Transcription of the Mecmua-i Nezair (63a-135a) registered in Istanbul University Rare Works Library TY 9940 and its classification according to MESTAP

The tradition of mecmua compiling compilations is among the most important literary activities of classical Turkish literature. Mecmuas are valuable works that give clues about the history, lifestyle, understanding of art, literary tastes and tastes of the period in which they were compiled. As a matter of fact, these works provide access to poets and their poems that are not mentioned in the sources, especially in tezkires. Mecmuas are also important for poets who could not create their own dîvans or whose dîvans were lost for various reasons. It is possible to clarify unclear information, correct existing information, or add new information with the rich content of Mecmuas. The work that is the subject of our study is also a poetry collection, and when we get more specific, it appears as a collection of nazire. Nazire mecmuas cover the social interactions, friendship relations, and popular topics of the period within the framework of a tradition and contribute to researchers in terms of analysing them. The work in question is registered in Istanbul University Rare Works Library with the archive number TY 9940. The entire Mecmua consists of 135 varaks and 402 poems of 45 poets are included between the varaks (63a-135a) examined in the study. The poets whose poems were compiled are among the 16th century artists. The poems, which were transferred to Latin letters with the transcription system, were also analysed in terms of meter. This study consists of three main parts except the introduction. The first part is devoted to the introduction, features and content of the manuscript and a copy recommendation is made. The second part of the study consists of the text. In this section, edition criticism was also made on the dîvâns that were published or studied as a thesis. The third part is devoted to the table prepared according to the "Systematic Classification of Mecmuas Project (MESTAP)". The poems of some poets, which are included in our study and about whom there is enough information in the sources, have been presented to the attention of researchers in the context of classical Turkish poetry.