Özet:

Marble has an important place in Ottoman period architecture. Divan poets brought the use of marble they observed around them into their poems. Classical poets used the words "hârâ" and "rûhâm" as well as the word "marble" to describe this stone. When we look at Divan poetry, we see that marble is used in many different areas such as pulpit, tomb, house, bath, palace, tombstone, inscription or pool. Divan poets compared poetry with its beauty and solidity, the skin and hands of the beloved with its whiteness, the heart of the beloved with its hardness, and the cruelty of the opponent with marble. The similarities and differences between marble and other precious stones attracted the attention of the Divan poets. Like diamonds or sapphires, marble is mined from mines, but it is not as valuable. In the poems, while a similarity is established between marble and water in terms of having a wave, the contrast in terms of hardness is emphasized. Another thing that marble is compared to is silk. The word Hârâ was used in poems in a way that corresponds to the meaning of both silk and marble. There are many different colors of marble in nature. Divan poets talked about black, blue and especially white marbles. The generosity of the person being praised is depicted in marble as a rain that grows flowers/grass. Although marble is remembered for its hardness, poets believe that the lover's curse can even pierce marble. Divan poets also used the word marble in expressions such as "Mermere nükte kazımak", "Mermere sikke kazımak" and "Zâd-ı sahtı mermerden almak".