Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem, who evaluates the work of art within the context of beauty, made remarkable contributions to the modernization process Turkish literature through his theoretical views on aesthetic value, which prioritize individual sensation and sensitivity. In this context, Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem’s rhetorical perspectives on the subjects of poetry, which analyze the artist’s mode of perception, emotional response, and way of attributing meaning within the framework of aesthetic value, are significant in that they can be associated with impressions belonging to the sensory realm. In his work poet, aestheticizes his theoretical reflections on poetic sensibility and creative activity. According to him, the presence of woman is indispensable condition for literary text to attain aesthetic value. In the poem, the woman is portrayed in a unique manner through various characteristics, idealized through her conscious actions, and transformed into a source of aesthetic inspiration, becoming the reason for the poem’s very existence.
Aesthetics, woman, poet, poetry, Recaizade Mahmut Ekrem.