Raculi. his life, literary, personality and divan

Rac?lª lived in the nineteenth century an as a retired soldier visited many cities but mainly stayed in Gaziantep while writing his divan (collected poems). He used a plain style and in his rhetoric he usually applied to the expressions like reference, symmetry, sarcasm (quip) and double-entendre. His poems are rich in terms of different kinds of rhymes given together. There is only one copy of his work and most of the words are miswritten in it. Apart from the common ode (gazelle) topics in Divan literature, he mentioned social problems in the collection. In addition, Sufism and some sectarian matters including some heterodox sects like Melami, Mevlevi, Bektaşi, and Haydari take place in his work. Mainly love of ?Ehli-i Beyt? (family members of Prophet Mohammed) is emphasized in the collection. Regarding the written dates, it can be estimated that Raculi lived during the rein of Abdulaziz and Abtulmecid. He also wrote some biographies fort he local administrators. As one of the Divan poets of nineteenth century, Raculi?s style has many similarities with his contemporaries.