%0 Journal Article %T mer Seyfettin¡¯in Kaleme Ald Destanlar ¨¹zerine Bir De erlendirme (An Evaluation on the Epics is Written by mer Seyfettin) %A Ali Duymaz %J Bal£¿kesir ¨¹niversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi %D 2009 %I Balikesir University %X An Evaluation on the Epics is Written by mer SeyfettinBases of Research: Especially in Europe, epics have an important role in the construction of the nation. Re-written epics are very important in the process of nation needs heroes of society and to creat a hero and the formation of cultural identity.Purpose of Research: In this paper, connection of epics with the nation process and rewriting process of Turkish epics and mer Seyfettin¡¯s efforts of writing Turkish epic were examined.Resources of Data: Works about Turkish epics and mer Seyfettin.Discussion and Conclusion: Omer Seyfettin such as Ziya G kalp and M. Fuat K pr¨¹l¨¹ was closely followed in European cultural studies and was considered the Turks also, just like Troy, and Odysseus, as Kalevela need is a national epic, so defended should be written a great Turkish epic and made some attempts in this direction. %K Keywords: Epic %K mer Seyfettin %K cultural identity. %U http://sbe.balikesir.edu.tr/dergi/edergi/c12s21/makale/c12s21m26.pdf