\u0130ngiliz kraliyetinin ta\u00e7 giyme t\u00f6renlerinde kullan\u0131lan “H\u00fck\u00fcmdar\u0131n Ha\u00e7l\u0131 Asas\u0131” isimli tarihi asay\u0131 s\u00fcsleyen “Afrika’n\u0131n B\u00fcy\u00fck Y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131”, 530,2 karat a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131yla d\u00fcnyan\u0131n kesilmi\u015f en b\u00fcy\u00fck renksiz elmas\u0131 \u00f6zelli\u011fini ta\u015f\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
\u0130ngiltere’de, Londra Kulesi’nde muhafaza edilen Afrika’n\u0131n B\u00fcy\u00fck Y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131’n\u0131n, \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 G\u00fcney Afrika Cumhuriyeti’ne iade edilmesi talebi son haftalarda G\u00fcney Afrikal\u0131lar taraf\u0131ndan s\u0131kl\u0131kla g\u00fcndeme getiriliyor.<\/p>\n
\u0130ngiliz Tarihi Kraliyet Saraylar\u0131na g\u00f6re d\u00fcnyan\u0131n kesilmi\u015f en b\u00fcy\u00fck renksiz elmas\u0131 olan Afrika’n\u0131n B\u00fcy\u00fck Y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131’n\u0131n, d\u00f6nemin \u0130ngiliz s\u00f6m\u00fcrgesi taraf\u0131ndan yerli halk\u0131n izni olmadan Londra’ya g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcne dikkati \u00e7eken G\u00fcney Afrikal\u0131lar, bu elmas\u0131n kendilerinden \u00e7al\u0131nm\u0131\u015f bir ata miras oldu\u011funu \u00f6ne s\u00fcr\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
\u00d6te yandan elmas, s\u00fcsledi\u011fi kraliyet asas\u0131yla \u0130ngiliz Kraliyet Hazinesi’nin en de\u011ferli par\u00e7alar\u0131 aras\u0131nda yer al\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
– Elmas en az 400 milyon dolar de\u011ferinde<\/p>\n
AA muhabirinin \u0130ngiliz ve G\u00fcney Afrika kaynaklar\u0131ndan derledi\u011fi bilgiye g\u00f6re, Afrika’n\u0131n B\u00fcy\u00fck Y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131, b\u00fcy\u00fckl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcn yan\u0131 s\u0131ra teknik a\u00e7\u0131dan kusursuzlu\u011fuyla da t\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcn ender \u00f6rnekleri aras\u0131nda yer al\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
Yakla\u015f\u0131k 26,5 gram a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, armut bi\u00e7imli, 74 fa\u00e7eta sahibi ve ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc berrakl\u0131ktaki bu de\u011ferli ta\u015f\u0131n, piyasa de\u011ferinin en az 400 milyon dolar oldu\u011fu tahmin ediliyor.<\/p>\n
– Elmas \u0130ngiltere kolonisi y\u00f6neticilerinin \u0130ngiliz Kral\u0131’na “arma\u011fan\u0131”<\/p>\n
Afrika’n\u0131n B\u00fcy\u00fck Y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131 ayn\u0131 zamanda, G\u00fcney Afrika’da 1905’te \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131lan ve d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck i\u015flenmemi\u015f elmas\u0131 kabul edilen 3 bin 106,8 karatl\u0131k “Cullinan Elmas\u0131”n\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck par\u00e7as\u0131 olma \u00f6zelli\u011fi ta\u015f\u0131yor.<\/p>\n
D\u00f6nemin \u0130ngiliz kolonisi Transvaal h\u00fck\u00fcmeti taraf\u0131ndan, beyaz maden patronu S\u00f6r Thomas Cullinan’dan sat\u0131n al\u0131n\u0131p, Kral 7. Edvard’a “arma\u011fan edilen” dev Cullinan Elmas\u0131, Kral taraf\u0131ndan kraliyet m\u00fccevherat\u0131nda kullan\u0131m\u0131 i\u00e7in kesilmek \u00fczere Amsterdam’daki elmas at\u00f6lyelerine g\u00f6nderilmi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
Burada 9 b\u00fcy\u00fck 100’den fazla k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck par\u00e7aya ayr\u0131lan Cullinan Elmas\u0131’n\u0131n di\u011fer \u00fcnl\u00fc par\u00e7alar\u0131 aras\u0131nda kraliyet tac\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcsleyen 317,4 karatl\u0131k “Afrika’n\u0131n \u0130kinci Y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131” ile krali\u00e7elerin bro\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00fcsleyen toplam 160 karat a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131nda “Afrika’n\u0131n K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck Y\u0131ld\u0131zlar\u0131” bulunuyor.<\/p>\n
