer, says, "It is called 'Mahsus Mahal'."
[02:12:24] And based on this, my father names
[02:12:27] the folk song he wrote there "Mahsus Mahal."
[02:12:31] Today, in squares and public spaces,
[02:12:35] whenever people want to express their democratic demands, they also use Ruhi Su's voice and his songs.
[02:12:38] 41 years have passed since his death, but he is still
[02:12:42] in the squares and public spaces. How do you evaluate
[02:12:46] people using his voice, using his songs, and finding
[02:12:49] strength in him when expressing
[02:12:51] their demands?
[02:12:54] Well, first of all,
[02:12:57] I am very happy as a son.
[02:13:01] Besides that, honestly,
[02:13:04] people feel the need
[02:13:07] to sing those folk songs, to listen to those demands,
[02:13:09] to express them. They need it.
[02:13:16] Thank you very much for your evaluation. We are at Zincirli Kuyu with
[02:13:20] Seren asker. 41 years have passed
[02:13:24] since Ruhi Su's death, and today
[02:13:27] he is commemorated at his graveside
[02:13:30] with his songs and his voice. We talked about Ruhi Su,
[02:13:34] with his son Ilgın Su, about his struggle for music
[02:13:37] and art, at his graveside.
[02:13:41] Let's say the commemoration
[02:16:55] You made the reeds,
[02:16:57] so you did whatever you said. Does
[02:17:00] this map of the lake
[02:17:04] bother you in its current state?
[02:17:08] Yes, it does. So
[02:17:11] I'm ashamed to come here.
[02:17:15] Yes. What should we do then? We need
[02:17:18] to save this lake. We need to save
[02:17:21] this lake.
[02:17:24] A fish can live for 80
[02:17:34] years, look, can
[02:17:37] it live for 80 years?
[02:17:40] As long as its base
[02:17:43] is humid.
[02:17:53] We came here to make a program. Now, how can
[02:17:56] this lake be saved? This lake cannot be saved
[02:18:00] unless the Porsuk River's water comes. The Porsuk River's water must come.
[02:18:03] Do the authorities hear us?
[02:18:06] Now, Beter came here. He swore here.
[02:18:10] He said Afyon is 90
[02:18:13] km from Kütahya. He said
[02:18:16] you will bring the Porsuk River's water here. He came here to get
[02:18:19] our votes. He deceived
[02:18:23] us, God.
[02:18:27] "He made our road into a sidewalk.
[02:18:30] Afyon should do it anyway. The roads of Afyon's villages were also built by the ministry, right?
[02:18:34] Mr. Veysel, bring this water, bring
[02:18:38] the Porsuk Stream here. I promised, you promised. Let's call him again, he promised
[02:18:42] again. I said here on the shore,
[02:18:45] I said the shore here.
[02:18:48] In 1992, from the municipality's thing,
[02:18:52] okay, okay. Then we think Mr. Veysel, Veysel Eroğlu, will do what is necessary
[02:19:03] for Afyon." But we will make
[02:19:06] this call in the most sincere
[02:19:24] But there is a museum here, isn't there, Kürşat?
[02:19:27] There is a music museum here.
[02:19:30] There is a music museum. Let's see the museum and let our guide
[02:19:34] tell us about the museum. The first museum
[02:19:38] established on music in Turkey
[02:19:41] is in Afyonkarahisar. Its importance
[02:19:44] is truly very important for Afyon and for Turkey.
[02:19:48] The reason is that it is only found in Afyon,
[02:19:52] it is unique to Afyon.
[02:19:57] Yes, let's write Afyonkarahisar Music Museum, friends.
[02:20:01] Music Museum.
[02:20:04] There are more than 500
[02:20:06] instruments, and various
[02:20:10] instruments from five continents.
[02:20:13] These are places that must be seen visually.
[02:20:17] They cannot be described by telling, they must be experienced by seeing.
[02:20:21] No matter how much we tell here, we cannot provide any contribution
[02:20:25] without seeing those instruments. Yes.
