Aesthetic Perception in Modern Turkish Poetry: Groups, Communities and Movements 1850-1923

Abstract

The term modern Turkish poetry is a general term given to the understanding of poetry that developed in Turkey, starting with the four (Kaside) odes that Şinasi wrote after returning from France to describe Reşit Pasha (1850-55) and his reforms, and until the declaration of the Republic Türkiye in 1923. The poetry of this period is also called new Turkish poetry, Turkish poetry of the modernization period, modern Turkish poetry, poetry developed under Western influence, etc. Many researchers have been suggested under different names about this period. But today, Turkish literature historians call this period Modern Turkish literature. This name is generally accepted by everyone. For this reason, I prefer to use the term modern Turkish poetry to avoid confusion in naming. In short, when we say modern Turkish poetry, we refer to the Turkish poetry that developed in the first half of the nineteenth century and the first 20 years of the twentieth century. In this article, the basic trends in Turkish poetry that developed between 1850 and 1923 will be analyzed in a descriptive way, taking into account stylistic issues.