Rashid Fânî's life and his work called "Fânî Çiçekler" (analysis-text)

In this study, the life and personality of a qaimaqam, Rashid Fânî, born in 1877, one of the graduates of Maktab-e Mulkiya (School of Politcal Science), who witnessed the last times of the Ottoman State and the first years of the Republic of Turkey, and his work called Fânî Çiçekler (i.e. 'Mortal Flowers') are analyzed. Fânî Çiçekler in our personal library and the other works of the poet have been referred to as the main sources of the study. In the introduction to the study, information is given about the social, political and literary situation of the period in which Rashid Fânî lived. In the first chapter, the chronological life, personality and works of Rashid Fânî, about whom there is no information in biographical sources, are presented, and in the second chapter, Fânî Çiçekler is analysed in terms of form and content. In the third chapter, the work was transcribed into Turkish. At the end of the study, there is a conclusion section followed by an appendix that includes some examples of the documents we have gathered about the poet. With this doctoral dissertation, a study has been conducted to determine the place of Rashid Fânî, a forgotten poet, in Turkish literature. Through a detailed analysis of Fânî Çiçekler, and its translation into modern Turkish, the poet's literary heritage has been brought forth. Keywords: Rashid Fânî, Fânî Çiçekler, Qaimaqam, Poet, Turkish Literature, National Literature