Seyyid Nesimi Poetry as a Method of Religious Communication and the Practice of Telling the Truth Parrhesia

Poetry has been a means of communication since its emergence. The irregularity in poetic expressions, whose system can constantly change, can manifest itself as a unifying element in beings, objects and things. Sayyid Nesimi's poetry is the revelation of the secret of unity from man to God. It is important that Nesimi conveyed the truths of the belief system to which he adhered through the rich narrative methods he created in the language of poetry. In this context, contradiction stands out as a fundamental value in Nesimi's poetry, despite its seeming paradox. The poet's prominent narrative preference is to express the truths of his faith and belief through contrasts. In this study, the poet's way of conveying his thoughts by prioritizing the I subject is discussed with the concept of parrhesia. Nesimi's poems also reveal that speaking the truths one believes in is closely related to the process of self-existence. For this reason, it is claimed that the poet uses parrhesia in the language of poetry as a distinctive method with a stylistic feature. Parrhesia is communicatively concerned with the individual, society, events and situations. Parrhessias speaks the truth in communication but continues the process of questioning in their statements. It is clear that parrhesia is about the individual recognizing, knowing, confronting himself/herself and communicating what he/she believes by communicating with the society. The data of this study were obtained by using qualitative research and interpretive research technique. This original study on Nesimi emphasizes the poet's use of contradictory words and concepts to convey his individual thoughts freely and parrhesias through poetry.

Dergi

SELCUK UNIVERSITESI TURKIYAT ARASTIRMALARI DERGISI-SELCUK UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF STUDIES IN TURCOLOGY

Yıl

2025

Sayı

65

Sayfa

119-134

eISSN

2458-9071

DOI

10.21563/sutad.1420048

WoS UID

WOS:001572173200008