the furniture maker

Ο επιπλοποιός

Κιμέτ Αλίμπεϊ: Ο Μουσταφά Σαλίχ ήταν ένας πολλά διάσημος επιπλοποιός στην Λεμεσόν. Το μαγαζίν του ήταν κοντά στο σινεμά Ταξίμ ή κάπου τζ̆ειαμαί. Ειλικρινά δεν θθυμούμαι αλλά ήταν σε τζ̆είνον τον δρόμον.

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Νιλγκούν Χουσεΐν: Νιλγκούν Χουσεΐν. Λοιπόν, το όνομαν του παπά μου ήταν Μουσταφά. Αλλά προηγουμένως… Κατ’ακρίβειαν, το όνομαν του παπά μου ήταν Μουσταφά. Μετά που επεράσαμεν στον βορρά, εξαιτίας του νόμου του Επωνύμου, το επίθετον μας έγινεν Αρσλάνερ. Εννοώ ότι το πατρικόν μου ήταν Αρσλάνερ. Αλλά το επίθετον του άντρα μου ήταν Οζαντίκα. Θθυμούμαι πολλά για την δουλειάν του παπά μου, επειδή ήταν πολλά μερακλής με την δουλειάν του. Ήταν επιπλοποιός, τζ̆αι τον πιο πολύ τζ̆αιρόν έβλεπα τον να καμαρώννει τα έπιπλα που έφτιαχνε. Έλεα, «παπά, πώς εν δυνατόν να αγαπάς τα έπιπλα;». Έλεε, «κοίτα πόση μαστορκά.» Ο παπάς μου είσ̆εν μεγάλον πάθος για το επάγγελμα του. Σαν παιδίν, θθυμούμαι περιοδικά με έπιπλα για το σπίτιν. Εμεγάλωσα κοιτάζοντας τα. Είσ̆εν πολλούς καταλόγους, τζ̆αι κάθε χρόνον έφταναν καινούργιοι. Δεν ξέρω πού τους έβρισκε, αλλά πάντα ανανεώννουνταν. Εμεγάλωσα κοιτάζοντας τούτα τα περιοδικά.

mobilyacı

KIYMET ALİBEY: Mustafa Salih, Limasol’da çok meşhur bir mobilyacıydı. Dükkânı gene Taksim sinemasına yakın ya da oralarda bir yerdeydi. Vallahi, tam olarak hatırlamam ama o yolun üzerindeydi.

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NİLGÜN HÜSEYİN: Nilgün Hüseyin. Şimdi, babamın adı Mustafa’ydı. Fakat daha evvelden… Daha doğrusu, babamın adı Mustafa. Daha sonra, kuzeye geçince, orda Soyismi Ganun’u çıktı ve soyismi Arslanel diye alındı. Yani, soy ismim, gızlık soy ismim Arslanel’dir. Ama gocamın soy ismi Özantika’dır.

Çok şey hatırlarım babamın işi için, çünkü babam çok meraklıydı işine. Mobilyacıydı ve çoğu zaman eşyaları sevdiğini görürdüm. Da…bazen gülerdim, derdim, “Baba”, derdim, “Eşya sevilir mi?” E, derdi, “Gızım, bak ne güzel işçilik!” derdi. “Çok güzel işçiliği var!” derdi babam. Babam…mesleğine garşı çok büyük bir tutkusu vardı, merağı vardı. Ve ben çocukken, ev eşyaları kataloğu seyrederek büyüdüm. Çünkü babamın katalogları vardı, çok mikdarda, her sene yeni katalog gelirdi gendine. Nerden gelirdi, onu bilmem nerden alırdı o kataloğu, bilmem tabii. Ama, her sene yenilenirdi o kataloglar ve çok katalogları vardı babamın. Ben onları seyrederek büyüdüm.

KIYMET ALIBEY: Mustafa Salih he was a very famous furniture maker in Limassol. His shop again was near Taksim cinemas or something. I honestly don't remember but it was on that road.

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NILGUN HUSEYIN: Nilgun Huseyin. Now, my father’s name was Mustafa. But before… Actually, my father’s name was Mustafa. After crossing to the north, due to the Surname Law, our surname became Arslanel. I mean, my maiden name was Arslanel. But my husband’s surname is Ozantika.

I remember a lot about my father’s occupation because he was very passionate about his work. He was a furniture maker, and most of the time I would see him admiring the pieces he made. I’d say, “Father, how is it possible to love furniture?” He’d say, “Look at this craftsmanship.” My father had great passion for his profession. As a child, I remember home furniture magazines. I grew up looking at them. He had a lot of catalogues, and every year new ones would arrive. I don’t know where he got them, but they were always renewed. I grew up looking through those magazines.