{"id":283683,"date":"2026-03-14T06:50:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/?p=283683"},"modified":"2026-03-14T06:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:50:31","slug":"milli-mucadelenin-ak-kalpakli-ruhbani-papa-eftim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halkweb.com.tr\/en\/milli-mucadelenin-ak-kalpakli-ruhbani-papa-eftim\/","title":{"rendered":"The White Hearted Cleric of the National Struggle: Papa Eftim"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cPapa Eftim, Milli M\u00fccadele\u2019de bir ordu kadar hizmet etmi\u015ftir.\u201d<\/strong>
\n\u2014 Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk–<\/p>\n

Ruhban c\u00fcbbesiyle k\u00fcrs\u00fcde, ba\u015f\u0131nda Ankara\u2019n\u0131n ak kalpa\u011f\u0131\u2026 Papa Eftim, Milli M\u00fccadele y\u0131llar\u0131nda Anadolu\u2019daki Ortodokslar\u0131 Yunan siyasetine ba\u011flama giri\u015fimlerine kar\u015f\u0131 \u00e7\u0131karak T\u00fcrk kimli\u011fini savunan s\u0131ra d\u0131\u015f\u0131 bir din adam\u0131yd\u0131.<\/p>\n

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Papa Eftim, Milli M\u00fccadele y\u0131llar\u0131nda Anadolu\u2019daki Ortodokslar\u0131n T\u00fcrk kimli\u011fi etraf\u0131nda \u00f6rg\u00fctlenmesi i\u00e7in m\u00fccadele etti.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBen Bir T\u00fcrk Dostu De\u011fil, T\u00fcrko\u011flu T\u00fcrk\u2019\u00fcm\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tarih bazen kimlikleri dinle, milletleri mezheple ay\u0131r\u0131r. Ancak Anadolu\u2019nun en karanl\u0131k g\u00fcnlerinde bu ezberi bozan bir ses y\u00fckselmi\u015ftir. G\u00f6vdesinde siyah ruhban c\u00fcbbesi, ba\u015f\u0131nda ise Ankara\u2019n\u0131n simgesi olan ak kalpa\u011f\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131yan bu isim Papa Eftim\u2019di.<\/p>\n

14 Mart, Papa Eftim\u2019in aram\u0131zdan ayr\u0131l\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131n 57. y\u0131l\u0131. Bu yaz\u0131, Milli M\u00fccadele\u2019nin bu s\u0131ra d\u0131\u015f\u0131 ve \u00e7o\u011fu zaman yeterince hat\u0131rlanmayan kahraman\u0131n\u0131 yeniden hat\u0131rlatmak amac\u0131yla kaleme al\u0131nd\u0131.<\/p>\n

Milli M\u00fccadele y\u0131llar\u0131nda i\u015fgal g\u00fc\u00e7leri ve Fener Rum Patrikhanesi, Anadolu\u2019daki Ortodoks tebaay\u0131 birer \u201cYunan neferi\u201d gibi g\u00f6stermeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131rken Karamanl\u0131 bir T\u00fcrk olan Zeki Erenerol \u2014 yani Papa Eftim \u2014 bu kirli plan\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na dimdik dikildi.<\/p>\n

Onun 1922 y\u0131l\u0131nda Kayseri Meydan\u0131\u2019nda, bizzat Mustafa Kemal Pa\u015fa\u2019n\u0131n da kat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 mitingde hayk\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131 s\u00f6zler yaln\u0131zca bir siyasi tav\u0131r de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda tarih\u00ee bir meydan okumayd\u0131:<\/p>\n

\u201cBen bir T\u00fcrk dostu de\u011fil, T\u00fcrko\u011flu T\u00fcrk\u2019\u00fcm. Bir yabanc\u0131 T\u00fcrk dostu olabilir; fakat benim gibi halis bir T\u00fcrk\u2019\u00fcn, ana dilinden ba\u015fka bir dil bilmeyen bir T\u00fcrk\u2019\u00fcn T\u00fcrk dostu olarak ilan edilmesi her \u015feyden evvel beni incitir.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bu hayk\u0131r\u0131\u015f, i\u015fgalcilerin Anadolu\u2019yu din \u00fczerinden par\u00e7alama stratejisini psikolojik olarak \u00e7\u00f6kerten g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir cevap oldu. Dualar\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6z dili T\u00fcrk\u00e7eyle semaya y\u00fckselten bu din adam\u0131, Anadolu\u2019nun ruhunu temsil ediyordu.<\/p>\n

Ankara\u2019n\u0131n Yan\u0131nda Bir Manevi Kale<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Papa Eftim\u2019in vatanseverli\u011fi yaln\u0131zca s\u00f6zlerden ibaret de\u011fildi; o, hayat\u0131n\u0131 bu m\u00fccadeleye adad\u0131.<\/p>\n

