Hekimoğlu
Hekimoğlu actually Hekimoğlu İbrahim (* in Yassıtaş , city of Fatsa , Ordu province ; † April 26, 1913 in Fatsa) was a Turkish folk hero and brigand ( Turkish eşkiya ). He led a campaign against landowners and feudal lords and supported the population.
Hekimoğlu as a farmer
Hekimoğlu grew up as the son of a peasant family with a liege lord in Ordu Province . After the early death of his father, he repeatedly expressed his wish to his liege lord to be allowed to take over one of his fields, whereupon he was punished by the liege lord. When he fell in love with a girl who was forcibly engaged to the liege lord, he challenged Hekimoğlu to a duel. At the agreed meeting point, however, he is attacked by several men, whereupon he and two of his cousins flee into the mountains.
Hekimoğlu as a rebel
Here he builds the famous mirrored rifles (Turkish Aynalı Martin ) for himself and his companions and begins a campaign of revenge against all feudal lords in the area. Since he helps the population with his booty, he wins their support. The feudal lords then offered a bounty, but with the help of the population, he and his cousins were able to evade arrest for a long time.
death
In a later campaign, his cousins are shot while he escapes. The mayor of Fatsa apparently offers him shelter, but was bribed by the liege lords. When the gendarmerie attacked, Hekimoğlu managed to escape into an old house shot and holed up on a balcony. Since the gendarmes know that he understands Georgian , they pretend by talking loudly that they have run out of ammunition, luring him outside, whereupon he is shot.
After death
In his honor there is the " Hekimoğlu Türküsü ", a Turkish folk song in which his deeds are interpreted as "Aslan Yürekli" (German: "with the soul of a lion").
literature
- Murat Sertoğlu: Kahramanlar Kahramanı Hekimoğlu. Istanbul 1983
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hekimoğlu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hekimoğlu İbrahim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish rebel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yassıtaş , Fatsa City , Ordu Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1913 |
| Place of death | City of Fatsa |