Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Konservatoryum, cilt.12, sa.1, ss.298-305, 2026 (TRDizin)
This study addresses the works of Âşık Veysel (1894-1973) beyond the traditional scope of folk minstrelsy, positioning them as a systematic philosophical mode of thought. While conceptualizing Veysel’s worldview as "Anatolian Humanism," the article centers on the conceptual distinctions between humanism, transhumanism, and posthumanism. It is argued that Veysel’s relationship with the "soil" (earth) does not reflect classical humanism, which establishes man as the master of nature; rather, it indicates a posthumanist ground that blurs the ontological boundaries between human and non-human entities. Furthermore, the enlightenment project of the Turkish Republic is interpreted as a post-colonial experience that challenges Eurocentric models of modernity. By contrasting transhumanism’s project of technological "augmentation" with Veysel’s proposal for spiritual and ethical maturation, this research analyzes the reflections of posthumanist arguments—propounded by theorists such as Haraway, Braidotti, and Hayles—within the poet’s verses.