ATASÖZLERİNİN SALGIN HASTALIK VE ETKİLERİNDEN KORUMA İŞLEVİ: COVID-19 SALGINI VE TÜRK ATASÖZLERİ
PROTECTION FUNCTION OF PROVERBS FROM PANDEMICS AND EFFECTS: COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND TURKISH PROVERBS

Summary/Abstract: Proverbs are stereotyped statements that are the epitome of the lessons learned from the experiences and experiences of societies over hundreds of years. The proverbs, which are current for every period of history, are a manifestation of the attitudes that societies have taken in the face of events and phenomena over the centuries and how ancestors perceived the world. Besides, proverbs lead people in all kinds of positive and negative conditions. For this reason, these words, which give a message to the whole society in every age, offer people the accumulation and wisdom of history to cope with the events they face and to overcome the problems. The COVID-19 disease which emerged in Wuhan city China in the last months of 2019 has spread all over the world. The disease has become the biggest outbreak of the 21st century. In this study, the advice given by Turkish proverbs on preventing disease and preventing the spread of the disease to the community during the pandemic was investigated. The proverbs are regulated individual and community life in every period from birth to death. Also, they are guided with clear advice on what attitudes should take and should behave. With these characteristics, Proverbs serve as the community's guide and first recourse during extraordinary periods such as the outbreak of COVID-19. For this reason, the use of proverbs in statements by the authorities and publications over the mass media can also support this fight against the development and spread of the disease. As a result of restrictions and measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic, it can also help to cope with the social and economic problems experienced by people who are unable to work or to meet their needs because they cannot leave their homes. The study investigated what advice proverbs of the Turkish world make and how authorities can use proverbs to guide society in the calls they make. What functions these proverbs can be used to combat the epidemic have been evaluated.

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