Âşık ve Kent İlişkisinin Çözümlenmesi

Abstract

Tradition of minstrel has been established under several rules and have a deep-rooted history. Through that process, it has the ability to adapt itself to the changes and transformation upon the social-economical structure. Urbanization means the growth in the number of cities or the population in cities and in Turkey it generally depends on migration from rural areas to urban ones. Thus, it would be inconclusive to process that cause negative or positive effects on psychology, economy, policy and culture. Urbanization, with its multifaceted consequences, has also affected the tradition of minstrel. In order o analyse those effects and results, the perspective of the minstrel to the city and his/her comments on the foundation thereof have been discussed under the guidance of their poems. On the other hand, he interaction between the minstreal and the city is analysed in accordance with the interviews made with the minstrels and data from other social sciences.