{"id":3852,"date":"2009-10-06T01:56:26","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T01:56:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T21:00:00","slug":"iexpati-olmak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/2009\/10\/06\/iexpati-olmak\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>expat<\/i> olmak&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Expat&#8221;, \u00fclkesi d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda ya\u015fayan kimselere verilen ad, T\u00fcrk\u00e7e kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 &#8220;gurbet\u00e7i&#8221; oluyor herhalde. Daha \u00f6nce hi\u00e7 g\u00f6rmedi\u011finiz, refah bir \u00fclkede ya\u015faman\u0131n %99&#8217;u \u00e7ok g\u00fczel olsa da, i\u015fte o %1&#8217;lik k\u0131s\u0131m ger\u00e7ekten de \u00e7ok \u00fcz\u00fcc\u00fc oluyor.<\/p>\n<p>2007 \u015fubat\u0131nda doktoram\u0131n son senesindeydim. Tez b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde haz\u0131rd\u0131, \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131m\u0131 toparlamaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131m. CV&#8217;mi g\u00f6zden ge\u00e7irip, postdoc i\u00e7in ba\u015fvurularda bulunmaya ba\u015flad\u0131m. Nisan ay\u0131nda ciddi olan iki ba\u015fvurum vard\u0131: biri Fransa&#8217;ya, di\u011feri de Hollanda&#8217;ya. \u0130lk olarak Hollanda&#8217;daki pozisyon i\u00e7in telefonda m\u00fclakat yapt\u0131m, Fransa daha yava\u015f ilerliyordu. Hollanda&#8217;yla yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m m\u00fclakat g\u00fczel ge\u00e7mi\u015f olacak ki, y\u00fcz y\u00fcze g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmek \u00fczere davet edildim. ODT\u00dc&#8217;de \u00e7al\u0131\u015fman\u0131n bir avantaj\u0131 olarak, gri g\u00f6rev pasaportuyla gittim (sonu\u00e7ta m\u00fclakatla birlikte bir de sunum yapacakt\u0131m). B\u00fcrokrasi canavar\u0131n\u0131 bu ilk seferde b\u00f6ylelikle atlatabilmi\u015ftim. May\u0131s\u0131n sonunda bu g\u00fczel Delft \u015fehrine geldim, aya\u011f\u0131m\u0131 bast\u0131\u011f\u0131m anda da b\u00fcy\u00fclendim. O s\u0131rada \u00fczerinde d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm birka\u00e7 se\u00e7enek, ihtimal vard\u0131, karar vermek durumunda kal\u0131rsam acaba hangisini se\u00e7ece\u011fim \u00fczerine d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcp duruyordum ama Delft&#8217;e girdi\u011fim saniyede tek bir amac\u0131m vard\u0131: burada ya\u015fayabilmek, daha do\u011frusu, Beng\u00fc&#8217;ye buray\u0131 g\u00f6sterebilmek&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u0130lk g\u00fcn s\u00f6zl\u00fc m\u00fclakata al\u0131nd\u0131m, \u00e7ok \u00e7ok zorlay\u0131c\u0131 bir deneyimdi &#8212; bitmek t\u00fckenmek bilmeyen sorular\u0131n ard\u0131ndan otel odama d\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcmde yorgunluktan yata\u011fa kapanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131m. Ertesi g\u00fcn de b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc gezip, sunumumu yapt\u0131m ve u\u00e7a\u011fa binip T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;ye d\u00f6nd\u00fcm. M\u00fclakat\u0131n nas\u0131l ge\u00e7ti\u011fine bir t\u00fcrl\u00fc karar veremiyor, soranlara da samimi bir \u015fekilde, \u015fahsen se\u00e7ilme \u015fans\u0131m\u0131 yar\u0131 yar\u0131ya olarak g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fc belirtiyordum. Neyse, bu giri\u015fte anlatmak istedi\u011fim bu de\u011fil. 3 g\u00fcn sonra \u015fimdiki hocamdan m\u00fcjdeli haberi ald\u0131m, pozisyon i\u00e7in se\u00e7ilmi\u015ftim (sonradan \u00f6\u011frendi\u011fime g\u00f6re 66 ba\u015fvuru aras\u0131ndan se\u00e7ilmi\u015ftim). Evde b\u00fcy\u00fck bir ne\u015fe vard\u0131, hatta Hamiyet&#8217;le&#160; Levent de, haberi al\u0131r almaz atlay\u0131p gelmi\u015fler, ne\u015femizi payla\u015fm\u0131\u015flar, artt\u0131rm\u0131\u015flard\u0131.