Misali Divan: Analyze-text

Misali is a divan literature poet, who lived in the XVI th century. As it is understood from the information gathered about his life, Misali, who is also known as Gül Baba, is from İlegüp, a village of Uluborlu, Isparta. At an early age, he joined to Veli Baba dervish convent which is known to be a Bektaşi dervish convent. However, from his works and poems it is seen that Misali has a Hurufi identity rather than a Bektaşi identity. This study was composed of three parts and benefited from the eight copies of Misali Divan that we were able to detect from different libraries around our country.At the first part, Misali?s life, his literal identity and his works are discussed.At the second part and analysis of the divan is mentioned.At the third part, copies of the Misali Divan are introduced and transciptioned text of Misali Divan is given.Key words: Misali, Divani, Hurufism, Divan Literature.