Abstract
Some Clichés on “Adl [Fairness] and Adalet [Justice]” in Divan Literature
The justice, which is a determinative concept in various
fields – from mutual relations to social life, or from politics
to international law – is one of the first priority themes of
the Divan poets. Many books on morality and politics
written since “Kutadgu Bilig” clarify the functions of
justice within the administrative mechanisms in all aspects.
However, the classical notion of love in Divan literature
which depicts the beloved with the characteristics of a ruler
provides the concept of justice to be echoed in
Keywords
Divan poets, Divan literature, law, airness, justice.