<\/p>\n<p>Eyl\u00fclde ba\u015flayaca\u011f\u0131m \u00fczerine anla\u015fm\u0131\u015ft\u0131k, biz de haz\u0131rl\u0131klar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 o y\u00f6nde yapt\u0131k. Gereken evraklar\u0131 g\u00f6nderdik, temmuz ortas\u0131nda olmas\u0131 laz\u0131m, evi bo\u015faltt\u0131k, Beng\u00fc de, ben de i\u015fimizden ayr\u0131ld\u0131k. Hesapta bir m\u00fcddet Ankara&#8217;da kal\u0131p, sevdiklerimizle vedala\u015ft\u0131ktan sonra, tatile \u00e7\u0131kacak, oradan \u0130stanbul&#8217;a gidip, bir m\u00fcddet de orada kal\u0131p, eyl\u00fcl&#8217;den birka\u00e7 g\u00fcn \u00f6nce de Hollanda&#8217;ya gidecektik. \u0130\u015fler \u00f6yle olmad\u0131. Oturma izinlerimiz bir t\u00fcrl\u00fc \u00e7\u0131km\u0131yordu. B\u00fct\u00fcn naifli\u011fimizle, esas zorlu k\u0131s\u0131m olan pozisyona kabul edilme ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftikten sonra geri kalan her \u015feyin kolayl\u0131kla hallolaca\u011f\u0131na inanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131k. Konsoloslu\u011fu her g\u00fcn arad\u0131k, her g\u00fcn ayn\u0131 olumsuz cevab\u0131 ald\u0131k &#8220;Hay\u0131r, kay\u0131tlar\u0131m\u0131zda g\u00f6r\u00fcnm\u00fcyorsunuz, ne zaman olaca\u011f\u0131 da belirsiz&#8221;. Sonra benim iznimin \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131 haberi geldi ama Beng\u00fc ile Ece&#8217;nin izinleri \u00e7\u0131kmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131 ve &#8220;ne zaman olaca\u011f\u0131 da belirsiz&#8221;li\u011fini koruyordu. Sa\u011folsunlar, Hollanda&#8217;dakiler &#8220;senin iznin \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f, atla gel&#8221; demediler, onun yerine, &#8220;ne zaman olursa gelirsin, sen rahat et&#8221; dediler. Hollanda&#8217;da ev ayarlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131k, kiras\u0131 tabii ki Avrupa standard\u0131nda idi onun kiras\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6d\u00fcyorduk bir yandan. Sonra Eyl\u00fcl ge\u00e7ti, Ekim geldi, biz de Ankara&#8217;ya d\u00f6nm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fck. Yenik gibi hissediyordum. \u0130yi, zor bir \u015feyler ba\u015farm\u0131\u015ft\u0131m ama yine de \u00e7ok k\u00f6t\u00fc hissediyordum, b\u00fct\u00fcn sevincim kursa\u011f\u0131mda kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Kas\u0131mla birlikte ekonomik s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131n\u0131n yan\u0131 s\u0131ra, askerlik ihtimali de geliyordu. Daha fazla direnemedik, Beng\u00fc ile Ece&#8217;den ayr\u0131l\u0131p, Hollanda&#8217;ya gelme durumunda kald\u0131m.<\/p>\n<p>Beng\u00fc ile Ece&#8217;nin izinleri benim Hollanda&#8217;ya geli\u015fimden bir hafta kadar sonra \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131, akabinde 15 g\u00fcn sonra da onlarla kavu\u015ftuk. Ama buraya yaz\u0131nca ne kadar da k\u0131sa gelen o 15 g\u00fcn, hayat\u0131m\u0131n en yoksun 15 g\u00fcn\u00fc oldu &#8212; hele de o belirsizlik i\u00e7inde k\u0131vrand\u0131\u011f\u0131m o ilk haftas\u0131.<\/p>\n<p>\u0130ki harikulade sene ge\u00e7irdik Hollanda&#8217;da, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en g\u00fczel \u015fehri olarak g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fcz Delft&#8217;te. \u0130nsan rahata kavu\u015funca \u00e7ekti\u011fi s\u0131k\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131 unutuyor&#8230; \u015eimdi o iki senenin sonuna geldik. K\u0131\u015f\u0131n, yeni bir pozisyon\/\u00fclke i\u00e7in ilanlara bakmaya Nisan-May\u0131s gibi ba\u015flar\u0131m diyordum fakat \u015eubat ay\u0131nda \u0130spanya&#8217;dan bir post-doc ilan\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcnce, ilanda aranan \u00f6zelliklerin bana \u00e7ok y\u00fcksek bir oranda uydu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcnce, hocamdan izin al\u0131p, oraya ba\u015fvurdum, akabinde de Hollanda&#8217;daki kontrat\u0131m\u0131n bitmesini takiben orada ba\u015flamam i\u00e7in prensipte anla\u015ft\u0131k. Bu sefer \u00e7ok sevin\u00e7liydim, \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc, buradaki kontrat\u0131m\u0131n bitmesine daha 8 ay vard\u0131 ve bu 8 ayda b\u00fcrokratik i\u015flemler haydi haydi sonu\u00e7lan\u0131rd\u0131. Sadece doktora derecemin denkli\u011finin onaylanmas\u0131 Haziran&#8217;\u0131 buldu. Sonu\u00e7: buradaki kontrat\u0131m bu ay\u0131n sonunda bitiyor ve ben hala oturma\/\u00e7al\u0131\u015fma iznimin \u00e7\u0131kmas\u0131n\u0131 bekliyorum. Ge\u00e7en g\u00fcn Beng\u00fc ile Ece&#8217;nin oturma izinlerinin benimkinin \u00e7\u0131k\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 m\u00fcteakip 2-3 hafta alaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6\u011frendik.