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Anadolu Ajans\u0131’n\u0131n Cumhuriyet’in 100. y\u0131l d\u00f6n\u00fcm\u00fc dolay\u0131s\u0131yla haz\u0131rlad\u0131\u011f\u0131 “spor” temal\u0131 dosya haberler kapsam\u0131nda bu haberde, T\u00fcrk halterinin efsanesi Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’nun portresi i\u015flendi.<\/p>\n
Halterde \u00fcst \u00fcste 3 kez olimpiyat \u015fampiyonlu\u011fu kazanan efsane sporcu Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, 23 Ocak 1967’de Bulgaristan’\u0131n K\u0131rcaali kentinin Ahatl\u0131 k\u00f6y\u00fcnde d\u00fcnyaya geldi.<\/p>\n
Haltere ba\u015flamas\u0131n\u0131n 9 ya\u015f\u0131ndayken halter antren\u00f6r\u00fc Hilmi Pek\u00fcnl\u00fc’n\u00fcn kendisini ke\u015ffetmesiyle ger\u00e7ekle\u015fti\u011fini anlatan Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, 14 ya\u015f\u0131nda Bulgaristan’da gen\u00e7ler ve y\u0131ld\u0131zlar \u015fampiyonu oldu, bir y\u0131l sonra 1982’de Brezilya’da d\u00fczenlenen Gen\u00e7ler D\u00fcnya \u015eampiyonas\u0131’nda ilk d\u00fcnya \u015fampiyonlu\u011funa ula\u015ft\u0131 ve “En gen\u00e7 d\u00fcnya rekortmeni” unvan\u0131n\u0131 elde etti.<\/p>\n
Tarihe ad\u0131n\u0131 alt\u0131n harflerle yazd\u0131ran Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, 1983’te B\u00fcy\u00fckler D\u00fcnya Halter \u015eampiyonas\u0131’nda birinci olurken, 1983-1986 y\u0131llar\u0131 aras\u0131nda gen\u00e7lerde 13, b\u00fcy\u00fcklerde 50 rekor k\u0131rd\u0131, 1984, 1985 ve 1986’da d\u00fcnyada y\u0131l\u0131n haltercisi se\u00e7ildi.<\/p>\n
Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’na ABD’de 1983’te kat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 “Rekortmenlerin Turnuvas\u0131”nda d\u00fcnya rekorunu k\u0131rmas\u0131 sonucunda ABD bas\u0131n\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan “Cep Herk\u00fcl\u00fc” lakab\u0131 tak\u0131ld\u0131.<\/p>\n
Bulgaristan’\u0131n Sovyetler Birli\u011fi ile 1984 Los Angeles Olimpiyatlar\u0131’n\u0131 boykot etmesi nedeniyle Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, bu olimpiyatlara kat\u0131lamad\u0131. Bu d\u00f6nemde Bulgaristan h\u00fck\u00fcmetinin “Soya d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f operasyonu” kapsam\u0131nda T\u00fcrk isimlerini yasaklamas\u0131 nedeniyle Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’nun ad\u0131, Naum Shalamanov olarak de\u011fi\u015ftirildi.<\/p>\n
\u00d6te yandan Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, 1984 y\u0131l\u0131nda silkme kategorisinde v\u00fccut a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n 3 kat\u0131n\u0131 kald\u0131ran ikinci halterci olarak tarihe ge\u00e7ti.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye’ye geli\u015fini, 1980’li y\u0131llarda Bulgaristan’da ya\u015fayan T\u00fcrklere yap\u0131lan zul\u00fcmlerin d\u00fcnyaya duyurulmas\u0131 ve bitirilmesine y\u00f6nelik bir giri\u015fim \u015feklinde ifade eden Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, o y\u0131llarda Bulgaristan’da T\u00fcrklerin asimilasyona maruz kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fcnya kamuoyuna aktarma f\u0131rsat\u0131 bulmu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n
“Cep Herk\u00fcl\u00fc”, T\u00fcrkiye’ye geli\u015f s\u00fcrecinin ba\u015flang\u0131c\u0131n\u0131 \u015f\u00f6yle anlatm\u0131\u015ft\u0131:<\/p>\n
“Bulgaristan’da T\u00fcrklere yap\u0131lan zul\u00fcmleri kabullenmem m\u00fcmk\u00fcn de\u011fildi. T\u00fcrkleri yok sayanlar i\u00e7in ter d\u00f6kmek istemiyordum. T\u00fcrkiye’ye iltica edecektim. 1985-1986 \u015fubat ay\u0131 sonuna kadar b\u00fct\u00fcn T\u00fcrklerin isimleri de\u011fi\u015ftirildi. Art\u0131k ad\u0131m; Naum Shalamanov yap\u0131ld\u0131. 1986’da Avustralya’n\u0131n Melbourne kentinde d\u00fczenlenen D\u00fcnya Halter \u015eampiyonas\u0131’nda birinci oldum. \u015eampiyonan\u0131n sonunda 10 Aral\u0131k 1986’da verilen ak\u015fam yeme\u011finde beni T\u00fcrk Konsoloslu\u011funa g\u00f6t\u00fcrecek ki\u015filerle tan\u0131\u015ft\u0131m.”<\/p>\n
