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ATHAN IN THI WORKS OF YAHYA KEMAL AND MEHMET ÂKİF
Athan, having an important place in Turkish culture, has been a subject in various genres within Turkish literature. Athan is one of tlıe foremost sources of inspiration for authors and poets in Turkishl iteraturet hat developed after Tanzimat. Athan spiritually and mentally affected the poetry of such poets as Tevfik Fikret, Mehmet Akif, Yahya Kemal, Ziya Gökalp, Arif Nihat Asya and Necip Fazıl in different ways. In, Yahya Kemal and Mehmet Akif, the two foremost poets of the XXth century Turkish literature, athan is not only a religious ritual but a national reality and the symbol of independence.
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Islam, Athan, Yahya Kemal, Mehmet Akif, poetry.