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The articles contained in this volume collectively provide a critical overview of Turkish literature from its earliest phases in the sixth century well into the Republican period, including pieces detailing the literature of the Ottoman as well as those dealing with Europeanization. In so doing, the author illustrates the evolution of Turkish culture as reflected in the literary experience. Exploring specific genres and themes, several articles detail the development of drama from Karagoz and Orta oyunu to contemporary Western theatre, the propaganda functions of poetry, and the important place of folk literature. In addition, the volume focuses on some of the leading figures of Turkish literature, ranging from Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, Yunus Emre, and Süleyman the Magnificent, to Sait Faik and modern poets such as Nazim Hikmet, Orhan Veli Kanik, and Melih Cevdet Anday. Whether read as a whole or as individual articles, the book gives Western readers a broad and long overdue entry into the rich landscape of traditional and contemporary Turkish literature and culture. For scholars, it is an invaluable resource for courses on Turkish literature and culture.
Mevlana ve Åžems, yani bu iki ilahi âşık, bir köşeye çekildiler ve kendilerini tamamen Hakk'a verdiler. Bu gönül âleminde günlerce, gecelerce sohbetlere daldılar. Bu dalış öyle ulvi bir dalıştı ki birbirlerinde kendilerini ve Yüce Allah'ın eÅŸsiz güzelliklerinin tecellilerini gördüler. Mevlana'nın bütün zamanını Åžems ile sohbete ayırması, bu ilahi aÅŸkı idrak etmekten aciz olanları kıskançlığa sürükledi. Onlar, Hz. Mevlâna'nın Åžems'e olan ilgisini çekemediler ve ileri geri konuÅŸmaya baÅŸladılar. Bu acı sözleri duyan Åžems çok üzüldü ve 1247 yılında Konya'yı terk edip Åžam'a yol aldı. Mevlana, sabah olup da Åžems'i göremeyince adeta yıkÄ...
‘İnsan bazen durup temize çekmeli kendini… Heves edip hayal kırıklığına uğradığı şeyler için de teşekkür edebilmeli… Önce kendi kalbinin kapısını çalmalı ve en iyisini istemeli… Acele etmeden, telaş etmeden, sevmekten vazgeçmeden, göğsünün ortasındaki pencereyi açabilmeli… Ne geleni ne gideni gönlünde öyle çok da büyütmemeli… Son kez bakmalı geriye, neler neler yaşadım, kimler geldi kimler geçti diye… Nerede eksik kaldım, kimlere çok geldim ben diye… Yapın şimdi kendinize acı bir kahve. Geçmişe son kez bakarken dürüst olun kendinize. Kahve bahane olsun dertleşmemize. Gelecek için hayırlı yollar dileyelim birbirimize. Muhakkak sana iyi gelen bir şeyler bulacaksın bu kitabın içinde… Yalnız olmadığını bil istedim. Gönül Dostum hoş geldin…
Bektashi and Sufism; Turkey; customs and practices.
Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities and although social misfits, were revered by the public yet denounced by cultural elites. This survey of this type of piety, traces the history of the different dervish groups that roamed the lands in Asia as well as the Middle East and Southeast Europe.
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Reprint of a classic text, this volume gives an insight into the rebirth of national literature in the national language and traces the course of its development and full maturity from the beginning of the ninth to the end of the fifteenth century.
This book synthesizes urban design and urban regeneration by examining the revitalization of a number of historic urban quarters. Its focus is on quarters or areas where there is a significant number of historic buildings concentrated in a small area; with places and area-based approaches. Many cities have such quarters that confer on them a sense of place and identity through their historic continuity and cultural associations. The quarters are often an integral element of the city's image and identity. The lessons and observations from the experience of the revitalization of such historic urban quarters forms the core of this book with a number of case study examples from North America and Europe showing a variety of approaches to and outcomes of revitalization.