Namık Kemal'in Yaşamında Ve Eserlerinde Gelibolu

The word “Galli Polis” which was used as “good and beautiful city” according to the nomenclature in ancient times, (Gallipoli today) gained importance in history after disbanding of Hittite Empire and was dominated by initially Lydians, Persians, Spartans, Macedonians, Bergamots, Romans, Byzantines and finally Turks. Gallipoli which was conquered by Ottoman forces under command of Gazi Süleyman Paşa in 1354 and which was the first pasha sanjak of Rumelia became famous in history as a marine administration center. It became a city center in beginning of Republican period and was converted to provincial center in 1926. Today it is still a provincial center. Due to its geographical location and the fact that it is a passage, it has always been a center of important historical events. It is also important (and should be researched) in terms of the intellectual people and important statesman that were grown up in Gallipoli. Namık Kemal who was known as an intellectual statesman, thinker of XIX. Century Ottoman community and pioneer poet, journalist, theater and novel author of the period named as political reform literature, came to Gallipoli as an exiled tenant. Namık Kemal who was born in Tekirdağ (close to Gallipoli) in 1840 and traveled to various regions of Ottoman Empire, was assigned to Gallipoli as tenant after the closure of Ibret newspaper. Gallipoli where Namık Kemal had the first period of his tenancy / statesmanship was also an important place for his literate life. Gallipoli where he wrote some articles to Ibret and Diyojen newspapers in the tenancy manor with 40 rooms and 3 wings where he also had his Marmara sea spectacles that constituted an inspiration for his work named “Devr-i İstilâ” was also a private subject in his article named “Gallipoli”. The grave of Namık Kemal who passed away in December 2nd 1888 in Chios (and was buried to a mosque burial area) was transferred next to Gazi Suleyman Pasa mausoleum in Bolayir town of Gallipoli three days later according to his will which he had left to his journalist friends. In this respect, the direct relation of Namık Kemal with Gallipoli which started when he was 33, continued after the transfer of his grave following his death. In this study, the tracks of the importance of Gallipoli in real life of Namık Kemal, will be followed and examined through the documents related with him and the works which was about his life. While the Namık Kemal’in Yaşamında Ve Eserlerinde Gelibolu 1413 Turkish Studies International Periodical For the Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or Turkic Volume 8/13 Fall 2013 importance of Gallipoli in his own works was also examined and researched, we will also emphasize the commitment of Namık Kemal to Gallipoli and surroundings prior to his death, the reasons of this commitment and transfer documents of his grave by attributing to various documents and sources.