Amasya Cöngü
Publisher: Umay Yayınevi
Published: 2026
Place of publication: Samsun/Turkey
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9786259358765
Description: Cönks are valuable sources containing rich material on Turkish folk literature, folklore, and culture. These notebooks, compiled by enthusiasts, are collected in the National Library and major provincial public libraries. The publication of these cönks transcribed into the Latin alphabet is of great importance, especially for Turkish folk literature. This cönk, obtained from the Amasya Bayazıt Provincial Public Library, contains various poems by many folk poets, notably Aşık Ömer and Gevherî, as well as a complete version of the Kerem and Aslı Story. The page numbers in the original text (at the end of the original page) have been preserved, but each poem in this book starts at the top of the page. The original text has been added to the end of the book as a facsimile for the convenience of researchers. The poems in the cönk have been compared with different works, and the necessary information has been provided. For the convenience of biographical studies, an alphabetical index based on the last letter of the closing lines of the poems in the cönk, an index of place and personal names, and a bibliography providing information about the cönk have been added to the book.