Abstract:

Classical Turkish literature consists of the works written in Ottoman age in terms of ongoing period. It also includes the aspects of social life, science, religion etc. as a literature of a Muslim culture. In the light of this reality, there are wide variety of sources which classical Turkish literature takes advantage of. Religious elements are involved in the important part of these sources. Especially after Turk's acceptance of Islam it attracts attention the frequent use of religious elements. So, the poets of ottoman age used quite often religious elements in their poems as well. Among the poets who used religious and sufistic factors typically, there have been ottoman sultanas. Ottoman padishahs had been educated with special care when they were so young. They have always supported the poets since the establishment of the state and enabled many French and Arabic works to enrich our literature. Almost all Ottoman sultanas have been poets who knows Islamic culture and literature starting with II. Murad. They all used a penname in their poems like other poets. II. Murad was the first padishah who had poems. Otherwise, Fatih sultan Mehmet was the first poet who had Dewan. He conquered Istanbul when he was 21. He was a great reader and poet as well as a war hero and statesman. There is no doubt that ottoman culture, science he learned and the belief he held have had a great influence on his works. In our work, it will be examined the religious elements including Dewan of Fatih sultan Mehmet namely, Avni, in terms of what meanings he gave these elements as well as where and how due to the fact that he was the first one having had dewan. It is certain that a work give some clues about the personality, view of world and beliefs of the person who wrote the work. By being studied the Dewan of a Padishah who marked an era, it can be understood better the influence of religious elements on Ottoman sultanas.

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