Seyrani
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Seyrani Turkish: Âşık Seyrani (born 1800 - 1866) was a Turkish folk poet [1]
Biography
[edit]The date of birth of Seyrani from Develi (Everek) is not certain.[2] There are records that he was born in 1800 or 1807. He was born in Develi, known as Everek in those years, which is the district of Kayseri province today. His real name is Mehmet.[3]
Before Seyrânî went to Istanbul, he got married and had children from this marriage: Seyfullah, Nasrullah, Emine, Fatma, Zeliha, and Havva. Some of Seyrânî's descendants still reside in Develi and some in Niğde.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]Seyrani, who goes to Istanbul, meets and gets to know the saz and pen poets of the time. Seyrani completes his madrasah education, which was left unfinished while he was in Istanbul. He defined these days with these words:
"Yedi yıl eğlendi, kaldı Seyrani
Bütün tahsil etti ilmi irfanı
Sendeyken her türlü mürüvvet kanı
Bulmadın derdime çare İstanbul"
However, Seyrani is a poet who, due to his character, could not ignore the mistakes he saw around him, even if it was the Sultan who made these mistakes, and he satirized these situations heavily in his poems. Therefore, an investigation was launched against him and he had to flee to Develi with the help of a friend from Develi in order not to be caught.[4]
Legacy
[edit]A sculpture of Seyrani by the sculptor Gürdal Duyar was erected in Develi, Kayseri on 4 April 1976. It became a symbol of the town.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sözlüğü, Türk Edebiyatı İsimler. "SEYRÂNÎ". teis.yesevi.edu.tr. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "AŞIK SEYRANİ". www.develi.bel.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Seyrani Kimdir?Hayatı,Edebi Kişiliği,Eserleri". www.turkedebiyati.org. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "HİKMET VE HİCİV ŞAİRİ OLARAK SEYRÂNÎ | Umagan | Atatürk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi". 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Hidayet Yiğit. "ÂŞIK SEYRÂNÎ DERNEĞİ ve KUTLAMA PROGRAMLARI".
- ^ Mehmet Cabbar (11 May 2018). "Seyrani Heykeli Çevresindeki Revizyon Çalışmalarında Sona Yaklaşıldı". SonDakika.com. Kayseri. İhlas News Agency.
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