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Turkey

City

Istanbul

Institution

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi

Collection

Hacı Mahmud Efendi

Shelfmark

4339

Contents

Work 3: Güvercin Destānı (Kirdeci Ali)

LOC subject headings

Epic literature, Turkish

Author

Kirdeci Ali

كرده جى على

Show other names

Kirdeci ʿAlī (fl. 13th-14th century)

Kirdeci Ali (authorised)

Kirdeci, Ali (variant)

Ali, Kirdeci (variant)

Biographical notes

Kirdeci ʿAlī is known as the author of three religious stories (dāstān): The Kesik Bāş Destānı, the Güvercin Destānı, the Ejderhā Destānı. The only information about his life is also given by him in those stories. Nothing else is known about his life. He mentions the names of Mevlānā (Rūmī) (d. 672/1273) , Shams-i Tabrīzī (d. 645/1247 ?) and Aḥmed Faḳīh (d. 618/1221 or 628/1230) in his works, which is often accepted as evidence of his belonging to Mawlaw'īyya sect. His name Kirdeci, meaning the maker of pitta bread/bread, might suggest his role as the baker in a dervish convent. Vasfi Mahir Kocatürk argues that he lived between the 13th and 15th centuries [1200-1499 CE] based on the general characteristics of the language used in his stories. This is emphasizes by one of the manuscripts dated 1461 [1461 CE] where the Ejderhā Destānı is included. However, Halit Biltekin has noted that there is an earlier manuscript dated 760 AH [1359 CE], where another story by Kirdeci ʿAlī the ʿÖmer b. Ḥaṭṭāb Destānı is included. So it might be possible to suggest that he was active in 13th or 14th centuries [1200-1399 CE]. Although some other stories such as the Ḥikāye-i Delletü’l-Muḫtel, the Ḥikāye-i Geyik and the Dāstān-ı İsmāʿil are usually included in the manuscripts containing the works mentioned above, the attribution of these last three works to Kirdeci ʿAlī is no clear, since his name doesn’t appear in those stories. Further, despite the fact that his name appears in the works mentioned above, there is no way to be certain if Kirdeci is the person who is simply putting in writing already existing folk stories or if he is the author of them.

Title

Güvercin Destānı

Dāstān-ı Ḥamāme-i ʿArʿar

كورجين دستانى

داستان حمامه عرعر

Notes

The work is written in mathnawi form, consisting of 31-43 bayts. In the story, the angels Michael and Gabriel appearing in the forms of a pigeon and a falcon are testing the prophet Muhammad to reveal his good character and morality.

Main language of text

Turkish

Bibliography

Editions

Argunşah, Mustafa. Kirdeci Ali Kesikbaş Destanı. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, 2002.

Kocatürk, Vasfi Mahir. Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi. Ankara: Edebiyat Yayınevi, 1970.

Studies

Albayrak, Nurettin. "Dini Türk halk hikayelerinden geyik, güvercin ve deve hikayeleri: Kaynakları ve metin tesisi." unpublished MA thesis, Istanbul: Marmara University, 1993.

Aslan, Namık. "Manzum Dinî Hikâyeler ve Kirdeci Ali’ye Ait Olduğu Söylenen İki Hikâye Metni (Güvercin ve Geyik Destanları)." Erciyes Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. , no. 20 2006: 189-207. (<p>includes transliterated text</p>)

Biltekin, Halit. "Kirdeci Ali ve Dâstân-ı ‘Ömer İbni Hattâb Adlı Küçük Mesnevisi." Turkish Studies. 8, no. I 2013: 1061-1069. (<p>includes the text in transcription</p>)

Elçin, Şükrü. "Kirdeci Ali’nin Güvercin Destanı." Türk Folkloru. , no. 33 1982: 5-6. (<p>includes transliterated text</p>)

Erciyas, Osman and Duygu Oruç. "Güvercin Destanları Üzerine Karşılaştırmalı Bir İnceleme." Turkish Studies. 8, no. 1 2013: 1397-1406. (<p>includes transliterated text</p>)

