From Kilis Abdullah Sermest (Halis)`s divan

ABSTRACT The sufi Abdullah Sermest Halis, from Kilis was one of the nineteenth century religious and mystic Turkish Literature poets.His Persian and Turkish poems were collected in Divan. This thesis has been formed by the transfer of Divan to the Turkish alphabet and the study of the poems in Divan. This research consists of four main parts under the advisory of respectable Professor Abdurrahman Güzel. In the introduction part, the geographical, political, social and cultural conditions of the century, our poet lived, is dissertated and to grasp the cultural richness that provided the grouth of Abdullah Sermest, some information is given about the lives of the poets and scholars lived in Kilis till 19*n Century. In the first part, the mythical and historical life of Abdullah Sermest and his works are dissertated and the researches about his grouth, teacher and tomb is presented. In the second part, his poems are dissertated according to the form rules such as rhyme, assonance, proseforms, language and style features. The third part is for the research of the religious and mystic elements. In conclusion part the researches are shortly summed up. In the fourth and the last Part, The text of Divan, composite poem index, general bibliyography and the photocopy of the "A Copy" of Divan are found. I present this thesis to concerning, with my respects and I hope that it will be of great importance for transferring the Turkish Culture to the next generations. Abdullah ŞAHÎN