Meşrutiyetten cumhuriyete Mehmet Akif Ersoy’un siyasi faaliyetleri ve düşünsel biyografisinde yer alan siyasal kavramlar

Abstract

Mehmed Akif Ersoy doğduğu ve yetiştiği dönem itibariyle Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun parçalandığı bir zaman diliminde, şair ve mütefekkir kimliği ile çeşitli edebi, düşünsel ve siyasal çalışmalarda bulunmuş bir şahsiyettir. Mehmed Akif’in edebi yönü pek çok bilimsel araştırmaya konu olmuş ancak siyasal biyografisi ve siyasal yönelimleri, entelektüel biyografisinde yer alan ve eserlerinde işlediği siyasal kavramlar çok az sayıda araştırmaya konu olmuştur. Bu makale, Mehmed Akif Ersoy’un hem siyasal biyografisini hem de Mehmed Akif’in düşünsel ve edebi ürünlerinde siyasi kavramlara yüklediği temel anlamları ele almak üzere kaleme alınmıştır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Mehmed Akif Ersoy, siyaset, siyasal kavramlar, hürriyet, hilafet, devlet, adalet, ittihad-ı İslam, milliyetçilik, siyasi partiler. Mehmed Akif Ersoy is a person who has carried out various literary, intellectual and political studies with his identity as a poet and an enthusiast during a period when the Ottoman Empire broke up as of the time he was born and raised. The literary aspect of Mehmed Akif has been the subject of many scientific researches, but his political biography, political orientations, and political concepts in his intellectual biography and works have been the subject of very few studies. This article was written to address both the political biography of Mehmed Akif Ersoy and the basic meanings Mehmed Akif attributed to political concepts in his intellectual and literary products. Key Words: Mehmed Akif Ersoy, politics, political concepts, freedom, caliphate, state, justice, ittihad-ı Islam (Panislamism), nationalism, political parties.

Mehmed Akif Ersoy is a person who has carried out various literary, intellectual and political studies with his identity as a poet and an enthusiast during a period when the Ottoman Empire broke up as of the time he was born and raised. The literary aspect of Mehmed Akif has been the subject of many scientific researches, but his political biography, political orientations, and political concepts in his intellectual biography and works have been the subject of very few studies. This article was written to address both the political biography of Mehmed Akif Ersoy and the basic meanings Mehmed Akif attributed to political concepts in his intellectual and literary products.