A General Overview of the Concept of “Petition” in the Light of Examples Compiled from Some Periods of Turkish Literature

Abstract

Language that is a versatile and developed system served as a tool for conveying the feelings and thoughts of humanity and as a bridge between the past and the future. It is possible to describe and understand all kinds of creations of humanity by language. Language was the mirror and dress of thought and was evaluated as the most effective way and an indispensable factor in fulfilling every human need. Language plays an important role in the formation of inner world, in ordering and conveying the subjects which come to minds. Our mother language that has a place in human consciousness, is acquired from mother and close environment, and enables to establish strong ties with the society reveals effectively inner world and petition of humanbeing. In this study, it was mentioned that the petition which is about a request, complaint and situation, signed petition that submitted to the official authorities, being a petition-writer which is seen as a profession, and the situation of submission and request. It was stated that the concept of "petition", which has an important place in life, culture and tradition, is a factor of relaxation in reflecting the inner world of the person. Petition was emphasized with selected examples from some periods of Turkish literature and it was aimed to raise awareness on this subject.

Keywords

• petition
• submit
• inner world
• folk song
• literature