Kütahya Manilerinde Geçen Yerleşim Adları Üzerine

Mani (a traditional Turkish quatrain form) is one of the simplest narrative genres of Anatolian people ‘s feelings, standards of judgment, expectations, customs, reproaches. In this study, names of settlements have been examined starting from the works on Manis of Kutahya. In this research,99 Manis in total have been examined in terms of shape, content and ways of speaking. Manis which are said in the same pattern were also focused by benefiting from academic reseaches on Mani. Mani sayers reflect the characteristics of his/her own region, historical factors, social life, cultural values and the name of his/her own living place. Because of the closeness of performing environment, Manis which are formed in the same pattern have been repeated identically in settlements that are close to each other. If we consider that one of the most important features of folk literatue texts is diversicıfıcation, it can be said that this similarity is natural. “Manis which is one of the oldest in anonymous folk literature can be said in every setting and topic because of their easy sayings. Different settlement names are said in Kütahya region manis. Especially names of Kütahya and its countries(Altıntas, Domanic, Gediz, Simav, Tavsanli, Emet, Hisarcik(Asarcık)and its towns and villages, Kaynarca, Kususlu, Yolaklı, which is settlement and Edirne, Ankara, Bursa, İstanbul, İzmir which are hictoric and cultural settlemnts are said in manis. Names of settlements take part in the first verse mostly. From among 99 Manis, names of settlements are found in first verse in 52 Manis, in third verse in 23 Manis and, in the second and fourth verse in 12 Manis.