VAHIDI, ONE OF THE SIXTEENTH-CENTURY DIVAN POETS AND GULISTAN-I VAHIDI

The real name of Vahidi, one of the poets and writers of the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, is Abdulvahid. Information about this poet in biographies and literary histories is limited. According to Kinalizade Hasan Celebi's collection of biographies and Ottoman Authors, Abdulvahid Celebi was born in Istanbul, and according to the Belig's collection of biographies, in Bursa, he is the grandson of Kara Davud Efendi (d. 948/1541) and the son of Suleyman Celebi. Although he firstly joined the scientific profession, he later chose the path of sufism, he entered the sect of Zeyniyye, one of the 16th century sects. The information given for the death date of the poet whose birth date is unknown is also controversial. It is stated that the only source which states his literary works is Ottoman Authors in which we see works such as Saadetname and Sifau's-sudur. But we detected other works that belong to Abdulvahid. These works are; Menakib-i Hace-i Cihan ve Netice-i Can, Kitabi Cinanu'l-Cenan, Durc-i Lugat, Tecaribu'l-Insan, Pendname, Kissa-i Seyyid Cuneyd ve Reside-i Arab and Gulistan-i Vahidi. The aim of this study is to introduce Vahidi, about whom there is not enough information in biographies and literary histories. Another aim is to introduce Gulistan-i Vahidi to the world of literature in detail, which we identify as belonging to Vahidi, mainly deals with religious, mystical and moral issues and was arranged in a mixed verse and prose. In this direction, first of all, information was given about the poet's life, works, scientific and literary aspects; afterwards, after the information about the work (name, date of writing) was expressed, the work was evaluated in terms of content, language, style and form.

Journal

SELCUK UNIVERSITESI TURKIYAT ARASTIRMALARI DERGISI-SELCUK UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF STUDIES IN TURCOLOGY

Year

2021

Issue

53

Pages

247-274

eISSN

2458-9071

WoS UID

WOS:000734918400012