Alawism-Bektashism and Bektashi traces in Karacao?lan
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Date
2011
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Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University
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Abstract
In the beginning of this research, we have tried to introduce the topic by mentioning the six different characters of Karacao?lan. Our main character is Karacao?lan who lived in the southern part of Mediterranean Sea (Çukurova) in the 17th century. Secondly, we see that the southerner Karacao?lan mentioned Haci Bektaş Velî, Kul, Abdal, twelf Imams and some terms like grandfather in his poems. At the same time, Karacao?lan was inspired by Bektashism; especially seeing the human as core of the universe. Thus, Karacao?lan's relations with Bektashis results from this influence. So, by looking at some of the Bektashi qualities in his poems, it would be wrong to say that Karacao?lan was a Bektashi. It may be concluded that Karacao?lan is from Varsak tribe. In this research, how and how much the Bektashi philosophy had been reflected in Karacao?lan's poems is emphasized by the items below: 1. The prophet Muhammed, the excellency Ali 2. Haci Bektashi Velî 3. The manners and the solemnity 4. He twelf Imams, the four portals 5. He Kul, Abdal, the grandfather 6. Valuating the hell and the paradise 7. He Loving and understanding the human In the conclusion part, it has also been emphasized that the southerner Karacao?lan who lived in the 17th century was not the same soldier Karacao?lan who lived in the 16th century. It is seen that Karacao?lan wrote his four poems on Haci Bektaşi Velî and mentioned his loftiness and how he helped the weak. Thus, by looking at the point of view of Karacao?lan, in fact, if it is thought that Karacao?lan is the lover of humans around him and he writes how people live, it is not wrong to say that Karacao?lan has positive feelings towards Haci Bektash Velî. This article has been completed with its references and its abbreviation sections.
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Bektashi, Çukurova, Karacao?lan
Journal or Series
Turk Kulturu ve Haci Bektas Veli - Arastirma Dergisi
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Q3
Volume
59
