Based on teaching materials woman figure in the turkish poetry

Abstract

In Turkish poetry, the figure of women is important in university curricula. The images of women in the examples shown to students in the taught literary texts are also important in mastering the subject. Since ancient times, woman figure has been one of the most widely used figures in the Turkish literature. We meet women as a lover, a mother and a sister in the works of poets and writers for centuries. In classical poetry, the woman figure has been developed more as a symbol of beauty. When describing the beauty of a woman, the representatives of the Divan literature compared it with the beauties of nature and often equated them with various elements of nature. The value given to women began to change over the period of Turkish literature formed under the influence of the West. Poets and writers are already expressing their views on the role of women in social life and address the problems faced by women.