Ahmet or Akhmed,

I don’t mind that Jeff Dunham guy, I always thought he was funny, even thru the Akmed jokes.  

I really do not take it serious. 

Ahmet is a good name , it is a name that shows that the parents are trying to be decent, humble, conservative, honest, and trying to not lose that important thing called religion, culture, and our past, in this melting pot of a country we live in.  

Look at me, I wished my parents never left that old town, where we came from, at times I think that way.  It would have been so much more simpler.  

Thank you ❤️

Slippery out there, be careful

Hope you are fine man, it is slippery out.  Be careful. 

Last October I was walking with my son Ahmet, I was holding his hand.  

I slipped and landed on the left side of my shoulder.  And all thru out the slipping and falling, I was trying not to land on my son.  Like my feet were in the air, and somehow, I turned myself in the air, to land on the opposite side, to my hand holding Ahmet.  

I landed on my left side and Ahmet landed on my chest.  

We were both fine that day.  

Next few hours, I could not turn my neck or my shoulder.  

In the morning, I could not get out of bed, it was that bad and my left side, shoulders area was bruised, the bruise looked very cool however, purplish.  😁

It hurt for almost one week.  

Be careful, that ground is very hard, when it is frozen.  

Thank you,

Blowing Vent with Happy Faced Balloon & a speech by Ahmet Simsirgil abou...

Ahmet Kaya's Legacy

Ahmet Kaya's Legacy

I'm proud to come from the Anatolian land, however there are many troubles in this old country/area.  Here is an example.  

Ahmet Kaya was at one time the number one seller for fantasy/folk/turko rock music, and he was one of my favourite.  

The problem (for him) was he was Kurdish.   Turkey is a country of close to 70 million, and of that number about 20 million are Kurds.   

In the olden days, Turks and Kurds, and other ethnic groups within this nation fought side by side against the imperial powers.  However, since about the mid 1970s, there is an emphasis on what your back ground is in Turkey. This divide got worse, before slowly getting better now.  

But in 1999 this is what happened to Ahmet Kaya.   

Ahmet Kaya drinking tea

He went on a show, and declared that in his future album, he was going to sing a song in Kurdish, this became a big deal and eventually he was declared that he insulted the Turkish identity and was going to be jailed, therefore he took off to France.   This all happened while he was the number one singer in Turkey.  

In France, until is death only a short year later, he kept telling the Turkish authorities that he had not said anything wrong and he declared that he wanted to come back to his country as he missed his country, friends, family etc.   However, the Turkish government did not forgive him and advised him that his prison sentence would stand.   

Ahmet Kaya died in October of the year 2000 and his wife said that he died of the heartache he had for his country.   This really upset me and many folks back then and even now.   The Turkish government has not apologized for this event yet and there are repeated requests by Kurds, his family and friends.  

My son is named after him.   My side of the family does not have any Kurdish, we have a bit of Syrian from about 7 generations back and my parents can still speak levantine Arabic, I can a bit...

My wife's grandmother was Kurdish, therefore my son is one forth Kurdish now.  My son Ahmet is one forth as following: 

Kurdish, Turkish, Canadian and Arabic, I'm very proud of this.  

My son Ahmet and his Jeep

Ahmet Kaya and his daughter

Back to Ahmet Kaya, because of his stand with  the Turkish government, Kurdish language is recognized now and there is even a Kurdish radio/TV and so on.  He paved the way for many within this country.   

May he rest in peace.    

Ben here

Sen Insansin ve Lilisan

Sen Insansin ve Lilisan

Ahmet Kaya'nin 'Sen insansin' sarkisinin sozlerini alta yazmak istedim bugun.  

Sarki sozlerini yazmadan once sunu bilmenizde fayda var.  Sarkinin sozleri 'Lilisan' adli siirinden degerlendirilmis.  Bu siiri yazan ustadi bazi gencler tanimaz, ve belirtmek isterimki bizim milli degerimiz Attila Ilhan tarafindan yazilmistir.  1946 yilinda yayinlanan 'Duvar' adli siir kitabinda dahildir.  