1986’da Avustralya’da T\u00fcrk B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7ili\u011fine iltica eden Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 bir operasyonla Avustralya’dan u\u00e7akla Londra’ya ula\u015ft\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131. Ard\u0131ndan d\u00f6nemin ba\u015fbakan\u0131 Turgut \u00d6zal’\u0131n g\u00f6nderdi\u011fi \u00f6zel u\u00e7akla T\u00fcrkiye’ye getirilen Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, Ankara’da co\u015fkulu bir kar\u015f\u0131lama ve bas\u0131n toplant\u0131s\u0131yla ilk kez T\u00fcrk halk\u0131n\u0131n kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131.<\/p>\n
“Cep Herk\u00fcl\u00fc”n\u00fcn 1988 Seul Olimpiyatlar\u0131’na T\u00fcrkiye ad\u0131na kat\u0131labilmesi i\u00e7in T\u00fcrk h\u00fck\u00fcmetince Bulgaristan’a 1 milyon dolar \u00f6denerek gerekli i\u015flemler yap\u0131ld\u0131. O tarihten itibaren Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, \u015fampiyonalarda T\u00fcrkiye ad\u0131na m\u00fccadele etti. Merhum Cumhurba\u015fkan\u0131 Turgut \u00d6zal’\u0131n \u00f6demeyle ilgili, “Naim bize onu katbekat \u00f6dedi. D\u00fcnyada T\u00fcrklerin reklam\u0131n\u0131 yapt\u0131.” dedi\u011fi, b\u00f6ylece engellerin a\u015f\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 kay\u0131tlara ge\u00e7ti.<\/p>\n
Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’nun T\u00fcrkiye’ye ka\u00e7mas\u0131 ile Bulgaristan’da ya\u015fayan T\u00fcrklere zulmedildi\u011fi, s\u00fcnnetin yasakland\u0131\u011f\u0131, s\u00fcnnet yapt\u0131ranlara hapis cezas\u0131 verildi\u011fi, mezar ta\u015flar\u0131ndaki T\u00fcrk\u00e7e isimlerden dolay\u0131 mezarlar\u0131n dahi y\u0131k\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 d\u00fcnya kamuoyuna duyuruldu.<\/p>\n
D\u00fcnyan\u0131n efsane sporcular\u0131 aras\u0131na yerle\u015fen Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, G\u00fcney Kore’de d\u00fczenlenen 1988 Seul Olimpiyatlar\u0131’nda erkekler 60 kiloda m\u00fccadele ederken, 9 d\u00fcnya, 5 olimpiyat rekoru k\u0131rarak \u015fampiyon oldu. A\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n 3 kat\u0131ndan 10 kilo fazlas\u0131n\u0131 (190 kilo) kald\u0131rarak “D\u00fcnyan\u0131n en iyi haltercisi” \u00f6d\u00fcl\u00fcn\u00fc kazanan “Cep Herk\u00fcl\u00fc”, bunu d\u00fcnyada ba\u015faran tek sporcu olarak tarihe ge\u00e7ti.<\/p>\n
Naim ayr\u0131ca, silkmenin yan\u0131 s\u0131ra koparmada da 152,5 kilo kald\u0131rarak toplamda 342,5 kiloya ula\u015f\u0131p, d\u00fcnya ve olimpiyat rekorlar\u0131 k\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n
1988 Olimpiyatlar\u0131’nda T\u00fcrkiye’ye g\u00fcre\u015f d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda ilk alt\u0131n madalyay\u0131 getiren sporcu olarak tarihte yerini alan Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, 1992’de de Uluslararas\u0131 Halter Bas\u0131n Komisyonu taraf\u0131ndan d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en iyi sporcusu se\u00e7ildi.<\/p>\n
Milli halterci, 1988 Seul, 1992 Barselona ve 1996 Atlanta Olimpiyatlar\u0131’nda birinci olarak, \u00fcst \u00fcste 3 olimpiyat alt\u0131n madalyas\u0131yla podyuma \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131. Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, kariyerinde ayr\u0131ca 7’\u015fer kez d\u00fcnya ve Avrupa \u015fampiyonlu\u011funa ula\u015f\u0131rken, 46 d\u00fcnya rekoruna imza att\u0131.<\/p>\n