Bu par\u00e7alar\u0131n tamam\u0131 \u0130ngiliz monar\u015finin hazinesinde bulunsa da pek \u00e7ok G\u00fcney Afrikal\u0131, elmaslar\u0131n \u00fclkelerine iade edilmesi gerekti\u011fini d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyor.<\/p>\n
– \u0130ade talepleri<\/p>\n
Change.org sitesine g\u00f6re, elmas\u0131n iadesi talebiyle ba\u015flat\u0131lan “Cullinan Elmas\u0131’n\u0131n G\u00fcney Afrika’ya d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fc ba\u015fl\u0131kl\u0131 imza kampanyas\u0131na \u015fimdiye kadar 7 binden fazla ki\u015fi kat\u0131ld\u0131.<\/p>\n
Son haftalarda \u00e7ok say\u0131da G\u00fcney Afrikal\u0131 sosyal medya kullan\u0131c\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n da bu talebi dile getiren payla\u015f\u0131mlarda bulundu.<\/p>\n
G\u00fcney Afrikal\u0131 muhalif milletvekili Vuyolwethu Zengula, Twitter hesab\u0131ndan yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131klamada, elmaslar\u0131n iadesinin yeterli olmayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131, G\u00fcney Afrika’n\u0131n \u0130ngiliz s\u00f6m\u00fcrge d\u00f6neminden kalan t\u00fcm zararlar\u0131 tazmin etmesi ve \u0130ngiliz Milletler Toplulu\u011fundan \u00e7ekilmesi gereklili\u011fini savundu.<\/p>\n
\u00dclkenin en b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc partisi Ekonomik \u00d6zg\u00fcrl\u00fck Sava\u015f\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131 lideri Julius Malema da Krali\u00e7e Elizabeth’in vefat\u0131n\u0131n ard\u0131ndan yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131klamada, Krali\u00e7e’nin hat\u0131ras\u0131n\u0131 anman\u0131n, s\u00f6m\u00fcrgecilik d\u00f6nemini kutlamakla e\u015f de\u011fer oldu\u011funu s\u00f6ylemi\u015fti.<\/p>\n
– “G\u00fcney Afrika’ya tazminat \u00f6denmeli”<\/p>\n
G\u00fcney Afrikal\u0131 gazeteci Theto Mahlakoana, iade konusuna ili\u015fkin AA muhabirine yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 de\u011ferlendirmede, \u0130ngilizlerin tarihi ger\u00e7ekli\u011fi bir yana b\u0131rakarak bu elmas\u0131 sanki Afrika’n\u0131n kendilerine c\u00f6mert bir hediyesiymi\u015f gibi g\u00f6rmek istediklerini s\u00f6yledi.<\/p>\n
Mahlakoana, ger\u00e7ekte ise bu elmas\u0131n her t\u00fcrl\u00fc bask\u0131 ve ayr\u0131mc\u0131l\u0131\u011fa maruz b\u0131rak\u0131lan yerel halklar\u0131n r\u0131zalar\u0131 olmaks\u0131z\u0131n \u0130ngiltere’ye g\u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f oldu\u011funu belirterek “Yani bu elmas\u0131n hediye edildi\u011fine inan\u0131yorsan\u0131z, bilmelisiniz ki \u015fartl\u0131 veya do\u011frudan bask\u0131 alt\u0131nda hediye olmaz.” dedi.<\/p>\n
Bu y\u00fczden elmas\u0131n sorgulanmas\u0131n\u0131n son derece makul oldu\u011funu dile getiren Mahlakoana, elmas\u0131n bulundu\u011fu asan\u0131n \u0130ngiliz tarihi a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan \u00f6nemine dikkati \u00e7ekerek \u015funlar\u0131 kaydetti:<\/p>\n
“Bu durumda elmas\u0131n iadesinin ideal se\u00e7enek oldu\u011funa pek emin de\u011filim. \u0130adesi belki de art\u0131k bizim i\u00e7in de\u011fersiz olurdu \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc art\u0131k ba\u015fkalar\u0131na ait bir tarihin par\u00e7as\u0131. Bunun yerine elmas\u0131n \u00e7al\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131 y\u0131ldan itibaren hesaplanmak \u00fczere faiziyle birlikte G\u00fcney Afrika’ya tazminat \u00f6denmeli.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
530,2 karat a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndaki Afrika’n\u0131n B\u00fcy\u00fck Y\u0131ld\u0131z\u0131, d\u00fcnyan\u0131n kesilmi\u015f en b\u00fcy\u00fck renksiz elmas\u0131 – “Kusursuz” olarak nitelendirilen bu elmas\u0131n de\u011ferinin en az 400 milyon dolar oldu\u011fu tahmin ediliyor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"0","share_position":"hide","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"0","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"0","number_popup_post":"2","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"no-crop","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-715"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"coauthors":[92],"class_list":["post-93104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dunya"],"yoast_head":"\n