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Keçecizâde
İzzet Molla was an important poet and statesman who lived in the early 19th
century and contributed to the period with his works. Keçecizâde İzzet Molla,
who lived in the most depressed period of the Ottoman Empire in both the
literary and political arena, could not remain indifferent to the social life
of the period. Especially in his most voluminous work Dîvân-ı Bahâr-ı Efkâr,
II. During the period corresponding to the reigns of Mahmud, he contributed to
the science of history by processing all the details of the political, military
and cultural activities, architectural, financial and administrative structure
of the period within and outside the borders of the Empire, especially in
Istanbul.

In the
study, the main social events and natural disasters affecting the various
layers of society from the Aleppo and Antep earthquakes, the Egyptian Bazaar
fire, the hunting and silver prohibition, the Vesta constellation, the costume
reform and the mass deaths caused by the poet's poems. The elements of social
life of the period were examined. In addition, social panorama of the period
was made with the data obtained in this study. Interdisciplinary content
assessment was made by addressing current issues of the 19th century. In this
respect, the poet's work is very important in terms of both mentioning the
history and content of events and architectural works and reflecting the events
and practices that exist or occur in the flow of daily life.