▁in ▁his ▁poetry , ▁music ▁and ▁meaning ▁go ▁hand - in - hand . ▁ ▁The ▁central ▁thought ▁that ▁runs ▁through ▁Bey at l ı ’ s ▁po ems ▁and ▁pro se ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁Turkish ▁nation ▁is ▁fashion ed ▁with ▁the ▁swe at ▁and ▁tears ▁of ▁the ▁heart land . ▁Even ▁his ▁love ▁po ems ▁featured ▁st yl ized ▁historical ▁and ▁cultural ▁values . ▁Another ▁peculiar ity ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁perce ived ▁in ▁Bey at l ı ’ s ▁poetry ▁is ▁the ▁almost ▁femin ine ▁sens ibility ▁that ▁he ▁displayed ▁towards ▁Islam . ▁His ▁explanation ▁for ▁this ▁is ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁spent ▁very ▁little ▁time ▁with ▁him , ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁first ▁less ons ▁in ▁religion ▁came ▁from ▁long ▁hours ▁spent ▁talking ▁with ▁his ▁mother . ▁Y ah ya ▁K em al ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁household ▁where ▁h ym ns ▁and ▁ch ants ▁were ▁s ung , ▁where ▁values ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁were ▁kept ▁alive , ▁hence ▁in ▁his ▁po ems ▁he ▁used ▁religion ▁and ▁est het ics ▁together . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Ist an bul ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Y ah ya ▁K em al ▁was ▁already ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁master ▁poet , ▁and ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁regime ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁various ▁high ▁level ▁government al ▁positions . ▁Bey at l ı ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁the ▁Ur fa ▁( 1 9 2 3 - 1 9 2 6 ), ▁Y oz gat ▁( 1 9 3