Özet:

The Hilâl-i Ahmer (currently known as the Turkish Red Crescent Society), one of the institutions that the Republic of Turkey took over from the Ottoman Empire, has played a prominent role in the founding of the new state. The 19th century was a century of downturn period for the Ottoman Empire. Because of the wars on many fronts, most of the lands were lost. During all these losses and destructions, the Hilâl-i Ahmer healed the wounds of the army behind the front. Taking on its first important mission in the Tripoli War, the Society gradually increased its influence and looked after the soldiers injured in the war and struggled with epidemics. In addition to this, it also met the expectations and basic needs of the immigrants. Moreover, the resources of the Society naturally decreased during the Tripoli, the Balkan, the First World Wars and the National Struggle. Due to the wars that took place one after another in a very short time, the Society often sought help from the public. While fulfilling its duties, the Society was able to continue its activities through domestic and foreign aids. Likewise, the Society has undertaken a lofty aim that requires bearing a hand to people regardless of religion, language, race and sect. In this context, the prominent names, poets and writers of the period both attempted to provide financial support to the Society and to make it gain necessary reputation. In this study, which focused on the Hilâl-i Ahmer, the poems of Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan, Tevfik Fikret, Nigâr Hanım, İhsan Raif, Mehmet Emin, Yusuf Ziya, Hüseyin Daniş, İbrahim Alaettin, Celâl Sahir, Faik Âli have been analyzed. In the aforementioned difficult days, the support given by these artists in order for the Society to maintain its activities has been set forth.