مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - The Kalenderi Genre in the Turkish Minstral Tradition

Abstract :

Form and Genre of Turkish Folk Poem‛ by Ahmet Talat Onay is regarded as the first work in terms of form and genre at folk poem. This work is followed by ‚Poem at Turkish Literature‛ of Hikmet İlaydın and ‚Genres at Folk Poem‛ of Hikmet Dizdaroğlu. These studies have recently continued to increase. Hence every study makes monographic study necessary in order to understand genres better. This necessity is the starting point of the study in question.In the introductory part of the study, the subjects of kinds and forms were briefly mentioned as regard to understanding whether Kalenders are kinds or forms. Later on, it was emphasized what the Kalender and words related to it mean. It was also expressed at which fields and in what respects Kalenders, which are names for both sect and a musical form are used. At this part, these meanings were discussed in detail. As for speaking about the second part of the study, Kalenders were emphasized as genre of Aşık poem. Moreover Kalenders were discussed in terms of where and how they are used and then the fact that why they have been called as Kalenders was researched. Finally, poems called Kalenders were studied for their form characteristics.