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The aim of this article is to determine the self-characteristics of Mehmet Âkif Ersoy based on his life and poems and to determine the poet's suggestions for the collective identity that is desired to be formed before and after the National Struggle. While identity is a concept that develops with a person's sense of belonging, the sense of self can go as far as determining one's limits in connecting with the outside world, including identity. Collective identity, is not only the driving force that makes the society independent, but also the factor that ensures the continuity of the society. Therefore, it must be built on solid foundations and characters. Since literature is the most real expression of the common identity, poets and authors’ the self-definitions and the identity choices in literary outputs have been discussed from time to time. Mehmet Âkif is one of the most prominent of these poets. He is a poet who has made his choices about self-development and identity selection precisely at a very early age. These were not only personal preferences, but also had a great impact on the construction of national identity, as the characteristics he presented as an offer to the society in his life. Because he recognise the social dynamics and power of his society as much as he knows himself and seeks knowledge and way how to reveal those. He establishes a common language with his pen and uses it as a bridge to enter the public consciousness. It is possible to see the self-characteristics that as a guide in his life and works. For these reasons, first of all, the identity of the poet will be defined together with his personality traits, and then the collective identity which he tried to propose during the Nation Struggle will be stated.

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