[02:20:28] Let's also go from the museum to the Mevlevihane. We are touring Afyonkarahisar.
[02:20:31] The Mevlevihane is also a very special
[02:20:35] place. "It's a museum
[02:20:39] located right next to our mosque, next to the saints
[02:20:41] buried there. It's a museum
[02:20:44] that tries to connect with people making
[02:20:47] flatbread and presents visual feasts
[02:20:51] to the public with visuals
[02:20:55] showing the lifestyle of the local people."
[02:20:58] Yes, a place that attracts visitors. Of course,
[02:21:02] many of the people who come to Afyon, many of the guests,
[02:21:05] after visiting the Grand Mosque, come to that museum, see
[02:21:09] the visuals there, and then go to other bazaars,
[02:21:13] houses and the castle to experience Afyon,
[02:21:17] to understand the historical beauty of Afyon. Okay, when we walk around
[02:21:21] here again, there is the Phrygian Valley.
[02:21:24] Our Phrygian Valley is truly worth seeing Its church, bazaar,
[02:21:27] walking path, and the various
[02:21:30] streets there.
[02:21:34] After Ürgüp, I could say fairy chimneys.
[02:21:37] When we mention fairy chimneys in Afyon, people don't believe it, but
[02:21:41] when they see them in visuals, they can see fairy
[02:21:44] chimneys that are identical to Ürgüp's, yes. But this Phrygian Valley is
[02:21:48] truly a place that must be seen, with monasteries
[02:21:51] located within it, yes, it is a region
[02:21:54] that contains monasteries. It's about
[02:21:57] 34-35 kilometers away from Afyon.
[02:22:01] I strongly recommend that visiting guests
[02:22:05] see it. We were talking about Karahisar
[02:23:14] Castle. We should also mention the part
[02:23:17] we forgot about the enchanted
[02:23:21] charms, the magical charms.
[02:23:24] It is said that there are golden stairs and
[02:23:28] golden mines, but no one has seen them yet. Has treasure hunting been done
[02:23:31] there? It has probably been done, yes,
[02:23:35] for treasure.
[02:24:07] We are in a city that is located in the middle of
[02:24:10] Turkey's E5 highway,
[02:24:14] a place that should be recognized and promoted, but due to economic conditions
[02:24:17] or insufficient investment by entrepreneurs,
[02:24:21] it has remained undeveloped. Really,
[02:24:25] if these opportunities existed in another city, Afyon could have been a different
[02:24:29] Afyon, absolutely. For example, in the morning,
[02:24:32] with the foggy view, with the foggy views in the morning,
[02:24:36] it transforms into an extraordinary city. If you can capture that,
[02:24:40] it's truly one of the
[02:24:43] rare images. It's like you're walking on clouds,
[02:24:47] on clouds, in the middle of the sea, on an island
[02:24:50] feeling like you're left alone. It's a region
[02:24:53] that gives that feeling, yes. You see Karahisar Castle, dear
[02:24:56] viewers, protect Karahisar, protect Afyon.
[02:25:00] You see it with its magnificent views. To homes,
[02:25:04] to homes, Kürşat, give us that number one.
[02:25:07] Protect those historical mansions, protect the historical mansions of
[02:25:11] Afyon-Karahisar. Let's give them too.
[02:25:15] The historical mansions of Afyon, protect
[02:25:18] them too, dear viewers, you see the mansions. But
[02:25:21] also protect the vote you cast, okay?
[02:25:24] People of Afyon,
[02:25:27] protect those votes you cast, please, please,
[02:25:31] please, don't let them take your votes and go somewhere else, please,
[02:25:34] please.
[02:25:59] Aşık Veysel says, "Will you change your religion?"
[02:26:01] diyor,
[02:26:04] Afyon, we are with you in Afyon.
[02:26:08] All these beauties, as patriots, it is our duty
[02:26:11] to introduce and explain Afyon to everyone, dear
[02:26:14] viewers. Now we are going to Afyon, where
[02:26:16] are we going? August 30th.
