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It is a magnificent work consisting of seven separate books by Mehmet Akif Ersoy, the author of our National Anthem. Due to the change of Turkish over the years, it seems as if it was written in another language. Even though I read it thoroughly over time, I cannot say that I fully understood every line. But even in the lines I cannot understand, there is such a harmony that reading it gives a different pleasure. Some of his poems have a narrative narrative; you read the poem but you also learn the story. When I compared it to today's poems, I realized that there were too many punctuation marks. It is unknown whether the way of writing has changed from past to present or whether we can understand everything without using punctuation. There is a feeling of familiarity when reading many of the poems. The poet's words have been used a lot in songs, speeches and propaganda. I recommend this highly spiritual book, full of love for the country and nation, to everyone.
