The work of Hafız İsmail Müşfik Efendy named Müşfik-name (Analysis-text)

The work named Müşfiknâme is analyzed in this study. The process of lithography was used in creating this special work, Müşfiknâme. The work was prepared in Cerîde-i Havâdis Printing House in Hijri 1270 (1854). The basic purpose of this study is to make this single remaining work by Müşfik Efendy known in the world of literature. The first 39 pages of the work consist letters, while the pages between 40 and 67 consist poems. There is an Arabic letter and an Arabic dictionary in this work, which was written by Hâfız İsmail Müşfik Efendy, who wrote articles in Cerîde-i Havâdis. The study is prepared in three different sections. The first section is about the author and the tradition of münşeat. In this section, the life and literary personality of Hâfız İsmail Müşfik Efendy is presented. On the other hand, the tradition of münşeat is presented as a summary. In the second section, Müşfiknâme is analyzed in terms of its shape and content. Letters and poems are carefully analyzed in terms of their shape and content while a small-scaled detailed analysis is carried about the composition. Information about the types and contents of letters in the text is presented. Types of poems and verse structures are analyzed and presented to readers. In the last section of the study, transcription text of the work is included. A facsimile of the printed copy is added at the end of the thesis.