The analysis of Şâhî's (Sehzade Bâyezîd) Divan

The 16th century was a fruitful period within Ottoman history during which politics, art, and literature had reached their peaks, and whereby both Classical Turkish literature in its very essence was shaped as well many a masterful poet had penned many a marvelous work. One of the most important of these bardic figures is the Ottoman reared poets Şâhî. The only known copy of the Şâhî Dîvân is registered in the Ali Emiri Efendi Collection of Millet Library with archive number Manzum 225. It includes 169 ghazals, 22 murabba, 3 mesnevi, 1 tahmis, 1 nazm, 19 mufrets in Turkish; there are 17 ghazals, 1 kıta, 3 nazm and 7 müfred in Persian. Poems were written most bahri's remel in mold 'fâ'ilâtün fâ'ilâtün fâ'ilâtün fâ'ilün'. In addition, it has been seen that poems on human and divine love are also included in the Divan. The aim of this dissertation is to illustrate Şâhî's literary voice as well as world view through the analysis of: Şâhî Dîvânı (The Collected Poems of Şâhî). This study—akin to the poetry collection itself—has been divided into five sections: Religion, Mysticism, Society, Man, and Nature, and summons the lyrical realm of the poet by examining each of these five themes at length. Keywords: Şâhî, Sehzade Bâyezîd, Collected Poems, Commentary, Analysis.