A sufistic compilation with OE_YZ_0333 item number at Atatürk Library of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (Analysis – Transcription & MESTAP Classification)

Abstract

The topic of this thesis a sufistic compilation with OE_YZ_0333 item number which we have taken from the Atatürk Library of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The fundamental aim of this research is to create the most accurate transcription of the Compilation by comparing the poems which are in the text with the other versions of them. Also, we tried to detect the identities of the poets whose poetries are included in the Compilation and to reveal some information about the poems such as a meter or missing/ extra verse units of the poetries. The other purpose of this study is to find out why this Compilation was created and how it was consumed. The Compilation which is consist of a wide variety of poetries was not compiled by different assemblers because the style of handwriting which was used in the whole text was never changed. It shows that this Compilation is a private compilation and it reveals some causes of the creation process and the consumption methods of the Compilation. Correspondingly, the Compilation has been studied from the point of literary tendencies which were internalized by the poets. Therefore, we studied the whole manuscript by searching for the reasons for production with the following footprints in the text and lives of the poets. Then we create a classification of the Compilation according to MESTAP project (Systematic Classification Project of Compilations). Finally, the significance of this thesis is that it purposes to reach the information of production and consumption process of the Compilation by overreaching that doing just transcription of the text.