Hamzanama (Volume 54) (Review-text-glossary)

Hamzaname, as being the first and famous example of classical Turkish prose, which was appeared in Anatolia, was written by Hamzavi, who was known as the brother of divan poet, Ahmedi. Ahmedi was one of the musahips of Emir Süleyman who lived in the 14th century.For this reason the book had the pseudonym "Hamzavi", because its real name isn't known. The book contains a lot of valuable things both in terms of grammar and folk literature. And also it is very important and valuable for it reflects the characteristics of its era. İt is known that Hamzavi has got 72 volumes.İn this study the 54th volume has been handled. First,text overview has been done and its story has been presented. After that text has been translated. Lastly, a detailed dictionary, which contains all the vocabulary, has been created. Key words: Hamzaname Hamzavi 14th century Ancient Anatolian Turkish Folk stories