A DEFINED LOVE IN ÜMİT YAŞAR OĞUZCAN’S POEMS: AYTEN

The subject of love has gained different perspectives in the context of various thoughts and beliefs throughout the history of humanity and has expanded its meaning. In this respect, love has become a universal theme. From past to present, many poets have approached the theme of love differently and expressed their feelings through this theme. While some writers and poets have feelings for a person whose love theme is not defined, in other words, an indefinite woman, some have feelings for a woman they see and know in real life. Nazım Hikmet's love for Piraye, Sezai Karakoç's love for Muazzez Akkaya, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı's for Celile Hanım and Özdemir Asaf's love for Mevhibe Beyat are just a few of them. Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan is one of the poets who lived through a person whose love was defined. A woman named Ayten can be found in many of Oğuzcan’s poems. When we look at the poems, it is seen that the poet has strong feelings towards this woman, in other words, he is in love with Ayten. The name Ayten has an important place especially in the poems “Milyon Kere Ayten”, “Ayten’in Sonu”, “Ayten’e Dönüş” and “Sone for Women”, which can also be defined as “Poems from Ayten”. In this study, firstly, information about the conceptual framework and conceptual journey of love was given, and then Oğuzcan’s view of the woman named Ayten in his poems was analyzed within the framework of love and woman themes. Keywords: Love, poetry, Ayten, Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan