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1980-1.July80-Oct.81 -    Note: 227

Page: 3
Date: July 1980
Location: Adana
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Monday 14 July
Anarsilik. Summary of conversations with various people, especially i(0400 Fuat Gškpinar), i(0137 Rifat Gškpinar) and i(0400 Fuat)'s brothers.
i(0137 Rifat). We all live in a ´kmaz. We stayed together, we are all friends and neighbours.
[cf. Peter Loizos]
In this ikmaz; left. So I am left. Otherwise the house is not safe.
[In other words, they react by small scale defence. "çyiyiz". but this would not defend them against an outside attack in any strength. Moreover, by forcing people to conform, to take sides for safety's sake, people are committed and liable later to pay the price of their accommodation].
i(0137 Rifat) - injustice of rich and poor leads to trouble.
i(0400 Fuat): was at LisŽ; "cervilikilu" - he was treated as right at school, pilloried by the left. So he left half way through last year. Says he was quite successful, and very keen to go on studying.
Fights between left and right. If police are called, they join in. Girls "dabu kštŸ" they are not searched, and bring in guns and knives. Six teachers (left) were shot dead in one school and replaced at once by the other side.
[1981 Asker] i(0400 Fuat). Has applied to Kayseri Liseri, but because he left the other school, his dosya marks him as an activist, and they won't take him. [Maybe he was].
He is rightist at school, left in the ikmaz.
Seems no doubt about the reliability, except that they may be more involved than they admit.
i(0399 Haci) and i(0398 Zafer) at the Sanaat Lisesi. Same problems. They are right at school and left at home. [The ikmaz maybe looks after its own - i.e. they know, but have no intention of letting it interfere with day to day relations?] They survive.

In i(0227 Mht).'s house (i(0227 Mht.) only back 3 days), i(0277 Mht.) played it down. His area is right, i(0137 Rifat) would not let sons out after dusk. He went to fetch i(0231 Hamza) himself. He took me home [..................{?} in street outside the house - efficient]).
He intended to walk back, but had no fear because of his age.
[1981 in village - admitted he was afraid]
In i(0277 Mht.)'s house, he also blamed the politicians and their nightly appearances.

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