Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü / Department of Turkish Language and Literature

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    Is Attar's Fotovvatname in Istanbul ... ?
    (Ahmet Yesevi Univ, Mutevelli Heyet Baskanligi, Taskent Caddesi 10 Sok Nu 30, Bahcelievler, Ankara 06490, Turkey, 2013) Ceylan, Ömür; 4626
    Farid ud-Din Attar, one of the prominent and leading poets of Eastern literature, still keeps researchers busy not only with the valuable works he has left, but also with the numerous works doubtfully belonging to him. Fotovvatname of Attar is one of these works, which has provoked deliberations concerning authorship for nearly a century. Spanning from Germany to Pakistan, these lengthy deliberations have encompassed the copies existing in Turkey, Iran and Romania, but poets such as Hatifi of Hargird and Izzi-i Mervi, and scholars such as Said Nefisi, Franz Taeschner and Abdulbaki Golpinarli have not yet come to a definite conclusion. By setting out from a manuscript, which is registered in Istanbul University Central Library's Persian Manuscript Collection, Number F 1288 and which has not been seen or evaluated by the above mentioned scholars, this article will bring the deliberations to a new dimension and the text cited will be published for the first time in its original script.
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    Seeking the truth in Turkish literature and Besir Fuat
    (Selçuk Univ, Inst Turkish Studies, Marasal Fevzi Cakmak Mah, Konya, Selcuklu 00000, Turkey, 2017) Gülşen, Hacer; 107611
    Literature is the science of beauty that blossoms into the inner human world. There are those who say truth cannot be sought in this science, as well as those who pursue the absolute truth. Should truth be sought in literature today as in the past? Or shouldn't it? The question seems to be an unresolved problem. In fact, it is known that every literary work has a fictional side to it. Consequently, more than a few artists believe that truth in literary works is an adorned truth. The concept of truth in Turkish literature that developed especially during what we call the Tanzimat (reformation) period (in Ottoman history) under western influence comprises a remarkable feature. Because people change and literature that has it as a subject needs to keep pace with this change. The currents of truth, realism and, a step further, naturalism, which artists including Sinasi, Namik Kemal and Ahmet Midhat particularly dwell upon, begin to keep the agenda busy. In the period we call the intermediate generation, we come across Besir Fuat and artists who followed his footsteps. The method used in this article is one of criticism directed to the artist. To understand the artist one needs to look at his work and evaluate him accordingly. This principle carries importance in the method in question.
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    Texts Of Yildizname, Falname And Taliname In The Context Of Ottoman Fortune-Telling Tradition
    (Milli Folklor Dergisi, Pk 336, Ankara, Yenisehr 06420, Turkey, 2012) Gür, Nagihan; TR107091
    The curiosity of mankind to learn about the future is also a part of his effort to give meaning to universe. This curiosity has led man, who for centuries aimed to seek the opportunity to learn about the future, to new experiences and caused the development of new fortune-telling methods as to have new angles in the pursuit of future events. These methods, which were presumed to originate from Mesopotamia and transferred to Greek and Sanskrit in Babylon era, spread from Western Europe to China, and hence from ancient times to Middle age and to present time at last. The purpose of this essay is to present the texts for fortune-telling with utmost importance in the written culture of the Ottoman times. For the very reason, the unique fortune-telling tradition which has survived until today and the rituals generating from this tradition are to be concurrently dealt with. Following the searches took place in Suleymaniye Library, Millet Manuscripts Library, and the National Library of Turkey in Ankara, a number of texts have been attained under the titles; yildizname, talinameand falname. Within the scope of this research, the characteristics of various texts under the headings of psychology, metaphysics, fortune-telling, falname, astronomy, astrology, occultism, and dreams have been analysed. Besides, the literature of fortune-telling has been examined. Through a deep analysis of the aforementioned texts, it is also aimed to bring in where the tradition of fortune-telling stands, what the expectation of community is from these texts, and furthermore, what the questions and applications are directed to these texts in order to satisfy curiosity and desire to know the future. Within this framework, methods and experimentations of fortune-telling literature, which have gained prevalence in the Ottoman period, have been examined, and therefore the systematic of this tradition has been under examination. Where fortune literature stands within the framework of Islamic tradition has also been touched upon. Hence, the construct of these texts has evaluated under the light of Islamic fatalist understanding.