Kuzubaş, Muhammet. "Manzum Bir Destan Kitabı (Destân-ı Veysel Karânî, Vefât-ı Hz. Fâtıma, Vefât-ı Hz. İbrâhîm, Hikâyet-i Güvercin, Hikâyet-i Geyik)." Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi. 1, no. 2 2008: 304-340. (<p>includes the text in transcription</p>)

Tören, Hatice. "Kirdeci Ali, Dāsıtān-ı Hamāme-i ‘Ar‘ar." İ.Ü. Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi. XXXIV 2006: 177-204. (<p>includes a facsimle and the text in transcription</p>)

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Hıdiv Kütüphanesi Türkçe Yazmaları 9108

Konya İl Halk Kütüphanesi 3676

Milli Kütüphane no. A 1869

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 187

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4513

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3802

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 76

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3881

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 11763

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 12185

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3265

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 6962

Atatürk Kitaplığı 453

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 7120

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 7331

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3839

Türk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi 462

Nuruosmaniye Yazma Eser KÜtüphanesi 3430

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 2448

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 45

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 1752

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 14956

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 2720

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 1583

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 8624

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1578

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3211

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 5772

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 100

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 9685

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 505

Work 4: Kesik Bāş Destānı (Kirdeci Ali)

LOC subject headings

Epic literature, Turkish

Author

Kirdeci Ali

كرده جى على

Show other names

Kirdeci ʿAlī (fl. 13th-14th century)

Kirdeci Ali (authorised)

Kirdeci, Ali (variant)

Ali, Kirdeci (variant)

Biographical notes

Kirdeci ʿAlī is known as the author of three religious stories (dāstān): The Kesik Bāş Destānı, the Güvercin Destānı, the Ejderhā Destānı. The only information about his life is also given by him in those stories. Nothing else is known about his life. He mentions the names of Mevlānā (Rūmī) (d. 672/1273) , Shams-i Tabrīzī (d. 645/1247 ?) and Aḥmed Faḳīh (d. 618/1221 or 628/1230) in his works, which is often accepted as evidence of his belonging to Mawlaw'īyya sect. His name Kirdeci, meaning the maker of pitta bread/bread, might suggest his role as the baker in a dervish convent. Vasfi Mahir Kocatürk argues that he lived between the 13th and 15th centuries [1200-1499 CE] based on the general characteristics of the language used in his stories. This is emphasizes by one of the manuscripts dated 1461 [1461 CE] where the Ejderhā Destānı is included. However, Halit Biltekin has noted that there is an earlier manuscript dated 760 AH [1359 CE], where another story by Kirdeci ʿAlī the ʿÖmer b. Ḥaṭṭāb Destānı is included. So it might be possible to suggest that he was active in 13th or 14th centuries [1200-1399 CE]. Although some other stories such as the Ḥikāye-i Delletü’l-Muḫtel, the Ḥikāye-i Geyik and the Dāstān-ı İsmāʿil are usually included in the manuscripts containing the works mentioned above, the attribution of these last three works to Kirdeci ʿAlī is no clear, since his name doesn’t appear in those stories. Further, despite the fact that his name appears in the works mentioned above, there is no way to be certain if Kirdeci is the person who is simply putting in writing already existing folk stories or if he is the author of them.

Title

Kesik Bāş Destānı

Notes

This is a short mathnawi composed of 90-130 bayts about the prophet Muhammad’s virtues and the 4th caliph of Islam Ali (b. Abi Talib) (35/656-40/661)’s braveness often told to stimulate religious feelings among the Muslim population. The story is of a man who is decapitated and whose body is eaten by a giant which also holds 500 Muslims captive in his well. When the prophet Muhammad asks for a volunteer to go against the giant, Ali (b. Abi Talib) (35/656-40/661) steps forward, kills the giant and saves everyone.

Main language of text

Turkish

Bibliography

Editions

Argunşah, Mustafa. Kirdeci Ali Kesikbaş Destanı. Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, 2002.

Kocatürk, Vasfi Mahir. Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi. Ankara: Edebiyat Yayınevi, 1970.

