Özet:

Muallim Nâci, who is known for his criticism, vocabulary and literary history studies and poetry in Turkish cultural life, directed the literary column of Tercümân-ı Hakîkat. His translations from French and the old-style ghazals he wrote made a group of divan poetry endear himself, but also brought criticism. Against Muallim Naci, who became the center of the old literature supporters, Ahmed Midhat Efendi published Recâizâde Mahmud Ekrem's Zemzeme III introduction and then his article Mülâhaza-i Gayr-i Edîbane in his newspaper. Thereupon, Muallim Nâci left the newspaper on 29 August 1885 with his friends. Discussions continue with the answers given by the supporters of Muallim Naci to the supporters of new literature. There was a famous debate between Muallim Nâci and Recâizade Mahmud Ekrem, which went down in the history of literature. Finally, in Muallim Naci's introduction to Zemzeme, he gives a heavy answer to Recâizâde Ekrem under the title Demdeme, which criticizes his understanding of poetry in Takdîr-i Elhân in the Saâdet newspaper. However, the debate was stopped in 1886 with the intervention of the government.

Muallim Naci, as the main focus of the debates in the reform period after the Tanzimat, defended the old understanding of literature against the literary fans developed under the influence of the West, but is also known for his services to Turkish. He is also known for his poems in the new style as well as his poems that continue the old poetry tradition. Muallim Naci, who came to the fore with his discussions and contributions in every sense during the renewal period of Turkish literature, has been the subject of memories by many literary memoirists of the period. In our study, we examined literary memoirs that testify to Muallim Naci's literary life. We offered the opportunity to look at Muallim Naci through the eyes of the literati.

 

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