Bir baska yazimda bu siiride ekliyecegim bu siteye, ama simdi sarkinin sozleri:

Yanginlar alevinden gecip de gelen dost,

Yanar olmus yuregin, nar olmus lilisan,
Sen insansın hey lilisan, sen insansın, sen insan.  
En yigit besteler seni soyler,
Sen insansın, sen insansın, iki milyar cansin,
Sen insansin, hey lilisan, iki milyar cansin.
Gulmusem aglamisam,
Bir tuhaflik olmus olmus,
Dunyanın hali.

Sen insansın, sen insansın, sen insansın, sen insan,

Agir baslı kitaplar senin adina,

Dunyada sarkilar misali yasayansin sen,

Sen insansın hey lilisan, sen insansin, sen insan,

Yanginlar alevinden gecip de gelen dost,

Yelken gibi acilmissin zalim ruzgara,

Hey lilisan, hey lilisan,

Son cumle, altta sizlere YouTube link'ini ekledim, dinlemenizi tavsiye ederim.  

https://youtu.be/FDjGvXLHYTY

Saygilarimla, 

Ben

Ahmet

Ahmet Up the Stairs

This is my son Ahmet going up the stairs around 112 street area of downtown Edmonton, on July 3rd, 2017.  

He is on his way up, way up. 

Thank you for visiting,

Ben

Ahmet Efe

Ahmet Efe

Yanginlar Alevinden

Yanginlar Alevinden

Yangınlar alevinden gecip de gelen dost. 
Yanar olmus yuregin nar olmus lilisan. 
Sen insansın, sen insansın, sen insansın sen insan. 
Sen insansın, hey lilisan, sen insansın, sen insan. 

     Ahmet Kaya

Agır baslı kitaplar senin adına. 
En yigit besteler seni soyler. 
Dünyada sarkılar misali yasayansın sen. 

Sen insansın, sen insansın, iki milyar cansın. 
Sen insansin, hey lilisan, sen insansın, sen insan. 
Sen insansın, hey lilisan, iki milyar cansın. 

Yangınlar alevinden gecip de gelen dost. 
Yelken gibi acılmıssın zalim ruzgara. 
Hey lilisan, hey lilisan. 
Gulmusem aglamısam. 
Bir tuhaflık olmus, olmus. 
Dünyanın hali. 

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Yukaridaki yazdigim sarkinin sozu cok manali, hic dinledinizmi?  Sarkiyi soyleyen, rahmetli Ahmet Kaya'dir? 

Saygilar,

Ucun Kuslar Ucun

Ucun Kuslar Ucun

Ucun kuslar ucun dogdugum yere,
Simdi daglarımda mor sumbul vardır,
Ormanlar koynunda bir serin dere,

Dikenler icinde sarı gul vardır. 

Ucun kuslar ucun burda vefa yok,
Oyle akar sular oyle hava yok,
Feryadıma karsı aksi seda yok,
Bu yangın yerinde soguk kul vardır.

Bu sarkiyi arayin ve bulan, dinleyin, ve dinlerken, rahmet dileyin Ahmet'e. 

Saygilarimla, 

Yigidim Yigit

Yigidim Yigit

     Ahmet Kaya

Below, I have written the words of the song titled 'Tutusur Dizelerim', which will not make total sense to the English speaking world, however, the melody, and pure beat of the song will be effective.  If anyone would like to know what Ahmet is singing about and/or translate this song, let me know... 