Studies

Albayrak, Nurettin. "Kul Mesud." TDVİA. 26 2002: 352-353.

Aslan, Namık. "Bir Yazma Hikâye Mecmuası ve Kesik Baş Destanı." Millî Folklor. , no. 28 1995: 35-38. (<p>includes transliterated text</p>)

Biltekin, Halit. "Kirdeci Ali ve Dâstân-ı ‘Ömer İbni Hattâb Adlı Küçük Mesnevisi." Turkish Studies. 8, no. I 2013: 1061-1069. (<p>includes the text in transcription</p>)

Elçin, Şükrü. "Kirdeci Ali’nin Kesikbaş Destanı." Türk Dili. , no. 517 1995: 64-68. (<p>includes transliterated text</p>)

Ocak, Ahmet Yaşar. Türk Folklorunda Kesik Baş: Tarih-folklor İlişkisinden Bir Kesit. Istanbul: Dergâh Yayınları, 2013. (<p>includes transliterated text</p>)

Zariç, Mahfuz. "Kirdeci Ali Kesikbaş Destanı’nın Metin Merkezli Temel Halkbilimi Kuramları Açısından İncelenmesi." Erciyes Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. , no. 22 2007: 199-216.

Özdemir, Fuat. "İlk Dinî Destanlar ve Kesikbaş Destanı." In Folklor Araştırmaları Kurumu Yıllığı. Ankara: Folklor Araştırmaları Kurumu Yayınları, 1975, 124-125.

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Hıdiv Kütüphanesi Türkçe Yazmaları 9108

Konya İl Halk Kütüphanesi 3676

Milli Kütüphane no. A 1869

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 187

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4513

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3802

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 76

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3881

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 11763

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 12185

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3265

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 6962

Atatürk Kitaplığı 453

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 7120

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 7331

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3839

Türk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi 462

Nuruosmaniye Yazma Eser KÜtüphanesi 3430

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 2448

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 45

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 1752

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 14956

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 2720

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 1583

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 8624

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1578

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3211

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 5772

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 100

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 9685

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 505

Work 5: Ḥikāyet-i Ḳız maʿa Cühūd (Yûsuf-ı Meddâh, active 14th century)

LOC subject headings

Didactic poetry

Masnavis, Turkish

Turkish language To 1500

Islamic poetry, Turkish

Author

Yûsuf-ı Meddâh, active 14th century

يوسف مداح

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Yūsuf-ı Meddāḥ

Yûsuf-ı Meddâh, active 14th century (authorised)

Meddâh Yûsuf, active 14th century (variant)

Mevlevî Yûsuf, active 14th century (variant)

Yûsuf, active 14th century (variant)

Yûsuf-ı Meddâh, 14th cent (variant)

Yûsuf Meddâh, active 14th century (variant)

Yûsufî, active 14th century (variant)

Yûsufî-i Meddâh, active 14th century (variant)

Biographical notes

14th century [1300-1399 CE] Turkish poet known for his mes̱nevī Varaḳa ve Gülşāh. The contents of his works indicate that he was well educated and knew Arabic and Persian. He spent his youth in an Azeri region and became Mevlevī after his move to Konya. As evidenced by his penname, he was a meddāḥ (public storyteller). In his work Varaḳa ve Gülşāh he mentions his devotion to Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (d. 672/1273). The earliest mention of Yūsuf-ı Meddāḥ by other authors is in the Kenzü’l-Küberā which was written in 803 AH [1401 CE] by Şeyḫoġlı Muṣṭafā (d. 817/1414 ?)

Title

Ḥikāyet-i Ḳız maʿa Cühūd

ﺣﻜﺎﻳﺖ ﻗﻴﺰ ﻣﻊ ﺟﻬﻮﺩ

Notes

A mes̱nevī which narrates the miracle performed by the prophet in a Muslim’s dream, which results in the emancipation of a beautiful and righteous girl who had accepted enslavement to support her family. The first part of the story narrates the greedy act of a Jew against the girl’s family. The mes̱nevī consists of 274 couplets in the edition.

Main language of text

Turkish

Foliation

64a-74b ff.