Mustafa Kemal Pa\u015fa\u2019n\u0131n Nutuk\u2019ta \u201cfesat ve h\u0131yanet oca\u011f\u0131\u201d olarak nitelendirdi\u011fi Fener Rum Patrikhanesi\u2019nin siyasi faaliyetlerine kar\u015f\u0131 Anadolu\u2019daki T\u00fcrk Ortodokslar\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6rg\u00fctledi ve T\u00fcrk Ortodoks Patrikhanesi\u2019ni kurdu.<\/p>\n

23 Nisan 1920\u2019de T\u00fcrkiye B\u00fcy\u00fck Millet Meclisi\u2019nin a\u00e7\u0131l\u0131\u015f\u0131nda dua eden heyetin i\u00e7inde yer almas\u0131 ve 1922\u2019de Meclis bah\u00e7esinde halk\u0131 direni\u015fe \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rmas\u0131, onun Cumhuriyet\u2019in kurucu ruhuna olan ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n a\u00e7\u0131k bir g\u00f6stergesiydi.<\/p>\n

Mustafa Kemal Pa\u015fa\u2019n\u0131n Papa Eftim i\u00e7in s\u00f6yledi\u011fi \u201cbir ordu kadar hizmet etmi\u015ftir\u201d<\/strong> s\u00f6z\u00fc, onun Milli M\u00fccadele\u2019deki yerini tek ba\u015f\u0131na anlatmaya yeter.<\/p>\n

Bu \u00fcst\u00fcn hizmetlerinden dolay\u0131 T\u00fcrkiye B\u00fcy\u00fck Millet Meclisi taraf\u0131ndan kendisine \u0130stiklal Madalyas\u0131 verilmi\u015f ve m\u00fcbadele y\u0131llar\u0131nda ailesinin T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de kalmas\u0131 \u00f6zel bir kararla g\u00fcvence alt\u0131na al\u0131nm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n

Y\u00fcz Y\u0131ll\u0131k Kin ve De\u011fi\u015fmeyen Sadakat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Papa Eftim\u2019in ba\u015flatt\u0131\u011f\u0131 bu onurlu duru\u015f, kendisinden sonra gelen nesillere hem b\u00fcy\u00fck bir gurur hem de a\u011f\u0131r bedeller b\u0131rakm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n

O\u011flu Sel\u00e7uk Erenerol ve torunu Sevgi Erenerol, onun b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 yerden mensubu olduklar\u0131n\u0131 gururla ifade ettikleri T\u00fcrk devletine ve ulusuna olan ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 her \u015fartta s\u00fcrd\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015flerdir.<\/p>\n

Ailenin maruz kald\u0131\u011f\u0131 hukuksuz kumpaslar ve bask\u0131lar, asl\u0131nda Papa Eftim\u2019in emperyalizmin oyunlar\u0131na vurdu\u011fu sert darbenin yank\u0131lar\u0131d\u0131r. Ancak ne kendisi ne de ailesi, Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk\u2019\u00fcn kurdu\u011fu T\u00fcrkiye Cumhuriyeti\u2019ne olan ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131klar\u0131ndan bir an bile geri ad\u0131m atmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n

Sonu\u00e7: Bir Vatanperverin Miras\u0131<\/strong><\/p>\n

Papa Eftim\u2019i bug\u00fcn anmak yaln\u0131zca bir tarih fig\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fc hat\u0131rlamak de\u011fildir. Onu anlamak; vatan sevgisinin mezheplerden, etnik ayr\u0131mlardan ve siyasi hesaplardan \u00e7ok daha b\u00fcy\u00fck bir de\u011fer oldu\u011funu kavramakt\u0131r.<\/p>\n

\u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc bu topraklarda vatan sevgisi bazen bir askerin \u00fcniformas\u0131nda, bazen bir k\u00f6yl\u00fcn\u00fcn nas\u0131rl\u0131 ellerinde, bazen de bir ruhban\u0131n siyah c\u00fcbbesinde kendini g\u00f6sterir.<\/p>\n

Milli M\u00fccadele\u2019nin ak kalpakl\u0131 ruhban\u0131 Papa Eftim\u2019i, vefat\u0131n\u0131n 57. y\u0131l\u0131nda sayg\u0131 ile an\u0131yorum.<\/p>\n

Ne demi\u015f atalar\u0131m\u0131z: \u201cS\u00f6z konusu vatansa gerisi teferruatt\u0131r.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Papa Eftim ise bu s\u00f6z\u00fcn yaln\u0131zca s\u00f6ylenmi\u015f de\u011fil, ya\u015fanm\u0131\u015f h\u00e2lidir.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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