Analysis of Istanbul University Rare Works Library poetry mechanic No. TY 743 (1b-44b), translation written text and poetry mecmuas according to the systematic classification project (MASTAP)

Mecmua tradition is one of the most important of our written sources that contain the poems of various poets in our classical poetry. Journals are historical documents that shed light on the history, understanding of art, lifestyle and social life of the period in which they were written, as well as literary information. There are new information and documents waiting for us on behalf of the history of literature in the journals. The work that is the subject of our study is also a poetry magazine and is registered in the Istanbul University Rare Works Library with the number TY 743. The entire work consists of 186 leaves. The poets whose poems are compiled in the journal are mainly 16th century poets. In our study, first of all, the copy was described. Then, the poems between the pages 1b-44b of the journal were read and the necessary notes were taken meticulously at this stage. Then, this collection of poems was introduced as a translated text. In the translated text presentation, there is also an edition critical study based on the comparison of the poems in the journal with the poems in the poets' divans prepared for publication. The poets of the poems brought together in the translated text, the verse form and verse types of the poems, their meter and content were examined. In this way, it could be easily determined which poet, verse type and verse form, and which meter was the most in the journal. A review article was written from the collected materials. The poems discussed in the journal were brought together in the tables prepared within the scope of MESTAP, so that researchers could easily access the collection of poems and poets in the journal in digital environment. Our thesis; It will provide important contributions to the world of science in terms of introducing the works of individuals whose works have not been found yet and only a few words of information are available in biographies. Thus, more information about the poets will be reached. In addition, thanks to this study, it will be ensured that the previously unseen poems of the poets, who have a lot of information in the sources and have voluminous works, will be brought to the classical Turkish poetry accumulation.