Antepli Aynî Dîvânı’nda Toplumsal Hayat

Abstract

In this study, Antepli Ayni’s Divan has been explained in the context of social life in the second half of 18th century and the first period of the 19th century when serious reforms were made especially in political and military fields and as a result of these modernization studies, mentally disintegration in society was occurred. There are many different forms of verse and 522 isopsephic poems in Divan which consists of 827 poems in total has become a decisive factor in the selection of this work. All poems in the Divan, especially isopsephic poems which could throw light on various aspects of the history of culture were scanned. As a result of screenings, many elements that are intertwined with social life such as state structuring, festivals, entertainment, games, food culture, clothing culture, music, architecture have been reached. As isopsephic poems are mostly related to architecture, it is necessary to major on this part. In order to be able to interpret all these literary materials more correctly, the data of the other disciplines such as history, art history, sociology, folklore, music, architecture were used.