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T\u00fcrk at yar\u0131\u015f\u00e7\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n son otuz y\u0131l\u0131na damga vuran isimlerden biri olan <\/span>Selim Kaya<\/b>, yaln\u0131zca kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131 yar\u0131\u015flarla de\u011fil, karakteri ve hayata bak\u0131\u015f\u0131yla da haf\u0131zalarda yer edinmi\u015ftir. Onu farkl\u0131 k\u0131lan nokta ba\u015far\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 anlat\u0131rken bile kendisini kusursuz bir kahraman olarak sunmamas\u0131d\u0131r. Bir r\u00f6portaj\u0131nda dile getirdi\u011fi \u201cKendimi yenilmi\u015f bir jokey olarak tan\u0131ml\u0131yorum ama iyi bir insan olmak i\u00e7in gayret ediyorum\u201d s\u00f6z\u00fc, ya\u015fam felsefesini anlamak i\u00e7in g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir anahtar niteli\u011findedir.<\/span><\/p>\n Hayat hik\u00e2yesi ise do\u011fdu\u011fu g\u00fcn ba\u015flayan s\u0131ra d\u0131\u015f\u0131 bir kader anlat\u0131s\u0131na sahiptir. Annesinin g\u00f6bek ba\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bir at ah\u0131r\u0131na g\u00f6md\u00fc\u011f\u00fc anlat\u0131l\u0131r. Anadolu k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fcnde s\u0131k\u00e7a kar\u015f\u0131la\u015f\u0131lan bu gelenek y\u0131llar sonra onun ya\u015fam\u0131na bak\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda adeta sembolik bir anlam kazan\u0131r. Ah\u0131r kokular\u0131 aras\u0131nda b\u00fcy\u00fcyen bir \u00e7ocu\u011fun T\u00fcrkiye\u2019nin en \u00f6nemli <\/span>jokeylerinden<\/span><\/a> birine d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fmesi, at yar\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n unutulmaz hik\u00e2yelerinden biri olarak kabul edilir.<\/span><\/p>\n Sizlere bu hayat \u00f6yk\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc Selim Kaya\u2019n\u0131n verdi\u011fi r\u00f6portajlardan ve hakk\u0131nda yaz\u0131lan biyografilerden derleyerek bu i\u00e7erikte sunduk.<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 jokey 8 Eyl\u00fcl 1974 tarihinde \u015eanl\u0131urfa’da d\u00fcnyaya geldi ve \u00e7ocukluk y\u0131llar\u0131n\u0131 tamamen atlar\u0131n aras\u0131nda ge\u00e7irdi. \u00c7ocukluk d\u00f6neminde en b\u00fcy\u00fck ilham kayna\u011f\u0131 a\u011fabeyi Ali Kaya oldu. Jokey olan a\u011fabeyinin formalar\u0131n\u0131 ve yar\u0131\u015f k\u0131yafetlerini \u00fczerine b\u00fcy\u00fck gelmesine ra\u011fmen giyer, evin i\u00e7inde yar\u0131\u015flar hayal ederdi. Hen\u00fcz k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ya\u015flarda gelecekteki yolunu belirlemi\u015fti.<\/span><\/p>\n Hayat\u0131ndaki ilk unutulmaz anlardan biri emekli bir k\u0131srak olan Alkol ile ya\u015fand\u0131. Kurak yaz g\u00fcnlerinde atlar\u0131 su i\u00e7irmek i\u00e7in kilometrelerce yol giden gen\u00e7 Selim, bir g\u00fcn eyersiz ve ayakkab\u0131s\u0131z \u015fekilde Alkol’\u00fcn \u00fczerine bindi. K\u0131srak aniden d\u00f6rtnala kalk\u0131nca b\u00fcy\u00fck korku ya\u015fad\u0131. Yelelere s\u0131k\u0131ca tutundu, ba\u011f\u0131rd\u0131 ve d\u00fc\u015fece\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fc. Birka\u00e7 saniye sonra h\u00e2l\u00e2 at\u0131n \u00fczerinde oldu\u011funu fark etti\u011finde korkunun yerini cesaret ald\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n Y\u0131llar sonra o g\u00fcn\u00fc anlat\u0131rken s\u00f6yledi\u011fi s\u00f6z, hayat\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6zetleyen bir c\u00fcmleye d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHayat benim i\u00e7in o g\u00fcn d\u00f6rtnala ba\u015flad\u0131.