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Piyonun Yolu
"Satranç bir strateji oyunudur. Çoğu zaman rakibini tuzağa çekebilmek için ona bir yem vermen gerekir. İşte piyonlar, böyle durumlarda feda edilmesi gereken birer yemdirler.”
“Ama Süleyman Abi, kimse yem olmak istemez ki! Diğer taşların hepsi geri giderken piyonlar sadece ileri gidebilen tek taşlar. Bence hepsinin amacı tahtanın sonuna varmak. Büyüyüp vezir olmak.”
Ağzım açık kalmıştı. Bu çocuk daha beşe gidiyordu ve bana hayatımın dersini vermişti. Doğuştan bir vezir, hatta fil, at ya da kale olmayı kim istemezdi ki? Ama madem dünyaya bir piyon olarak geldik, o halde sonuna kadar gitmekten başka şansımız yoktu. Hem, kimse piyonlara ne istediklerini sormuş muydu? Vezir olmak dururken zaferi garanti edemeyen sıradan bir taktik uğruna yem olmak…
Kesinlikle bana göre değil!
“Ama Süleyman Abi, kimse yem olmak istemez ki! Diğer taşların hepsi geri giderken piyonlar sadece ileri gidebilen tek taşlar. Bence hepsinin amacı tahtanın sonuna varmak. Büyüyüp vezir olmak.”
Ağzım açık kalmıştı. Bu çocuk daha beşe gidiyordu ve bana hayatımın dersini vermişti. Doğuştan bir vezir, hatta fil, at ya da kale olmayı kim istemezdi ki? Ama madem dünyaya bir piyon olarak geldik, o halde sonuna kadar gitmekten başka şansımız yoktu. Hem, kimse piyonlara ne istediklerini sormuş muydu? Vezir olmak dururken zaferi garanti edemeyen sıradan bir taktik uğruna yem olmak…
Kesinlikle bana göre değil!
242 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2014
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About the author
Cenk Enes Ozer
11 books47 followersCenk Enes Ozer is a Turkish-born novelist whose life has been marked by both exile and resilience. Before 2016, he published nine books in Turkey and built a career as a storyteller — until a government crackdown silenced his voice overnight. When his publisher was shut down, his books were pulled from shelves, and his future as a writer was erased.
Forced to leave his homeland, he arrived in North America with little more than determination. In Canada, survival came first. He worked in construction sites and carpentry workshops, sweating through long days to rebuild life for his family. For years, he stayed silent — not because he lacked words, but because he refused to let desperation define him.
Only after securing stability did he return to writing. And this time, it was with a new purpose: to give back to the people who opened their arms when he was in need, and to prove that stories can survive even when their authors are driven into exile.
His first novel in English, When the Devil Loves, is more than a work of fantasy. Through the eyes of Azâzil — a being caught between obedience and understanding, love and exile — Ozer channels the questions that haunted his own journey: What is the price of asking why? Why does the one who questions get cast out? Can exile be more honest than paradise?
Today, Ozer lives in Cambridge, Ontario, where he continues to build both homes and stories. His story has been featured in CBC The Morning Edition and CambridgeToday under the headline: “Turkish author rebuilds life in Canada after exile.”
When the Devil Loves is his testimony that even silence can be broken, and even exile can be more honest than paradise.
Forced to leave his homeland, he arrived in North America with little more than determination. In Canada, survival came first. He worked in construction sites and carpentry workshops, sweating through long days to rebuild life for his family. For years, he stayed silent — not because he lacked words, but because he refused to let desperation define him.
Only after securing stability did he return to writing. And this time, it was with a new purpose: to give back to the people who opened their arms when he was in need, and to prove that stories can survive even when their authors are driven into exile.
His first novel in English, When the Devil Loves, is more than a work of fantasy. Through the eyes of Azâzil — a being caught between obedience and understanding, love and exile — Ozer channels the questions that haunted his own journey: What is the price of asking why? Why does the one who questions get cast out? Can exile be more honest than paradise?
Today, Ozer lives in Cambridge, Ontario, where he continues to build both homes and stories. His story has been featured in CBC The Morning Edition and CambridgeToday under the headline: “Turkish author rebuilds life in Canada after exile.”
When the Devil Loves is his testimony that even silence can be broken, and even exile can be more honest than paradise.
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October 11, 2018
Son funny bro
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November 6, 2022
the best book I've ever read.
eye-opening.
eye-opening.
December 9, 2025
Bir satranç oyunu hiç bu kadar ilgi çekici olmamıştı
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