Âşık Sıdkî’nin Hayatına Dair Yeni Bilgiler ve Bilinmeyen Bazı Şiirleri

Abstract

Sıdkî (Pervane) was one of the distinguished poets (âşık, ozan) in the 19th and 20th centuries. As a deputy of the family of Çelebi of Hacı Bektaş Veli Lodge, he connected the followers (muhibb) with the lodge (dergah). He served for the community to solve social problems and travelled to the Middle East and almost every part of Anatolia. He also had an important role in the Turkish Independence War. In addition to these, his poems in the manuscripts, oral sources from different regions and these poems’ still being in demand, as well as his virtuous personality all demonstrate his spiritual and literary significance. There have been many studies on the life and poetry of Âşık Sıdkî (Pervane) who has continuous impact on the people residing in the region he lived. Although we can draw some conclusions about his life from his poems, his date of birth and some other information about his life is still ambiguous. In this study, written and oral sources from Merzifon district on aşık poetry have been examined. As a part of findings of this research, some birth records belonging to one of the descendants of Âşık Sıdkî (Pervane) has been revealed. In connection with this, his date of birth and some other information about his family have been clarified to a large extent through the findings presented in this paper. His 15 previously unpublished poems written in syllabic meter have also been presented. In one of those poems, some new findings shedding light on his life have been obtained. The ultimate aim of this paper is to contribute to future studies on him through these findings.

Keywords

• : âşık sıdkî
• sıdkî baba
• pervane
• âşık (poet)
• poetry