%0 Journal Article
%T A POET OF THOSE EXILED IN MALTA: S¨¹LEYMAN NAZ£¿F
%A Kemal EROL
%J -
%D 2018
%X S¨¹leyman Nazif (1869-1927) who is a renowned writer, poet and journalist of Servet-i F¨¹n£¿n Literature, is also one of the prominent figures in II Me£¿rutiyet Period.The poet has a socialist under standing by avoiding from individuality of the literature periphery, although he takes part in this literary movement.In the years of truce, he aims to provide a national awareness with his works in order to remedy his homeland troubles and support his country that has been destroyed.He is arrested and sent to Malta by the English who has occupied £¿stanbul due to his article titled ¡°Kara Bir G¨¹n¡± in Hadisat Journal (9 February 1919) and his speech at a commemorate ceremony held in 1920. There are also 144 Turkish intellectuals consisted of officers ,poets and writers amongst those exiled to Malta, other than S¨¹leyman Nazif in the scope of pre-prepared project intended to destroy Ottoman Empire. And also there are prominent figures known in Turkish literature such as Ziya G£¿kalp, H¨¹seyin Cahit Yal£¿£¿n, Aka G¨¹nd¨¹z, Celal Nuri £¿leri ve Ahmet Emin Yalman amongst intellectuals and politicians arrested as they are supposed to associated with Committee of Union and Progress. S¨¹leyman Nazif has written many articles about the national and homeland issues and has dealt with the psychology of exile and homesickness in this island where he has lived in exile for twenty months.Some of those take part in a poetry book named ¡°Malta Geceleri¡±. The aim of this work is to determine the literary and the political position of S¨¹leyman Nazif in the historical background of Malta exiles lived in the national struggle years, to identify his anger and rebellion against the occupation of the country by scanning his works and determine his political thoughts purposing solutions,also to show the influence on his psychology of the exile place
%K S¨¹leyman Nazif
%K Malta S¨¹rg¨¹nleri
%K Malta Geceleri
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/iuturkiyat/issue/41146/497566