DAĞLARA BAKIŞ VE ERCİYES’LE BİRLİKTE KULLANILAN KAVRAMLAR

Year 2004, Issue: 3, 119 - 134, 01.12.2004

Ali Çavuşoğlu

Abstract

A Look at the Mountains and the Concepts Used About the Erciyes Mountain

Abstract

We do not know exactly about the mountains and we are not
interested in the mountains. As yet, ten percent of the world population
lives around the mountains; and about a half of the world’s drinking
water comes from the mountains. The mountains are also very
important for the world culture. In this view, on the culture of the Turks
who live on the mountains generally there are effects of mountains.
Lots of concepts are used in architect, fine arts, literature etc., in
relation with the mountains.
On the culture of Middle Anatolia, especially on the culture of Kayseri
(Kaisareia) one can see the effects of Mount Erciyes (Argaios).
From Karacoğlan to Arif Nihat Asya many poets had written poems
about this mountain. There are effects of this mountain especially on the
architect of Seljuq and on the architectural works of Mimar Sinan.
Generally all the mountains have similar features on the earth. So
when speaking about the mountains mostly the same concepts are used;
you can see this in the poems written about the Mount Erciyes. The
most generally used concepts about the Erciyes are these: Whiteness
and pureness; time and history; love; loftiness and grandeur.