Abstract:

There are some writers and artists in the lives of nations who not only go beyond the period in which they live and address beyond the ages, but they also play an important role in raising consciousness through their works. They represent a soul. It is the spirit that has lived in the heart of society for centuries, allowing society to be shaped around certain values and also guiding the future. One of them is Mehmet Akif Ersoy, our national poet who grew up in the twentieth century. He is a great figure who witnessed the downfall of a great state that ruled over three continents for six centuries, and the emergence of a new state in its place. Mehmet Akif is one of the rare names in the history of literature who have similarities between his ideas and works. "Akif as a man who believes" raised himself well in the crisis of the period he lived in since his childhood, grew up with a cause-oriented spirit, and maintained his style throughout his life. He is a poet, a preacher, a man of ideas and action, and, above all, a national poet. Mehmet Akif, provides the codes for the basic concepts in the National Anthem in his Safahat, which is the title of his first book and the one with collection of all his poems. This article focuses on Mehmet Akif Ersoy, who wrote the monumental work of the noble spirit that made nations a nation, as well as the cultural background of the "National Anthem," which he wrote but did not include in his book and gave to his nation as a gift.

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