Columns

2

Ruled lines

13

Bibliography

Studies

Ersoylu, Halil. Kız Destanı: Haẕā Ḥikāyet-i Ḳız maʿa Cühūd. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1996. (includes facsimile)

Çelebioğlu, Amil. "15 yy. kadar (Sultan II. Murad Devri) (824-855/1421-1451)." In Türk Mesnevî Edebiyatı. Istanbul: Kitabevi, 1999, 84-85.

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Hıdiv Kütüphanesi Türkçe Yazmaları 9108

Konya İl Halk Kütüphanesi 3676

Milli Kütüphane no. A 1869

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 187

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4513

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3802

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 76

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3881

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 11763

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 12185

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3265

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 6962

Atatürk Kitaplığı 453

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 7120

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 7331

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3839

Türk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi 462

Nuruosmaniye Yazma Eser KÜtüphanesi 3430

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 2448

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 45

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 1752

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 14956

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 2720

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 1583

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 8624

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1578

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3211

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 5772

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 100

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 9685

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 505

Work 7: Dāstān-ı Vefāt-ı İbrāhīm (Ḳırşehirlü ʿĪsā (fl. possibly 14th century))

LOC subject headings

Turkish language To 1500

Masnavis

Islamic poetry, Turkish

Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 (Biography)

lccn:sh85132085

Author

Ḳırşehirlü ʿĪsā (fl. possibly 14th century)

ﻗﻴﺮﺷﻬﺮﻟﻮ ﻋﻴﺴﻰ

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Kırşehirli İsa

Ḳayṣerīlü ʿĪsā

Kayserili İsa

ﻗﻴﺼﺮﻳﻠﻮ ﻋﻴﺴﻰ

Ḳırşehirlü ʿĪsā (authorised)

كيرشهيرلي عيسى (variant)

Biographical notes

Nothing is known about Ḳırşehirlü ʿĪsā other than his being the author of the Dāstān-ı Vefāt-ı İbrāhīm.

Title

Dāstān-ı Vefāt-ı İbrāhīm

ﺩﺍﺳﺘﺎﻦ ﻭﻓﺎﺕ ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ

Notes

A mes̱nevī of 150 couplets on the death of Prophet Muḥammad's son Ibrāhīm (d. 10/632) from his Copt wife Māriya (d.16/637). According to the story, Ibrāhīm dies because the Prophet is asked to choose between his son and his ummah. Although Ibrāhīm died as an infant, the story portrays him as a child in the age of school. In his work, ʿĪsā states that he took the subject of his work from a work named the Sirācu'l-ḳulūb.

he title appears as Dāstān-ı İbrāhīm Ḥażret-i Risālet ʿAleyhisselām in the manuscript. The name of the author appears as Ḳayṣerülü ʿĪsā in the manuscript

Main language of text

Turkish

Foliation

79b-83a ff.

Columns

2

Ruled lines

13

Bibliography

Editions

Koncu, Hanife. "Edebiyat-tarih bağlamında bir mesnevi: Dâstân-ı vefât-ı İbrâhîm." Türk Kültürü İncelemeleri Dergisi = Journal of Turkish Cultural Studies. , no. 4 2001: 125-158. (This is a critical edition which compares TK_Fat_AE_Mnz_1411, TK_TKSM_Yeni_520_3, TK_Sul_Serez_3839_3, TK_Sul_Haci Mahmud_4339_7 )

Kuzubaş, Muhammet. "Manzum Bir Destan Kitabı (Destân-ı Veysel Karânî, Vefât-ı Hz. Fâtıma, Vefât-ı Hz. İbrâhîm, Hikâyet-i Gügercin, Hikâyet-i Geyik)." Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi. 1/2 2008: 304-340. (includes TK_Mil_A_8624_4 in transliteration )

Köktekin, Kâzım. "Kırşehirli İsa’nın Dâstan-ı İbrâhim’i ve Dili." A.Ü. Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi. , no. 16 2001: 13-26. (includes TK_AU_Ozege_14_2 in transliteration )

Studies

Kocatürk, Vasfi Mahir. "Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi." