AN EXAMINATION ON THE LIFE AND WORKS OF ÂŞIK DAIMI

Abstract

A minstrel is a person who is defined as a traveller or local folk poet who gains an identity with different upbringings, can sing poems on different subjects and perform them to the accompaniment of the instrument. Minstrels are folk artists whose roots go back to the Turkish culture of Central Asia before Islam and are known by different names in different Turkish tribes. In this ancient culture, they took on many duties from sorcery to musician. During the period they lived, they played an important role in expressing the feelings and thoughts of the people against various events. In Anatolia, minstrels have undertaken an important mission in terms of reinforcing social unity, uniting people within the framework of the same feeling, and transferring the oral heritage to future generations. In this context, they became the social memory of the period before them and shed light on the period they are in. The main aim of this study is to examine the works of Âşık Daimi, one of the important representatives of the 20th century in the minstrelsy tradition, registered in the TRT Repertoire as the source person. In the works of Âşık Daimi, it is seen that social events have an important place in addition to mystical issues in general. In addition to this, Daimi's upbringing in the minstrelsy tradition, his mastery in the instrument and the richness of the products he produced make him important. In the research, in which data were obtained by using literature review and interview techniques as a method, the life of Âşık Daimi and his place in the minstrelsy tradition, as well as a detailed literary and musical analysis of 22 works that he sourced in the TRT repertoire were included. In this context, considering the poetic structure of the work in literary terms, verse type, verse unit, syllabic meter, rhyme scheme, subject and pseudonyms used in his works; in musical terms, considering the melodic structure of the work, its genre, maqam sequence, rhythm feature, sound width, rhythmic structure, metrical pattern and form were evaluated. In addition, in the study, in which the details of the historical process of the minstrelsy and minstrelsy tradition from Central Asia to Anatolia are mentioned, the current functionality of the tradition is also examined. Keywords: Turkish Folk Music, Minstrelsy Tradition, Âşık Daimi, Musical Analysis, Literary Analysis.