XX. YÜZYILIN BAŞLARINDA AZERBAYCAN EDEBİYATINDA TÜRKÇÜLÜK, TURANCILIK
TURKISM AND TURANISM IN THE LITERATURE OF AZERBAIJAN LITERATURE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: Azerbaijan literature constitutes an important part within the Turkish World Literature and incorporates a variety of literal tendencies and traditions. Roots of Azerbaijan poems comes from masters such as Nizami, Hâkanî’, Nesimî, Fuzulî, Hataî, Kuşçuoğlu, Seyid Azim; and Vagif, Vidadi, Zakir, Sabir, Cavid, Hadi, Vahid. Azerbaijan Turks’ poems have gained richness since 13th century to today. The role of these genuine poets’ works is considered as important for the current position of contemporary Turkish poems. Since the beginning of 20th century, especially in the liberal atmosphere of 1905 manifest, a lot of Turkist, Turanist poets have raised. As it is known, Turanism is an expression of Turkist ideology and aims to unite all the Turkish states under the Turan state. A. Hüseynzade was the leading name of Turkism and Turanism ideology in Azerbaijan and in the whole Turkish world. Theoretical framework of Turkism was decided by Hüseynzade Ali Bey and Ziya Gökalp and a lot of poet have started to reflect this ideology to their works directly or indirectly since the beginning of the 20th century. To mention their literary works is necessary in order to define the nationalist tendencies in Azerbaijan. Ahmet Cevad, Mehemmed Hadi, Hüseyn Cavid and Almas Ildırım were some of the examples reflecting Turkist ideology in Azerbaijan. Ahmet Cevad and Hüseyin Cavid were deported in 1937. Almaz Ildırım was also an emigrated poet living in exile in his whole life. In this paper we will give brief information about their life and art.

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