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This study aims to designate perceptions of old age in classical Turkish poetry. To be old is one of the periods in human life, which no one could avoid, thus when this time comes, it is compulsory. The old age is a topic that cannot go unnoticed in poetry. In order to answer the question how the old age in our classical poetry was evaluated, poetry books from all centuries, which we could find, were searched. The words and concepts which poets used about the old age have been studied. All couplets we recorded were classified under certain titles. We have seen that the poets share the same kind of feelings in almost every century. After a brief evaluation of the subject in the introduction section, the names and adjectives used for the old age and the definition made by poets for the old age were dealt with. The article was organized into nine sections except the introduction. In each section examples of couplets are given in accordance with poet’s chronological order. The section talking about various states of the old age is the longest one. In addition, we have tried to study physical and psychological approaches to the old age. Subjects such as advises by the poets to young people, and their gaining the prayers of the old were discussed briefly. The text culminates in a short conclusion. In this study, which has the characteristics of qualitative research, the method of documentary analysis was followed.

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