EXAMINING TWO OF ÂŞIK SAID'S EPICS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINSTREL LITERATURE AND ORAL HİSTORY

Özlem Özdemir

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EXAMINING TWO OF ÂŞIK SAID'S EPICS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINSTREL LITERATURE AND ORAL HİSTORY

Authors:

Özlem Özdemir

Publisher:

Motif Yayıncılık

Main Topics:

Türkiye Sahası Türk Halk Bilimi

Journal:

Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 49, pp.135-159

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342761

pISSN:

1308-4445

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Abstract:

 Oral history studies offer the chance to re-examine the event in question from a different angle than the classical history writers by giving the opinions and statements of individuals who witnessed an event that occurred during the historical process, In essence, oral history is a historiography method. However, it is well recognised that this method is used in many social sciences, including sociology, education, literature, and film, in addition to history. In this way, it helps historiography to incorporate new viewpoints by uniting disparate fields around a common objective. As a result, the oral history method encourages the growth of multidisciplinary research, which has accelerated recently, particularly in the social sciences. Minstrel Âşık literature is one of the fields in which oral history studies are applied. Not only do minstrels possess a strong artistic aspect, but they also have the ability to represent the social events of the time they lived in. In this study, the oral history technique was used to examine the epic works of Âşık Said from Kırşehir, who influenced the folk poets such as Muharrem Ertaş, Neşet Ertaş, Hacı Taşan, around him both during and after his lifetime. Two distinct epics that the Âşık Said recounted about the Montenegro War of 1876 were the subject of the study. By analysing these epics using the framework of oral history it was intended to uncover how the people perceived the war that occurred during the last period of the Ottoman Empire and left a lasting impression on the Turkish people. Thus, it will be possible to evaluate the event in question from a different perspective outside of official historical records.

 Oral history studies offer the chance to re-examine the event in question from a different angle than the classical history writers by giving the opinions and statements of individuals who witnessed an event that occurred during the historical process, In essence, oral history is a historiography method. However, it is well recognised that this method is used in many social sciences, including sociology, education, literature, and film, in addition to history. In this way, it helps historiography to incorporate new viewpoints by uniting disparate fields around a common objective. As a result, the oral history method encourages the growth of multidisciplinary research, which has accelerated recently, particularly in the social sciences. Minstrel Âşık literature is one of the fields in which oral history studies are applied. Not only do minstrels possess a strong artistic aspect, but they also have the ability to represent the social events of the time they lived in. In this study, the oral history technique was used to examine the epic works of Âşık Said from Kırşehir, who influenced the folk poets such as Muharrem Ertaş, Neşet Ertaş, Hacı Taşan, around him both during and after his lifetime. Two distinct epics that the Âşık Said recounted about the Montenegro War of 1876 were the subject of the study. By analysing these epics using the framework of oral history it was intended to uncover how the people perceived the war that occurred during the last period of the Ottoman Empire and left a lasting impression on the Turkish people. Thus, it will be possible to evaluate the event in question from a different perspective outside of official historical records.

 Oral history studies offer the chance to re-examine the event in question from a different angle than the classical history writers by giving the opinions and statements of individuals who witnessed an event that occurred during the historical process, In essence, oral history is a historiography method. However, it is well recognised that this method is used in many social sciences, including sociology, education, literature, and film, in addition to history. In this way, it helps historiography to incorporate new viewpoints by uniting disparate fields around a common objective. As a result, the oral history method encourages the growth of multidisciplinary research, which has accelerated recently, particularly in the social sciences. Minstrel Âşık literature is one of the fields in which oral history studies are applied. Not only do minstrels possess a strong artistic aspect, but they also have the ability to represent the social events of the time they lived in. In this study, the oral history technique was used to examine the epic works of Âşık Said from Kırşehir, who influenced the folk poets such as Muharrem Ertaş, Neşet Ertaş, Hacı Taşan, around him both during and after his lifetime. Two distinct epics that the Âşık Said recounted about the Montenegro War of 1876 were the subject of the study. By analysing these epics using the framework of oral history it was intended to uncover how the people perceived the war that occurred during the last period of the Ottoman Empire and left a lasting impression on the Turkish people. Thus, it will be possible to evaluate the event in question from a different perspective outside of official historical records.

 Sözlü tarih çalışmaları, tarihî süreçte gerçekleşen bir olaya tanık olanların düşünce ve sözlerinin ortaya konulmasıyla, söz konusu olayın, klasik tarih yazıcılarının dışında farklı bir gözle yeniden değerlendirilmesine olanak sağlamaktadır. Sözlü tarih, temelde tarih yazımında kullanılan bir yaklaşımdır. Ancak bu yaklaşımın alan yazınında yalnızca tarih bilimi tarafından değil, sosyal bilimlerin sosyoloji, eğitim, edebiyat, sinema gibi pek çok bilim dalı tarafından uygulandığı bilinir. Bu yönüyle değişik disiplinleri bir odakta buluşturarak yeni bakış açılarının da tarih yazımına dahil olmasına katkıda bulunur. Dolayısıyla sözlü tarih yaklaşımı özellikle sosyal bilimler alanında son yıllarda ivme kazanan disiplinler arası çalışmaların gelişmesine destek olmaktadır. Sözlü tarih çalışmalarının uygulama alanlarından biri de âşık edebiyatıdır. Âşıklar, sanat yönü güçlü olan kimseler olmalarının yanında yaşadıkları dönemin toplumsal olaylarının sözcüsü olma niteliğini de taşır. Bu çalışmada da gerek yaşadığı dönemde gerekse sonrasında çevresindeki Muharrem Ertaş, Neşet Ertaş, Hacı Taşan gibi halk şairlerine ilham veren Kırşehirli Âşık Saidin destan türündeki eserleri, sözlü tarih yönteminden yararlanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmada âşığın 1876 Karadağ Savaşı hakkında söylediği iki ayrı destan üzerinde durulmuştur. Söz konusu destanların sözlü tarih yaklaşımı çerçevesinde değerlendirilmesiyle Osmanlı Devletinin son dönemlerinde yaşanan ve Türk halkının zihninde derin izler bırakan savaşın milletçe algılanış şeklini ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Böylece söz konusu olayı resmi tarih kayıtlarının dışında farklı bir bakış açısıyla değerlendirmek de mümkün olacaktır.

Article Details

EXAMINING TWO OF ÂŞIK SAID'S EPICS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINSTREL LITERATURE AND ORAL HİSTORY

Authors:

Özlem Özdemir

Publisher:

Motif Yayıncılık

Main Topics:

Türkiye Sahası Türk Halk Bilimi

Journal:

Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 49, pp.135-159

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342761

pISSN:

1308-4445

Oral History

Minstrel Literature

Minstrel Style Epic

Âşık Said

İlhamîSözlü Tarih

Âşık Edebiyatı

Âşık Tarzı Destan

Âşık Said

İlhamî

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Özlem Özdemir

Publisher: Motif Yayıncılık

Main Topics: Türkiye Sahası Türk Halk Bilimi

Journal: Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 49, pp.135-159

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001342761

pISSN: 1308-4445

Issues

Authors:

Özlem Özdemir

Publisher:

Motif Yayıncılık

Main Topics:

Türkiye Sahası Türk Halk Bilimi

Journal:

Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 49, pp.135-159

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001342761

pISSN:

1308-4445