<\/p>\n<p>Yine: yine kar\u0131mla k\u0131z\u0131mdan ayr\u0131laca\u011f\u0131m. Onlar bu ay\u0131n sonunda T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;ye d\u00f6necekler. Ben onlarla gidemiyorum \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc, \u0130spanya&#8217;dan oturma iznimi almadan T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;ye girersem, askerlikten dolay\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kam\u0131yorum. 1 Kas\u0131m&#8217;da Hollanda&#8217;daki oturma iznim doluyor ama 4 haftal\u0131k ekstra bir &#8220;toparlanma s\u00fcresi&#8221;&#160; veriliyormu\u015f. Sonu\u00e7ta burada bekleyece\u011fim. \u0130spanya&#8217;dan \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma\/oturma izni b\u00fcy\u00fck ihtimalle bu s\u00fcre i\u00e7erisinde \u00e7\u0131kacak, ben de \u0130spanya&#8217;ya gidip \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmaya ba\u015flayaca\u011f\u0131m. E\u011fer \u00e7\u0131kmazsa.. \u00c7\u0131kmazsa T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;ye d\u00f6nece\u011fim, askere al\u0131naca\u011f\u0131m.<\/p>\n<p>\u0130nsan\u0131n vas\u0131flar\u0131ndan \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc zor bir \u015feye se\u00e7ildi\u011fini \/ hak kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6\u011frenmesinden kaynaklanan sevin\u00e7, oturma &#8220;izni&#8221; gibi, b\u00f6ylesi kaba ve ayr\u0131mc\u0131l bir prosed\u00fcrden dolay\u0131 sekteye u\u011frat\u0131lmamal\u0131. \u0130nsan e\u015finden ve \u00e7ocu\u011fundan bu kadar basit bir sebepten dolay\u0131 ayr\u0131lmamal\u0131.<\/p>\n<p>Sonu\u00e7ta &#8220;her i\u015fte bir hay\u0131r vard\u0131r&#8221; diyoruz tabii ki, daha k\u00f6t\u00fc olabilecek \u015feyleri akla getirmemeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yoruz. Ece de beni teselli ediyor, &#8220;internetten g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fcr\u00fcz&#8221; diyor. A. Kadir&#8217;in dedi\u011fi, H\u00fcsn\u00fc Arkan&#8217;\u0131n seslendirdi\u011fi \u00fczere:<\/p>\n<p><em>Ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131za gelen b\u00fct\u00fcn bu \u015feyler<br \/>\nD\u00fcnyada olmamaktan daha iyi<br \/>\nHem bizim i\u00e7in hasret falan da neymi\u015f ki<br \/>\nSen orda y\u0131ld\u0131zlara bakar dalars\u0131n<br \/>\nBen burda cigaram\u0131 yakar dalar\u0131m<br \/>\n\u0130\u015fte olur biter<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n\u015eiir: Olur Biter &#8211; A. Kadir \/ \u015eark\u0131 : Ezginin G\u00fcnl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Expat&#8221;, \u00fclkesi d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda ya\u015fayan kimselere verilen ad, T\u00fcrk\u00e7e kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 &#8220;gurbet\u00e7i&#8221; oluyor herhalde. Daha \u00f6nce hi\u00e7 g\u00f6rmedi\u011finiz, refah bir \u00fclkede ya\u015faman\u0131n %99&#8217;u \u00e7ok g\u00fczel olsa da, i\u015fte o %1&#8217;lik k\u0131s\u0131m ger\u00e7ekten de \u00e7ok \u00fcz\u00fcc\u00fc oluyor. 2007 \u015fubat\u0131nda doktoram\u0131n son senesindeydim. Tez b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde haz\u0131rd\u0131, \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131m\u0131 toparlamaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015ft\u0131m. CV&#8217;mi g\u00f6zden ge\u00e7irip, postdoc i\u00e7in ba\u015fvurularda bulunmaya ba\u015flad\u0131m. Nisan &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/2009\/10\/06\/iexpati-olmak\/\" class=\"more-link\">Okumaya devam et<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;<i>expat<\/i> olmak&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3852"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3852\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emresururi.com\/blogs\/sururi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}