The life art and works of bektas gazeloglu

The ?minstrelsy custom? still is performed and continues in our traditional inheritance that is not concrete. The tradition is still executed although the number of the executors is few. This study focuses on the life of Bektaş Gazelolğlu, who has a very important place in the minstrelsy culture, lived in the village of Çingeyli (Meşeyayla) in the region of Delice which is affiliated to the province of Ankara, and lived in his village until 1992. He died in 2005. An article about the life of the poet was published. Moreover, a thesis study was performed about his life. However, our study is the largest study to date, in terms of the analysing his poems. The poet did not have education in the Latin Alphabet. He was educated in the Alevi ? Bektaşi culture and he reflected the culture in his poems successfully. In our study, we analysed the life of the poet and his place in the culture of minstrelsy. In the 1st chapter, the Aleve- Bektaşi motives were analysed. In the 2nd chapter, the subjects on which he studied within the Aleve- Bektaşi culture were analysed. At the end of the study, the poems of the poet were classified in terms of the syllable rhythm, and they were analysed. Our poet, Bektaş Gazelolğlu, especially wrote the poems dealing with the religious subjects. His poems also dealt with the daily life partly. Therefore, we analyse his life and studies in the culture and order of Alevi- Bektaşi .