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Kaya ailesinin haf\u0131zas\u0131nda \u00f6zel bir yere sahip olan isimlerden biri F\u0131nd\u0131k 7’dir. Hen\u00fcz 9-10 ya\u015flar\u0131ndayken onun bak\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 \u00fcstlenen gelece\u011fin \u015fampiyonu, tay\u0131n aya\u011f\u0131nda olu\u015fan kemik problemi nedeniyle eline ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 ka\u015f\u0131k da\u011f\u0131 ile m\u00fcdahale edecek kadar sorumluluk ald\u0131. F\u0131nd\u0131k 7 yaln\u0131zca bir yar\u0131\u015f at\u0131 de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda gen\u00e7 ya\u015fta ona emek vermeyi, sabretmeyi ve at\u00e7\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n t\u00fcm zorluklar\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6\u011frenmeyi sa\u011flayan \u00f6zel bir yol arkada\u015f\u0131yd\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n F\u0131nd\u0131k 7 yaln\u0131zca bir yar\u0131\u015f at\u0131 de\u011fildi. Ailenin gelece\u011fini \u015fekillendiren, m\u00fccadele ruhunu besleyen ve at\u00e7\u0131l\u0131\u011fa olan ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00fc\u00e7lendiren bir sembold\u00fc. Seyislikten bak\u0131m\u0131na kadar ge\u00e7en s\u00fcre\u00e7 gen\u00e7 ya\u015fta b\u00fcy\u00fck sorumluluklar \u00fcstlenmesini sa\u011flad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n 1992 y\u0131l\u0131 geldi\u011finde Hasan Kaya, Be\u015fir Kaya ve Selim Kaya aprantilik s\u0131nav\u0131na girmek istiyordu. S\u0131nav g\u00fcn\u00fc uygun bir at bulmak kolay olmad\u0131. Sonunda daha \u00f6nce ah\u0131rdan neredeyse hi\u00e7 \u00e7\u0131kmam\u0131\u015f, problemli olarak g\u00f6r\u00fclen M\u00fcsl\u00fcman isimli bir atla s\u0131nava kat\u0131ld\u0131lar.<\/span><\/p>\n Bir\u00e7ok ki\u015finin risk olarak g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc se\u00e7im, \u00fc\u00e7 karde\u015f i\u00e7in f\u0131rsata d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. M\u00fcsl\u00fcman ile girdikleri s\u0131nav\u0131 ba\u015far\u0131yla tamamlayarak lisanslar\u0131n\u0131 ald\u0131lar. O g\u00fcn ya\u015fananla Kaya ailesinin at\u00e7\u0131l\u0131k ser\u00fcveninde unutulmaz bir d\u00f6n\u00fcm noktas\u0131 oldu.<\/span><\/p>\n Her b\u00fcy\u00fck sporcunun kariyerinde bir k\u0131r\u0131lma an\u0131 vard\u0131r. Selim Kaya i\u00e7in bu d\u00f6n\u00fcm noktas\u0131 Kafkasl\u0131 isimli safkanla ya\u015fand\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 jokey, kariyerinin ilk d\u00f6nemlerinde daha h\u0131rsl\u0131 ve daha sert bir karaktere sahip oldu\u011funu bir\u00e7ok kez dile getirmi\u015ftir. Kafkasl\u0131 ile kurdu\u011fu ba\u011f ise onu yaln\u0131zca sportif anlamda de\u011fil, insan olarak da de\u011fi\u015ftirdi.<\/span><\/p>\n Kendi ifadelerine g\u00f6re Kafkasl\u0131 ona ikinci bir \u015fans verdi. Daha olgun d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmeyi, sabretmeyi ve yar\u0131\u015flara farkl\u0131 bir g\u00f6zle bakmay\u0131 \u00f6\u011fretti. Kafkasl\u0131 \u00f6ncesindeki Selim Kaya ile sonras\u0131ndaki Selim Kaya aras\u0131nda b\u00fcy\u00fck bir fark olu\u015ftu.