YEARNING FOR A SAINT (THE PROPHET CONCEPTION OF SEZAI KARAKOC)


KOÇAKOĞLU B., Demir A.

SELCUK UNIVERSITESI EDEBIYAT FAKULTESI DERGISI-SELCUK UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF FACULTY OF LETTERS, cilt.34, ss.123-170, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

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Sezai Karakoc is one of the outstanding authors whose letters and ideas are coming along together in the Republic Era. According to Karakoc, an author and philisopher, the prophet is not only a guide sent by God to human beings but also a hero for civilization. Because he proves to people that their existence is not nonsense. Actually, the journey of human beings, beginning with Hz. Adam, has been progressing along with the development of civilization. At this point the author considers prophets as pioneers building civilizations in the world. They reflect the light of truth hidden in the ideas of existence and civilization. In this context, the real pioneers of revival soul emphasized by Karakoc will be prophets.