1996’da haltere ara veren Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, sonras\u0131nda kat\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 2000 Sidney Olimpiyatlar\u0131’nda ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 olamad\u0131 ve aktif spor hayat\u0131na veda etti. Efsane sporcu, Sidney’e kadar 24 y\u0131l boyunca halterde bir numara olarak an\u0131ld\u0131.<\/p>\n
1988 Seul Olimpiyatlar\u0131’nda 9 d\u00fcnya, 5 olimpiyat rekoru k\u0131ran ve “D\u00fcnyan\u0131n en iyi haltercisi” se\u00e7ilen Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, 3 Ekim 1988’de “Everybody Wins” ba\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131yla Time dergisine kapak oldu.<\/p>\n
O y\u0131l Avrupa Halter \u015eampiyonas\u0131’n\u0131n ard\u0131ndan d\u00f6nemin ABD Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Ronald Reagan taraf\u0131ndan Beyaz Saray’a davet edilen Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’nun teklif edilen ABD vatanda\u015fl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 reddetti\u011fi kay\u0131tlara ge\u00e7ti.<\/p>\n
Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu, 2000 y\u0131l\u0131nda Uluslararas\u0131 Halter Federasyonunda (IWF) d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en gen\u00e7 asba\u015fkan\u0131 oldu. 2012 Londra Olimpiyat Oyunlar\u0131 kapsam\u0131nda ad\u0131, Londra metrosundaki bir istasyona verildi. 2018 y\u0131l\u0131nda Ankara B\u00fcy\u00fck\u015fehir Belediyesi taraf\u0131ndan \u00c7ankaya’da bir caddeye de “Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu” ad\u0131 verildi.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrk spor tarihine damga vuran Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’nun hayat\u0131n\u0131 anlatan, y\u00f6netmenli\u011fini \u00d6zer Feyzio\u011flu’nun yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131, senaryosunu Bar\u0131\u015f Pirhasan’\u0131n Naim’in karde\u015fi Muharrem S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’nun an\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 i\u00e7eren ‘Karde\u015fim Cep Herk\u00fcl\u00fc’ kitab\u0131ndan yola \u00e7\u0131karak kaleme ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 “Cep Herk\u00fcl\u00fc: Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu” adl\u0131 film, 22 Kas\u0131m 2019’da vizyona girdi.<\/p>\n
Filmde Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’nun, 1970’li y\u0131llarda 9 ya\u015f\u0131ndayken halterle tan\u0131\u015fmas\u0131ndan ba\u015flayarak 1988 y\u0131l\u0131ndaki Seul Olimpiyatlar\u0131’na kadar ge\u00e7en y\u0131llar\u0131 anlat\u0131l\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
Efsane milli halterci, 18 Kas\u0131m 2017’de tedavi g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc hastanede karaci\u011fer yetmezli\u011fi nedeniyle 50 ya\u015f\u0131nda hayata veda etti. 28 Eyl\u00fcl 2017’de hastaneye kald\u0131r\u0131lan Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu ile yak\u0131ndan ilgilenen Cumhurba\u015fkan\u0131 Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, 9 Ekim 2017’de hastanede efsane sporcuyu ziyaret etmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’nun cenazesi, 19 Kas\u0131m 2017’de \u0130stanbul Fatih Camisi’nden kald\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131. Cenaze namaz\u0131na siyaset, i\u015f ve spor camias\u0131ndan \u00e7ok say\u0131da ki\u015finin yan\u0131 s\u0131ra spor yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 d\u00f6nemde en b\u00fcy\u00fck rakibi olan Yunan Valerios Leonidis de kat\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131.<\/p>\n
Naim S\u00fcleymano\u011flu’nun naa\u015f\u0131, 6 y\u0131l \u00f6nce Edirnekap\u0131 Mezarl\u0131\u011f\u0131’na defnedildi.<\/p>\n