<\/span><\/p>\n Hipodromlarda kazan\u0131lan kupalar kadar, insan\u0131n kendisini d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcrmesi de \u00f6nemlidir. Kafkasl\u0131’n\u0131n b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 en b\u00fcy\u00fck miras tam olarak buydu.<\/span><\/p>\n T\u00fcrk yar\u0131\u015f\u00e7\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n en prestijli organizasyonu olan <\/span>Gazi Ko\u015fusu<\/span><\/a>, bir\u00e7ok jokey i\u00e7in kariyerin zirvesidir. Selim Kaya’n\u0131n 2010 y\u0131l\u0131nda Mystical Storm ile kazand\u0131\u011f\u0131 zafer ise yaln\u0131zca bir birincilikten ziyade ayn\u0131 zamanda b\u00fcy\u00fck bir cesaret hik\u00e2yesidir.<\/span><\/p>\n Mystical Storm daha \u00f6nceki yar\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n tamam\u0131na yak\u0131n\u0131n\u0131 \u00f6nde ka\u00e7arak kazanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Herkes Gazi Ko\u015fusu’nda da ayn\u0131 takti\u011fin uygulanaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyordu. Fakat deneyimli jokey farkl\u0131 bir plan haz\u0131rlad\u0131.<\/span><\/p>\n At\u0131n ilgililerine a\u00e7\u0131k bir \u015fekilde konu\u015ftu:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBu atla bekleme yar\u0131\u015f\u0131 yapaca\u011f\u0131m. Kabul ediyorsan\u0131z binerim. Etmiyorsan\u0131z ba\u015fka jokey bulun.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bu karar b\u00fcy\u00fck risk ta\u015f\u0131yordu. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc yar\u0131\u015f kaybedildi\u011finde t\u00fcm ele\u015ftiriler ona y\u00f6nelecekti. Buna ra\u011fmen inand\u0131\u011f\u0131 stratejiden vazge\u00e7medi.<\/span><\/p>\n Yar\u0131\u015f\u0131n son b\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcnde yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 zamanlama hamlesi, Gazi Ko\u015fusu tarihinin unutulmaz anlar\u0131 aras\u0131na girdi. Mystical Storm g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc rakiplerini geride b\u0131rakarak fini\u015f \u00e7izgisini ilk ge\u00e7en safkan oldu. Bu zafer, <\/span>\u0130stanbul Veliefendi Hipodromu<\/span><\/a>\u2019nda haf\u0131zalara kaz\u0131nan unutulmaz Gazi Ko\u015fusu anlar\u0131ndan biri oldu.<\/span><\/p>\n Ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 sporcu y\u0131llar sonra bu zaferi de\u011ferlendirirken b\u00fcy\u00fck risklerin b\u00fcy\u00fck ba\u015far\u0131lar getirdi\u011fini s\u00f6yledi. Kaybetmesi h\u00e2linde a\u011f\u0131r ele\u015ftirilere maruz kalaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 bildi\u011fi h\u00e2lde do\u011fru oldu\u011funa inand\u0131\u011f\u0131 plan\u0131 uygulamaktan \u00e7ekinmedi.<\/span><\/p>\n\u0130\u00e7indekiler:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ah\u0131r\u0131n Alt\u0131nda Ba\u015flayan Kader: Jokey Selim Kaya Nereli ve Nas\u0131l Ba\u015flad\u0131?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Kaya Ailesinin Temel Ta\u015f\u0131: F\u0131nd\u0131k 7 ve Aprantilik S\u0131nav\u0131<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Selim Kaya\u2019n\u0131n D\u00f6n\u00fcm Noktas\u0131: Efsane Kafkasl\u0131 ile Yeniden Do\u011fu\u015f<\/strong><\/h2>\n
2010 Gazi Ko\u015fusu ve \u015eart Ko\u015fulan \u015eampiyonluk: Mystical Storm<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Pistlerin En Asil Rekabeti: Halis Karata\u015f ve Selim Kaya Dostlu\u011fu<\/strong><\/h2>\n