Analysis of the Aşık Çelebi's Divan

In classical Turkish literature, divans are seen as basic texts reflecting the poet's poetics, aesthetic preferences and the literary understanding of his era. In this respect, divan analyses provide information about the poet's world of poetry as well as the social and cultural structure of the period. These analyses, which are made in a wide range from the poet's preferences of metaphor to verse forms, from language and stylistic features to the world of mentality, aim to make visible both the general codes of classical literature and the literary personality of the poet. In this respect, divan analyses can constitute an important source in the studies to be conducted to understand the form and content features of classical poetry. In this study, the Divan of Âşık Çelebi, one of the 16th century poets mostly known for his tezkire Meşâirü'ş-Şuarâ, is analyzed in terms of literary content, style and imagination. In the analysis, the ghazals, qasida and other verse forms in the Divan are analyzed by taking into account the poet's use of metaphors, his understanding of description and simile, and his language preferences. The study is structured in two main sections. In the first part, general information about the life, literary personality and works of Âşık Çelebi is given. In the second part, the Divan of Âşık Çelebi is analyzed with a thematic approach and the selected couplets are analyzed under the headings of "Religion and Sufism", "Society", 'Human' and "Nature". The evaluations reached as a result of the analysis are included in the "Conclusion" section. The "Index" section, in which the proper names mentioned in the Divan are compiled alphabetically, is included.