[02:26:29] Before going to the August 30th Victory Martyrs' Memorial, we
[02:26:33] need to come to August 26th. From August 26th, we also
[02:26:37] need to come to August 25th. Why is August 25th important?
[02:26:40] The infantry forces that started from Akşehir
[02:26:43] came to Atatürk's House in Şuhut
[02:26:46] and camped there.
[02:27:59] After the decision was made, we have a 17-kilometer
[02:28:03] point to Kocatepe, which we call the Victory Road. The road that is currently asphalted
[02:28:06] was a narrow, stony
[02:28:09] path and a bad
[02:28:12] route at that time, but that route was the route
[02:28:15] to Kocatepe. 120 thousand soldiers,
[02:28:18] 120 thousand soldiers, look, young people. Friends, there is a region
[02:28:21] called Yaylan Plain, I mean Avlan Plain, Avlan Plain,
[02:28:25] it is in the eastern part of Kocatepe, it is
[02:28:28] a place with an altitude of approximately 1870.
[02:28:31] In the evening, chapters of Ali Imran were read.
[02:28:35] In the evening, grain soup and
[02:28:39] grape compote were given. The soldiers, 120
[02:28:42] thousand soldiers, bid farewell to each other. They sought
[02:28:46] forgiveness from each other. This war
[02:28:50] was personally led by Atatürk. The attack started
[02:28:53] between 4:30 and 5 in the morning
[02:28:56] in foggy weather, at a time when the enemy
[02:28:59] soldiers least expected it,
[02:29:02] and the Turkish army
[02:29:05] captured the trenches that the British
[02:29:09] commander had told the Greek commander they wouldn't be able to cross in 6 months
[02:29:12] in 1.5 hours, destroying the enemy
[02:29:16] and pushing them back.
[02:30:29] Atatürk had foreseen very well that the enemy would attack his soldiers, and with all his
[02:30:33] movements, he defeated the enemy soldiers
[02:30:36] and drove them out of Kocatepe within a day and a half, towards the direction of
[02:30:40] Captain İstikamet.
[02:30:43] There is a bust there, approximately 7 tons in weight and 7.5
[02:30:47] meters high.
[02:30:50] When we visited, it is the most dominant point of that region.
[02:30:53] Now, just a moment ago, Atatürk's house in Şuhud,
[02:30:57] Gürşat, let's show that, let's show that house.
[02:31:00] The attack order, all the plans, are in this house.
[02:31:49] We walk every year to experience
[02:31:51] that day and moment, to experience those feelings, before the sun rises.
[02:31:55] From here, I would like to
[02:31:55] address all of Turkey.
[02:33:14] This country was not established easily, dear viewers. Atatürk is resting in the snow. Now,
[02:33:16] they don't like Atatürk.
[02:33:20] Now, it is necessary to emphasize this point: the trenches that
[02:33:23] the British officer of the enemy army said they couldn't cross in six months,
[02:33:26] the Turkish army, with its good mental
[02:33:30] balance, movements, and planned program...
[02:33:37] The presence of officers, the management of soldiers
[02:33:41] by a large number of Turkish officers
[02:33:44] and the intelligence of
[02:33:47] the Turkish officer led us to defeat these enemy soldiers.
[02:33:51] Let's put it this way: this war is a war of
[02:33:54] bloodlines against technology. While the enemy army
[02:33:58] had 16 planes, we had only one.
[02:34:11] Our greatest gain was officers; we had 6,000 officers, while they had
[02:34:14] 1,800 or 200 officers. This was our gain,
[02:34:18] yes, dear viewers. Afyon Karahisar is an epic city
[02:34:21] where heroism was written. It is also a very important,
[02:34:25] very valuable place, Afyon Karahisar. It needs
[02:34:29] to be promoted, it needs to be explained.
[02:34:34] Also, protect your
[02:35:55] It's already a gastronomy city, what is this?
