Tevpik Pikreti (1867-1915) – „Fog“ Cover Image

თევფიქ ფიქრეთი (1867-1915) - „ნისლი“
Tevpik Pikreti (1867-1915) – „Fog“

Author(s): Fikret (Mehmed) Tevfik
Contributor(s): Asmat Japaridze (Translator)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Poetry, Turkish Literature, Translation Studies
Published by: ბათუმის შოთა რუსთაველის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი, ჰუმანიტარული მეცნიერებატა ფაკულტეტის აღმოსავლეთმცოდნეობის დეპარტამენტის „ელექტრონული ჟურნალი“.
Keywords: New Turkish literature; poem; fog;

Summary/Abstract: He is a representative of new Turkish literature. The influence of French literature can be traced in his work. In his early works, he adhered to the principle of "art for art's sake", and in his later poems he became interested in social problems.In the poem "The Fog", Tevpik Pikreti expresses hatred for Istanbul and calls it a prostitute. This is the first time such an this attitude towards Istanbul is found in Turkish literature. It is known that representatives of ancient Turkic literature considered Istanbul the center of world civilization and extolled it.