Yahya Kemal’de yolculuk ve şiirin varoluş serüveni
Journey and poetry’s existential adventure in Yahya Kemal

Summary/Abstract: Yahya Kemal has lived far from his country, in Paris, between 1903 and 1912. In those years Turkish intellectuals are longing to go to this town. For Yahya Kemal, this journey is above all, a cultural necessity. Although he is influenced by French culture and by Occidental civilization, he will not neglect his cultural heritage and will study Ottoman poetry and history and will meditate on cultural identity issues during his stay in Paris. In addition, Yahya Kemal’s journey has also a personal and psychological aspect. His mother whom he has lost when he was only thirteen years old constitutes the main component of this aspect. This article aims to show, by way of keeping track of metaphors, how Yahya Kemal’s journey is transformed to a poetic journey.

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