Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2013 (25. évfolyam, 1-50. szám)

2013-09-20 / 36. szám

Szigetvar: The search for Suleiman the Magnificent’s heart Later this month a team of Hungarian researchers will publish a report on the whereabouts of the heart of one of Ottoman Turkey’s most famous sultans. But why has this become such an important his­torical riddle to solve? The French statesman Cardi­nal Richelieu described it as “the battle that saved civilisation” - the siege of the Hungarian castle of Sziget, 447 years ago, almost to the day. The Muslim Turks finally took the town in September 1566, but sustained such losses, includ­ing the death of their leader, Sultan Suleiman the Magnifi­cent, that they did not threaten Vienna again for 120 years. Now researchers are digging in the soil - and the archives - for the good sultan’s heart. “When Hungarians walk through the grounds of the castie in Szigetvar they imagine they are walking through a Hungarian castle. But of course, that is not true,” says Norbert Pap, Professor of Geogra­phy at the University of Pecs. “This is in fact the Turkish castle. The Hungarian one was destroyed in the siege of 1566.” Suleiman the Magnificent arrived here with up to 100,000 crack Ottoman troops in early August 1566. The castle was on his route to Vienna, which he confidently expected to capture, and thus pave the way for the addition of great chunks of Western Europe to his dominions. The air trembled to the beat of the big war drums - made, as they still are today, in the hand­some city of Edirne. But Miklós Zrínyi, the commander of the castle, and his garrison of only 2,300 men put up such a brave fight that the Turks were stopped in their tracks. Zrínyi died in the final sortie from the burning castle. Suleiman died in his tent - some sources say from sur­prise at his Pyrrhic victory. He was 72, after all, and .had been fighting the Hungarians for 40 years. His body was taken back to Constantinople, but his heart was buried here, in a tomb which subsequently became a Catholic church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, or so reads the inscription on the Turbeki church, just east of the town. But that’s just a fairy story, Prof Pap explains. The plaque was put there in 1916 by the local priest, for political reasons. At that time Hungary - or the Austro-Hungarian Empire - was an ally of Ottoman Turkey, two ancient empires stumbling to their ruin in the mud and blood of World War I, and they needed symbols of undying friendship. Now Prof Pap has been tasked with finding the true burial place of Suleiman’s heart. The number of Turkish tourists visiting Hungary has leapt by 45% in the last year. But there are only 500 beds in this sleepy town, where tens of thousands once slept in tents, listening to the nightingales, preparing for battle. At stake are a five-star hotel or two, and the further res­toration of the castle and a host of Ottoman-era monuments. But everything hinges on finding the resting place of Suleiman’s mag­nificent heart. bbc.co.uk Working the Hungarian connection Mate Kerekes, raised in the shadow of Tokaj Mountain in the northeast corner of Hungary, is now rolling barrels around a wine cave deep within the May­­acamas. He is a winery intern at Buena Vista Winery, which was founded by the Hungarian-born Ágoston Haraszthy in 1857, and was brought to Sonoma by the Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Com­mittee. The towns, with fine wines and The Count in common, became Sister Cities in 2012, and Kerekes was chosen by the winery from several potential candidates presented by the Tokaj-Sonoma Association. “We are very pleased to have Mr. Kerekes working with us; he is energetic, and has already worked in wine cellars and vine­yards,” says Tom Blackwood, director of retail operations. “I am grateful to Otília .Majer of Tokaj and the rest of her com­mittee for sending us such a fine intern.” Kerekes has been staying with local families in Sonoma, and has been squired around town, to the beach, on mountain hikes, and to local theatrical performances. “Sonoma is a lovely town, and everyone is very welcoming and friendly,” said Mate. “Getting this internship is really going to help me as I complete my oenol­­ogy degree at Corvinus Univer­sity of Budapest.” “We are very excited to have this opportunity to host a wine student from Tokaj” said Sylvia Toth, Co-Chair of the Sonoma- Tokaj Sister City Committee. “One of the goals of the commit­tee was to establish meaningful connections with Tokaj through economic and cultural exchange,” she said. “The wine student exchange program has been our primary focus, and we are happy to implement it this year. 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