Lotus is not a commonly used flower in classical Turkish poetry asrose, daffodil and tulip. However, divan poets are deeply involved in thedemonstration of the lotus, lover and lover. When the subject of love isthe subject, the yellow face, which is the portent of wickedness, and thetears that it pours from the pain of love multiply as the most commonlyused symptom. The tears of love are a river or stream, and the yellowishface is a watered-down lotus on that water. Sometimes the body of wateris a water, and the bruises on it are lotus flowers that have opened ontheir bodies. In the case of a beloved word, it is a rose garden with its lipsand the lip is a lily that is opened in that garden. The poets also say thatdespite the pain of love's suffering, love does not pay attention to hiscondition. In this case, beloved ones, lovers are aliased to the nile. Whenthe loveliness of the rose in the loveliest garden of the lover opens, theysay that they are floating in the water like tulips in their tears.When the cosmic elements are in question, nilüfer; It gives the bodya series of similes and tangles related to the sky, the sun, the moon andthe stars. In this context, the color of the lotus seems to be thedetermining factor. Purple and navy blue lotuses are synonymous to thesky, yellow and white lotus flowers, stars and orange and red lotus liliessun and white water lilies are simulated to the moon. In this article, itwill be emphasized how divan poets connect the lotus with the cosmicelements and the mythological aspects expressed by the poets will betried to be determined.Lotus is not a commonly used flower in classical Turkish poetry asrose, daffodil and tulip. However, divan poets are deeply involved in thedemonstration of the lotus, lover and lover. When the subject of love isthe subject, the yellow face, which is the portent of wickedness, and thetears that it pours from the pain of love multiply as the most commonlyused symptom. The tears of love are a river or stream, and the yellowishface is a watered-down lotus on that water. Sometimes the body of wateris a water, and the bruises on it are lotus flowers that have opened ontheir bodies. In the case of a beloved word, it is a rose garden with its lipsand the lip is a lily that is opened in that garden. The poets also say thatdespite the pain of love's suffering, love does not pay attention to hiscondition. In this case, beloved ones, lovers are aliased to the nile. Whenthe loveliness of the rose in the loveliest garden of the lover opens, theysay that they are floating in the water like tulips in their tears.When the cosmic elements are in question, nilüfer; It gives the bodya series of similes and tangles related to the sky, the sun, the moon andthe stars. In this context, the color of the lotus seems to be thedetermining factor. Purple and navy blue lotuses are synonymous to thesky, yellow and white lotus flowers, stars and orange and red lotus liliessun and white water lilies are simulated to the moon. In this article, it will be emphasized how divan poets connect the lotus with the cosmicelements and the mythological aspects expressed by the poets will betried to be determined.Nilüfer speaks of Persian "nîlûfer". It is known in the Persianlanguage as: Nîlfer, nîlper, nîlûper, nîlûperg, nîlûfel, nîlûpel, gul-i âbzâd:Flower ending in water, gul-i zindegî: Life flower, gul-iferînis: Creationflower and nilüfer-i âbî (Yıldırım, 2008: 553).Nilüfer grows in the midst of stagnant waters, dried in the shade,and does not burn when thrown into the fire. It has features such asfacilitating compliance, relieving aches and increasing sexual desire ...Freshwater deposits are caught in lakes or pools. The top is covered witha waxy substance. There are blue, white and red flowers. It opens earlyin the morning to the sunrise and fades in a few hours. Âfitâb perest: sunworshiper and gul-i kebûd: also known as purple flower ... Nilüfer is alsoin some mazmunlarda. The carn-i nilüferî, tâk-i nilüferî, gonbed-i nilüferimeans the sky (Yıldırım, 2008: 553).Nilüfer is a flower which is accepted as a sacred Buddhist. TheBuddha, chosen by the Buddhists, is depicted as a jewel in Lotus, athrone of Lotus flowers regarded as the pinnacle of perfection. Athousand-leaf lotus symbolizes the spiritual enlightenment associatedwith Buddha. Describe the birth of lotus flowers under your feet duringthe birth of Prince Siddharta, the Buddhist legend of your future(Wilkinson; 2010: 87; Gezgin; 2015: 149).Due to the fact that it is a chickenpox, the lotus takes an importantplace in Indian mythology due to the Nile River and therefore the Egyptianand Ganges River. The lotus flower that ancient Egyptians associate withthe sun and the rebirth sometimes symbolizes Nefertem and the sun GodRa. In the Egyptian creation myth, at the beginning of time, a giganticlotus flower emerged from the primordial water and the first morning thesun was born from the middle of this lotus flower (Wilkinson 2010: 87,Gezgin 2015: 149).In the ancient Iranian mythology, the lotus is regarded as the"nahîd gülü" ... In the ancient Iranian traditions the lotus is known asthe place where the zerodrunian ferrina is believed to be protected inwater. In old Iran, the water lily, which smells beautiful fragrance, wasdrinking as a kind of wine like wine. On the sixth day of the tîr moonknown as Hordâdrûz, it is celebrated with ceremonies as the holiday ofNilüfer (Yıldırım, 2008: 553).In Turkish mythology, Lotus is not directly involved as a cosmicand mythic element. It can be argued that the Turkish culture comesfrom the East especially from Hindu-Iran and the Hami-Sami culturesfrom the Middle East. However, it is also seen that the dîvan poets havedeveloped very unique motifs in the ways of the lilies. While establishingthis relation, it is