ŞAİR GÖZÜKARA’NIN KALEMİNDEN 6 ŞUBAT 2023’TE YAŞANAN KAHRAMANMARAŞ DEPREMİ
ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE IN KAHRAMANMARAŞ ON FEBRUARY 6, 2023 FROM POET GÖZÜKARA

Summary/Abstract: The tradition of minstrelsy is one of the most important living treasures of Turkish culture. During their life time, the representatives of this tradition expressed the pain, joy and longing, aesthetic and cultural values of the people through their works. Throughout history, many poets and minstrels such as Abdurrahim Karakoç, Ahmet Çıtak and Derdiçok have been raised in the town of Elbistan in Kahramanmaraş, which is a part of the Turkish cultural geography. Today, Mehmet Gözükara is one of the most important poets living in the district of Elbistan. In his works, the poet Gözükara expresses the failing aspects of society, his joys, longings and sorrows through his works. On February 6, 2023, there were two earthquakes, the epicenter of which was Kahramanmaraş. Hundreds of thousands of people migrated, tens of thousands of people died and various sufferings were experienced in this earthquake, which affected eleven provinces in Turkey. One of the centers affected by the earthquake disaster is the district of Elbistan. Poet Gözükara has written works in which he expresses his experiences in the district of Elbistan during the earthquake, what happened after the earthquake, the migrations due to the earthquake disaster, and the pain, desperation and feelings of hope of people as a result of migration. In the article, information about the life, works and poems of the poet Mehmet Gözükara, which he wrote after the earthquake disaster, was obtained during the interview with him. Poet Mehmet Gözükara improvisational poetry constitutes an example of the living artist type who expressed the problems of the people through his works.

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