Brother Ma Sekerdo? What did we do, Brother?

“They packed those left behind, women and children, into freight cars and drove west. It was unclear where they were going and whether they would return. They waited by the Karasu in Erzincan, and by the Euphrates in Ilıç. These were days full of uncertainty and fear. As a result, settlement tables were established in Divriği. The resettlement officers sent the remains of each family to Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Eskişehir etc. They gave it to a village in the provinces. They were packed into windowless black wagons and sent away. The first days at their destination were spent with strange looks. Then years passed. An amnesty was granted in 1947 and they said 'you can return'. They returned. They remained hungry again. It wasn't easy. Newborn children were born into this story.”

The great silence about Dersim '38 has been resolved for several years, and a lot of publications have been published on this subject. The feature of Ma Sekerdo Kardaş is that she looks at this trauma through close-up glasses. The story of the remains of the victims of Surbahan village, most of whom were buried collectively in the Zini Gadi. With its befores and afters.

İlhami Algör speaks with the memory of "those who remain". The story of life, families, Russian occupation, Armenian neighbors, massacre, exile, return, what is remembered and what does not want to be remembered, from the 18th century to today.
A book that gently digs up what is buried in the gap of memory, with the compassion of an archaeologist.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

First Print Year: 2018

Number of Pages: 199

Size: 13 x 19.5