[02:35:59] Our lentil börek, börek, yes. Our famous
[02:36:03] lentil börek. Famous
[02:36:05] Turkish delight. Our famous Turkish delight, clotted cream Turkish delight, hazelnut Turkish delight, walnut Turkish delight, there are thousands of varieties.
[02:36:09] We have Şuhut keşkeği.
[02:36:12] We have
[02:36:15] clotted cream candy, we have sausage, we have
[02:36:18] stuffed vine leaves,
[02:36:21] we have tandoor soup. We were going to open this kebab,
[02:36:24] we said let's make a surprise, we said let's make a surprise. Also,
[02:36:27] we have Turkish delight and sausage images, Kürşat, if you prepare them, now this is
[02:36:31] kebab, right? Let's give it, let the lady explain the rest, yes,
[02:36:35] you explain. We actually have a special pita bread,
[02:36:39] let's bring the microphone closer. Diced meat with
[02:36:42] meat broth, Afyon kebab.
[02:36:57] We need to walk around. We will also have sauce, right? Is there sauce there? Is there tomato paste sauce there? Yesterday we were in Ayaş, dear viewers, people went to Ayaş in crowds. And is our sauce there? Yes.
[02:37:00] akın gitmiş sevgili seyirciler insanlar ve sosumuz orada
[02:37:04] Let's take the sauce from here,
[02:37:07] one minute, you take this, friends. Let's take the sauce from here.
[02:37:11] Let's take it from here, yes. From here, like this, my sauce.
[02:37:33] eggplant moussaka kebab, eggplant moussaka kebab.
[02:37:37] And this is Afyon kebab, dear viewers.
[02:37:41] Here, when you open it like this, oh my, Afyon.
[02:38:49] To show the pita bread under
[02:38:52] this kebab, right? Oh, there's pita bread
[02:39:06] Turkish delight. So, it's
[02:39:10] there, this is also our boiled
[02:39:12] bread.
[02:39:45] At the stand of Yeşil Çiftlik Municipality, the mayor of Yeşil Çiftlik, Mayor Devrim,
[02:40:53] Önder's father is also here. Önder's father was a school
[02:40:56] principal.
[02:40:59] He was here in Şanlıurfa. He comes here with his family. Önder was
[02:41:02] born in Urfa, he came and takes care of Ebergölü. Let's applaud Önder
[02:41:05] too.
[02:43:18] These are the good people of Afyon, there are Yoruks,
[02:43:21] there are people from every mosaic
[02:43:38] famous here. When I did a program in Kocatepe, they came.
[02:43:41] Yes, we also came there, we also came to Dumlupınar.
[02:43:44] We are always together,
[02:43:59] for our country, for Afyon.
[02:44:03] But as my presidents just explained, Kocatepe, where the Great Offensive
[02:44:06] began, is very important. It is like
[02:44:10] a pilgrimage site for Turks. Everyone
[02:44:13] should see it, yes. We definitely say Kocatepe, we just
[02:44:16] now... now I'm explaining like this:
[02:44:20] We talk about Turkish history, we talk about Malazgirt,
[02:44:24] but if we had lost in Kocatepe...
[02:44:59] principal also came, he taught
[02:45:03] in Urfa, and
[02:45:12] I am Önder Çiftçi's
[02:45:16] father. I am proud of my son
[02:45:19] because he loves this nature, because he protects Ebergölü,
[02:45:22] and he spends all his strength and energy for Ebergölü.
[02:45:26] harcıyor.
[02:46:20] You said, "Protect your votes."
[02:46:23] Look, in Afyon, in Afyon,
[02:46:26] in Afyon. In the Aegean,
[02:46:29] the blacksmith Ephéses, the Çakırcı Ephéses are still standing.
[02:46:33] In Afyon, Halme Sergeants,
[02:46:36] Makbuleles, Kara Fatmas are standing.
[02:48:10] We commemorate the deceased with respect in this regard. So,
[02:48:13] let's send greetings to Yörük Ali Efes. Today is the 41st
[02:48:17] anniversary of Ruhi Sun's passing, dear
[02:48:20] viewers. We know him. We will protect all the beauties of Afyon.