Yigidim yigit, olmasın aya,
Yanık turkulere vurmayın beni,

Tutusur dizelerim, dizelerim sonra,
Her biri yıldız kendi halinde) 2

Geceleri inen, inen sessizlik,
Umarsız acan, eski yaradır,

İste gene yükseldi duvarlar,
Etme gozlerim, koru kendini) 2

Ayıklasam dize, dizelerimden,
Acıyı donus, duvar nemini,

Kirli gomlegimi, koklarmıs annem,
Koklasın siirimi, sıcak bir ekmek gibi) 2

Sincerely, 

Not All Those

Not All Those

Ahmet

Ahmet

     Drawing inside Zeyrek Church/Mosque

This is a very nice name for a boy, the meaning is as following 'Highly praised One'.  I really love that meaning.

Peace everyone,

Ben

🤓

World Water Day

World Water Day

World Water Day is celebrated on March 22, of every year.  

The day is used to promote clean water and sustainable aquatic habitats.  

      this is life 

After all, 'water is life' since, all living things on this Earth, depend on water to survive.  

Get this:

Of all the water on Earth, humans can only use about 1% of it.  Usable water is only found in groundwater aquifers, rivers and freshwater lakes. 

Please be cognizant of the importance of this liquid, and use it wisely.  

Sincerely, 

Dersim Dort Dag Icinde

Dersim Dort Dag Icinde

(Between Four Mountains is Dersim)

Below, I have written the words in Turkish, for the beautiful song.  

         Turkey / Turkiye 

If I receive requests, then I will gladly translate the words/song, from Turkish to English, or another language.  

Without Further delay, the words of the song:

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Dersim dort dag icinde, 

Gulum var dag icinde,

Dersimi hak saklasın,

Bir yarim var icinde. 

Ne oldu agama ne oldu,

Sarardı benzin soldu,

Agam burdan gidelim,

Bu yerler viran oldu. 

Harput’un altı kelek,

Dersime gidek gelek,

Elin elimde olsun,

Kapı kapı dilenek. 

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         Dersim 

Soz: Anonim

Okuyan: Ahmet Kaya

Cok cok begenen: Bizler

       Ahmet Kaya

This is a song, by Ahmet Kaya, with a YouTube link attached below; if the link does not work, please copy/paste to the address bar.  

http://youtu.be/SW9ID_FWWew

Thank you, 

Ben 

Coolest Teams to Support in Football

Coolest Teams to Support in Football

The 'Bleacher Report' magazine reported the '10 coolest teams to support in football'; and I have attached the link for you below:

          the champions

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1893299-ranking-the-10-coolest-teams-to-support-in-world-football/page/11

I am extremely happy with this list, since the team I have supported for over 4 decades is on the list; the name of the team is,

Galatasaray

The list is below:

10.  Celtic FC

9.  Sao Paulo FC

8.  S.L Benfics

7.  Arsenal 

6.  Galatasaray FK

5.  Athletic Bilbao

4.  Borussia Dortmund

3.  Boca Juniors

2.  FC St. Pauli

1.  SSC Napoli

What team would you have liked to see on this list? I'm surprised Real Madrid FC and Barcelona are not on this list. 

Thank you. 

Tutusur Dizelerim

Tutusur Dizelerim

Below, I have written the words in Turkish, for the beautiful song.  

If I receive many requests, then I will need to translate the words/song, from Turkish to English, or another language.  

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Yigidim yigit, olmasına yar,

Yanık turkulere, vurmayın beni,

Tutusur dizelerim, dizelerim sonra,

Her biri yıldız, kendi halinde.  

Geceleri inen, inen sessizlik,

Umarsız acan, eski yaradır,

İste gene yukseldi, duvarlar,

Etme gozlerim, koru kendini.  

Sayiklasam dize, dizelerimden,

Acıyı duvar nemini. 

Kirli gomlegimi, koklarmıs annem,

Koklasın siirimi, sıcak bir ekmek gibi,

Kirli gomlegimi, koklarmis annem,

Koklasın turkumu, sıcak bir ekmek gibi.  

Soz:                       Nevzat Celik

Okuyan:                 Ahmet Kaya

Cok cok begenen: Bizler

This is a song, by Ahmet Kaya, with a YouTube link attached. 

http://youtu.be/f1tgp-HocWc

Enjoy.