Seyrani Monument
The Seyrani Monument is a sculpture of Turkish folk poet Seyrani (1800–1866) in Develi, a town in Kayseri Province of Turkey. Seyrani is from Develi. The mayor of Develi asked the sculptor Gürdal Duyar to make it. The sculpture was finished in 1976. Then the monument became a symbol of Develi.
Âşik Seyrânî Anıtı | |
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| Coordinates | 38°23′19.6″N 35°29′36.2″E / 38.388778°N 35.493389°E |
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| Location | Aşık Seyrani Square, Develi, Kayseri, Turkey |
| Designer | Gürdal Duyar |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Height | 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) |
| Beginning date | 14 February 1976 |
| Completion date | 4 April 1976 |
| Opening date | 30 April 1976 |
| Dedicated to | Seyrani |
| Website | www |
| 55,000 Lira | |
In Turkish the monument is called: Aşık Seyrani anıtı.[1] A translation of this is Ashik Seyrani monument. The monument is a sculpture of Âşık Seyrani (1800–1866), a Turkish folk poet.[2] In the sculpture he is holding a Bağlama, which is a stringed instrument.[3] The sculpture is 2.40 metres (7.9 ft) high. The sculpture weighs 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb).[4]
History
changeWhen Haşim Nezihi was the principal of the middle school he received a letter from students asking for a sculpture of Seyrani to be made and put in the town. In the letter it also said that a sum of money was collected to make the sculpture.[4] The organisation: Develi Seyranî Public Library and Monument Building Development Association was created in the 1970s. The organisation had a goal make a monument of Seyrani in the middle of Develi. The organisation was symbolic, they did not even start to make the monument. No one did anything to make the monument until 1976. On February 14 of 1976, the leaders of Develi talked with the sculptor Gürdal Duyar and they made some plans together.[4] The Mayor of develi at that time, whos name is, Mehmet Özdemir, officially asked Duyar to make the sculpture.[2] The sculpture was finished on 4 April 1976[2] and it was placed in public on 30 April 1976[4] in a park in front of the Develi Çarşı Mosque. The name of the park was the Cumhuriyet Square of Develi.[5] The money it cost to make the sculpture was 55,000 Lira.[4]
In 1983 a base was added to the sculpture. On the base there is text. This written text includes the name of Seyrani, the birth and death date of Seyrani, and some words from the poems of Seyrani.[4] Years later the mosque was renovated and the sculpture was moved to the old market square of Develi. It would go on to become a symbol of the Develi district.[2] Today the sculpture is on a square[6] which is called the Aşık Seyrani Square.[7][8]
A couple years ago the sculpture was renovated again. The sculpture was put onto a new marble base. Poems of Seyrani are written on this base. The renovations were finished by June 2018.[7][8]
References
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change- Admin (2 June 2018). "AŞIK SEYRANİ MEYDANINDAKİ REVİZYON ÇALIŞMALARI TAMAMLANDI". KayseriMeydan.com.tr. Kayseri Meydan. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- Altınsoy, Yusuf. "DEVELİLİ AŞIK SEYRANİ (1800–1866)". Edebiyatname.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- Aydoğdu, Betül (May 2011). Türk Edebiyatinda Seyrânî Olgusu: Develili Seyrânî ve Eserleri [The Case of Seyrânî in Turkish Literature: Seyrânî from Develi and His Works]. Institute of Social Sciences (PhD) (in Turkish). Kayseri: Erciyes University.
- Cebeci, Orhan (19 November 2021). "Üsküdar Belediyesi'nden Kardeş Şehir Ziyareti". Çağdaş Develi. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- Develi District-Governors Office. "Aşık Seyrani". develi.gov.tr. Develi District Governors Office. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- Develi Municipality (1 June 2018). "Aşık Seyrani Meydanındaki Revizyon Çalışmaları Tamamlandı". develi.bel.tr. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- Kalkan, Yüksel (31 August 2021). "Evrekli (Develi) Seyrani". Kayseriviphaber.com. Kayseri Bip Haber. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- Mersinoğlu, Mustafa Serpil (12 November 2008). "Aşık Seyrani Anıtı". geni.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- Yiğit, Hidayet. "Âşik Seyrânî Derneği ve Kutlama Programları" [Âşık Seyrânî Association and Celebration Events] (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 October 2022.