AN EVALUATION OF ÂŞIK VEYSEL'S POEMS WITH THE THEMES OF THE REPUBLIC AND ATATURK ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC

Abstract

Minstrelsy tradition, which is an important indicator of Anatolia's rich cultural mosaic; It emerges as a multi-layered folk art consisting of poetry, music and narrative, filtered through centuries. Âşık Veysel is a pioneer folk minstrel, embellished with Republican values, who made the folk poetry of the minstrelsy tradition popular. Veysel raised awareness, thanks to the subjects he included in his folk songs, in his journey of "finding the Turks' own essence", which started after the Republic, and in discovering the cultural and social inner richness through the reinvention of tradition. When we look at the fluent language of his poems, the love for Atatürk, the light of the Republic and the enthusiasm of the love of the Homeland are evident in his quatrains about the Republic, the Homeland and Atatürk. Âşık Veysel, whose fame is based on the Turkish World and the perception of Turkishness, who stands out with his devotion to the values of the Republic and Atatürk and his love of the homeland, has been loved all over Turkey and the world since the day he was recognized on the Sivas Lovers' Day, has reached everyone's life, and his philosophy has reached humanity today. He is a philosopher who is accepted for his values. The integrity of both his music and his lyrics made him a folk lover of all generations, and his love for his homeland, nation and Atatürk and the importance he gave to the honor of being Turkish differentiated Veysel from the subjects of other folk poets. Although understanding every period of life through Veysel's eyes seems to be a matter of understanding his philosophy and taking advice from him, all the doors of Veysel's world are opened to us, thanks to the clear language in which he describes life and its meaning. He has left behind a body of work that deserves much consideration, with his poems that always provide an experience and advice to be taken for himself and those around him from the difficult conditions that life has presented him. Veysel, who was accepted as the greatest poet and representative of the "minstrel tradition" during the Republican Era, sang poems on all kinds of topics related to society. The importance of Community Centers and Village Institutes is obvious among the organizations that contributed to the intellectual world of the Republic poet Veysel.