Halk Şairi Ahmet Çıtak’ın Ashab-ı Kehf Mesnevisi’nin Değerler Eğitimi Yönünden İncelenmesi
Investigation of Folk Literature Poet Ahmet Çıtak's Ashab-ı Kehf Mesnevi in terms of Values Education

Summary/Abstract: It is known that nations have unique values and that they continue their existence with these values and the importance of values for the individual and society. Literature also plays an important role in values education and transferring values to future generations, as well as individuals. Values can be given directly or implicitly in literary texts. In this study, the masnavi named Ashab-ı Kehf, which consists of 224 couplets written by the poet of folk Ahmet Çıtak, was examined in terms of values education. The qualitative research method was used in the analysis, and the data were obtained by document analysis. The masnavi in the book prepared by Serdar Yakar (Yakar, 2014) is based on. According to the findings obtained in the study, the values of “justice, friendship, honesty, self-control, patience, respect, love, responsibility, patriotism” (10 root values) determined by the Ministry of National Education were included in the masnavi called Ashab-ı Kehf, and the masnavi used by the local people in the masnavi. The results were obtained as the words were included. Based on the findings obtained, some suggestions, especially the examination of "different narratives on the Ashab-ı Kehf in Turkey and in the world" in terms of values education, are given.

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