Abstract:

In this study, the "1939 Erzincan earthquake" which has caused major destruction in Erzincan and Tokat and a poem written on this earthquake has been studied. In this poem entitled "Destân-i Zelzele" on November 13, 1940, the results of the earthquake were discussed in a didactic manner. In the poem, Erzincan and Tokat and Reşadiye, Erbaa, Niksar and the villages were addressed. The poem, which is written in Arabic letters, consists of two sections, one of which is 12 pages lost and thirty-nine-quarters. It is written in the size of ten units, and some words are printed with the mouth of Tokat. The poet’s name is Bilâl, his neighborhood is Firkatî, most of which depicts the situation after the earthquake in the village of Erbaa.