Molla Mustafa: Menakib-i Shah Safi (Introduction-examination-text-index)

Our study consists of four main parts: 'Introduction', 'Examination', 'Text', 'Grammatical Index'. In the introduction, the place and importance of the commandment in Turkish language and literature, the Shah Ahmet Yesevi Hearth, which was the hearth of Molla Mustafa, who was the copyist of the work, the copy characteristics of the work, its subject, language and the studies on the commandment were mentioned. In the section of grammar features, the detailed grammar of the work has not been prepared. Rather, aspects that are rarely or not included in other grammars are examined. The fact that there are parts that the meter does not match, that the dialect features are reflected in the text, which is also called cönk orthography made our study very difficult. The difficulties we encountered were tried to be reduced by using dialect dictionaries and making frequent use of compilation dictionaries. Finally, the grammatical index of the work was given using the Cibakaya 2.3 program. Due to the limited letters and signs defined in the program, transcription signs could not be included in this section. In our study, publications related to the field of Alevism – Bektashism, which were known but not utilized, were not included in the bibliography section. However, articles to publications related to the fields of Old Oghuz Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Azerbaijani Turkish, whose existence is known and benefited from, are widely covered in the bibliography.