[02:48:24] Afyon is yours,
[02:48:28] it's yours. Afyon is yours,
[02:48:31] it belongs to this country. You must come and see Afyon, dear viewers.
[02:48:34] We are concluding the program with Ruhi Su. I bid
[02:48:38] you all farewell.
[02:48:43] An empty sack cannot stand upright. We will always
[02:48:45] read books. We will protect Afyon.
[02:48:49] We will protect
[02:48:49] Eber.
[02:55:23] Turkish Education Foundation.
[02:57:00] News of price increases and decreases for fuel are constantly coming,
[02:57:04] the pump prices are fluctuating wildly, citizens are confused. Following
[02:57:08] fuel prices is more difficult than following the stock market.
[02:57:11] Now, timing is also important. So we asked the public:
[02:57:14] When and according to what do you decide to fill
[02:57:18] your tank? Frankly, we can't make that decision
[02:57:22] perfectly in Turkey anymore, because it's volatile every day.
[02:57:25] We only buy when the fuel level drops to rock bottom.
[02:57:28] That's it. The fee, I mean,
[02:57:31] however much money we have, according to my needs or my pocket...
[02:57:35] I mostly act according to my pocket. There are times when
[02:57:38] I go on intercity trips, in which case
[02:57:41] my eyes are always on the signs, wondering which one
[02:57:44] will have a discount, which one will have an increase.
[02:57:48] Following the stock market is perhaps easier, because
[02:57:52] why, screens are always in front of your eyes. But it's not like that here.
[02:57:55] Will you follow the road, or will you follow
[02:57:59] the labels on the road? These are big problems.
[02:58:02] When my tank is empty, I have to fill it. We don't look at price increases or decreases. Okay,
[02:58:05] when there is a discount, that's our loss. For example, I
[02:58:09] just filled my tank, but if there's a discount at night,
[02:58:13] I'll lose money, that's what I mean. We can't keep up with the prices anymore,
[02:58:16] we can't catch up because it changes every day. There's no stability in the country,
[02:58:20] one day they lower it, one day they raise it. Those discounts don't affect
[02:58:24] me at all. I will buy 50 liters of fuel, it
[02:58:27] will make a 200 lira difference, but my tank that used to fill for 15 lira
[02:58:31] now fills for 4.5 lira. A 200 lira discount I get from there
[02:58:35] doesn't affect me at all. We always keep our tank full, but
[02:58:38] price increases and current prices are high, of course.
[02:58:42] Well, my car is both gasoline and LPG.
[02:58:45] I cancelled the gasoline, I mean, fuel is very expensive.
[02:58:49] LPG is also expensive, I mean, in some places it's 30 lira, in some places
[02:58:52] it's 35 lira, it goes like that. I don't know, I buy LPG
[02:58:56] and use it, but it's very bad for the engine. What can I do? I have to. They are mocking
[02:59:00] us. Today they raise prices, 3 days later,
[02:59:04] you look and they say: "There's a discount." What's the point?
[02:59:08] It will come again, it will come again in 3 days. I don't think it's necessary.
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[03:00:20] Happy Sundays, indeed. The 20th day of September, we are facing
[03:00:23] you again with a hot and intense agenda. Especially,
[03:00:27] there are operations and expanding investigations. A new operation
[03:00:31] against the Süleymancıs, the latest developments in the fund investigation, again with Kaşif Kozinoğlu.
[03:00:35] We are following it. We have also included developments regarding the economy and the world in our agenda,
[03:00:38] but at the beginning of our bulletin, let's first go to the capital, Ankara,
[03:00:42] because after the earthquake, there are those who are holding
[03:00:46] a vigil for justice due to the inadequacy of the sentences.
[03:00:49] Today is the 10th day of that vigil. Members of the Justice Seeking
[03:00:53] Families Platform are in front of the Ministry of Justice.
[03:00:56] Our colleagues Eda Erdağa and a press statement. When?