The transcription and mestap categorization of Mecmûʻatü'l–Eş'âr (Halet Efendi appendix, No: 172) housed at Süleymaniye Library

The subject of our thesis is a poem magazine registered in Süleymaniye Library Halet Efendi Appendix Number 172. The typesetter and the date of typesetting of the work consisting of 44 leaves is not clear. There are poems of 9 different poets in the work. It is also possible to come across poems of poets whose names have not been heard so far, as poetry magazines, which are one of the important sources of Classical Turkish Literature may have poems that did not come to light. With the realization of Mestap, the opportunity to classify dispersed magazine works is provided. With this study, it is aimed to contribute to the world of literature as included the project. In our thesis, firstly, the concept of the magazine is emphasized. Information about the definition of the magazine and the historical development of the magazine is given. Information about Mestap, which constitutes an important part of the thesis, is given. Later, the poem magazine that is the subject of our study is introduced. In order to determine the centuries lived by poets in the magazine, their short biographies are given. In the last part of our study, the methods followed in the establishment of the text, the Mestap table and the transcribed text of the magazine are included. General evaluation about the text was made in the conclusion part of our study. Keywords: Magazine, Classical Turkish Literature, Mestap, Poem, 16. century