Üsküdarlı Aşıki's mesnevi named Delîlü's-Sâlıkîn: Text-research

Üsküdarlı Aşki, who lived in the 16th century, is an ottoman poet who joined expedition with Kanuni Sultan Suleyman in his youth and retired from janissary. Although Aşki was born in Yenihisar, he has been known as Üsküdarlı (from Üsküdar) since he bought a house from Üsküdar with the money he got as a retirement bonus from the janissary and had a luxurious life there. Lots of work had been written up in order to guide the Sufis and in these works there are some examples and advices such as how a Sufi should be, how human being and universe had been created and Sufi should first know himself and then find the God. In Delîlü's Sâlikîn, which is one of the Sufic mesnevi of Aşki, it was aimed to guide the people who joined the way of God and who wanted to gain his consent. For the first time with this study it is revealed that this work, which has never been mentioned in sources, belongs to Aşki. Our study consists of an enterence and three chapters. Afterit has been dwelled on Aşki's life, his literary identity and works at the first chapter, the work's style and content are reviewed at the second chapter. At the last chapter it has been given place to the written transcription of Delîlü's-Sâlikîn.