Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Çift Başlı Kartal: Anlamı, Yorumu ve Propagandası
One of the subjects that draw attention to in both art history and archeology iconography is the double-headed eagle motif. This motif, especially handled by art history researchers without questioning enough, is directly attributed to the Seljuks. However, the double-headed eagle motif, which was k...
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| description | One of the subjects that draw attention to in both art history and archeology iconography is the double-headed eagle motif. This motif, especially handled by art history researchers without questioning enough, is directly attributed to the Seljuks. However, the double-headed eagle motif, which was known to be used especially in Anatolia in the previous centuries, was handled as a repeat, not the first time, by the Seljuks. It is also not true that the double-headed eagle motif is a motif originally brought by Turks from Central Asia. In the studies conducted to date, the origin of the double-headed eagle has not been emphasized. In addition, it is not adequately explained why a double headed eagle is needed instead of a single eagle. In this study, the use of the double-headed eagle motif from the first appearance to the present has been discussed. The interaction of the nation’s using the double-headed eagle figure in their culture and artwork was questioned, so it was possible to determine how this motif spread since its first appearance. In addition, the meaning and propaganda of the double-headed eagle motif in connection with political events were also emphasized.
It is evident that the double-headed eagle motif has been a well-known emblem of Anatolia since the 2nd millennium BC and this motif has been adopted and lived throughout Asia and Europe as a fashion. This motif, interpreted as a royal insignia in the Hittites, was found to have become widespread in the time of Tuthalia IV, and considering the political events of the period, the idea that it symbolizes the Great King Tuthalia IV and Kurunta, the king of the Land of Tarhuntassa. The double-headed eagle in Russia symbolizes the solidarity, unity and integrity of the Tsar and the Church. It is believed that this motif, which is applied frequently in Europe, especially in Vienna, expresses the Great Kingdom administration, which includes the combination of power and might of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The double-headed eagle was applied in the Anatolian Seljuks only in the 13th century AD, mostly in the famous structures of the Alaeddin Keykubad I period and in the wall decoration of the palaces, or rather in the art of tiles. This motif also expresses the support of the caliph in the Seljuks, and thus the unity of religion and state. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81045c9252e24cf0978e816df91453d42023-09-03T07:45:28ZengZeliha Gider BüyüközerArkhaia Anatolika2651-46642020-05-0139812510.32949/Arkhaia.2020.17Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Çift Başlı Kartal: Anlamı, Yorumu ve PropagandasıRamazan ÖZGAN0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5322-521XSelçuk Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Arkeoloji Bölümü (emekli)One of the subjects that draw attention to in both art history and archeology iconography is the double-headed eagle motif. This motif, especially handled by art history researchers without questioning enough, is directly attributed to the Seljuks. However, the double-headed eagle motif, which was known to be used especially in Anatolia in the previous centuries, was handled as a repeat, not the first time, by the Seljuks. It is also not true that the double-headed eagle motif is a motif originally brought by Turks from Central Asia. In the studies conducted to date, the origin of the double-headed eagle has not been emphasized. In addition, it is not adequately explained why a double headed eagle is needed instead of a single eagle. In this study, the use of the double-headed eagle motif from the first appearance to the present has been discussed. The interaction of the nation’s using the double-headed eagle figure in their culture and artwork was questioned, so it was possible to determine how this motif spread since its first appearance. In addition, the meaning and propaganda of the double-headed eagle motif in connection with political events were also emphasized. It is evident that the double-headed eagle motif has been a well-known emblem of Anatolia since the 2nd millennium BC and this motif has been adopted and lived throughout Asia and Europe as a fashion. This motif, interpreted as a royal insignia in the Hittites, was found to have become widespread in the time of Tuthalia IV, and considering the political events of the period, the idea that it symbolizes the Great King Tuthalia IV and Kurunta, the king of the Land of Tarhuntassa. The double-headed eagle in Russia symbolizes the solidarity, unity and integrity of the Tsar and the Church. It is believed that this motif, which is applied frequently in Europe, especially in Vienna, expresses the Great Kingdom administration, which includes the combination of power and might of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The double-headed eagle was applied in the Anatolian Seljuks only in the 13th century AD, mostly in the famous structures of the Alaeddin Keykubad I period and in the wall decoration of the palaces, or rather in the art of tiles. This motif also expresses the support of the caliph in the Seljuks, and thus the unity of religion and state.http://arkhaiaanatolika.org/Makale.asp?dil=0&sid=55&did=11double-headed eaglehittitestuthalia iveastern roman empireanatolian seljuksalaeddin keykubat irussiavienna |
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| title | Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Çift Başlı Kartal: Anlamı, Yorumu ve Propagandası |
| title_full | Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Çift Başlı Kartal: Anlamı, Yorumu ve Propagandası |
| title_fullStr | Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Çift Başlı Kartal: Anlamı, Yorumu ve Propagandası |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Çift Başlı Kartal: Anlamı, Yorumu ve Propagandası |
| title_short | Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Çift Başlı Kartal: Anlamı, Yorumu ve Propagandası |
| title_sort | antik cag dan gunumuze cift basli kartal anlami yorumu ve propagandasi |
| topic | double-headed eagle hittites tuthalia iv eastern roman empire anatolian seljuks alaeddin keykubat i russia vienna |
| url | http://arkhaiaanatolika.org/Makale.asp?dil=0&sid=55&did=11 |
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