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There are connections between the world of culture, art and ideas and social life. The leaders of this world have never separated their attention from society. Intellectuals analyze the communities they live in or observe. They address their shortcomings with their healthy sides. On this occasion, both the life of society is dissected in various aspects and information about the special view called intellectual attention is obtained.
Namık Kemal, as a literary artist, journalist, cultural man, and finally a government official, is an intellectual who realized the 19th century. In his writings, the society from which he comes from takes place in different aspects. The events he witnessed live, social turmoil, all kinds of flaws, culture and literature scene, political issues, and the issues that state administration Namık Kemal emphasized. The letters that express their ideas most clearly are their letters. He speaks without any offers in his letters. It is highly probable that they did not think they would be published one day. Therefore, it sheds light on different aspects of the society with its sincere language and unique style.
The letters of Namık Kemal, while illuminating his personal life, are generally devoted to politics, social life, education and culture, and literature. In the article, the letters of the artist will be accepted as a frame and the socio-political situation of the 19th century Ottoman will be revealed. The findings of Namık Kemal are mostly social disruptions, a state that has lost its political unity, the peace that has begun to be lost, the distance between Europe and the Ottoman Empire is superior. His predictions in the letters, his criticisms that need to be addressed in a socio-political context are remarkable.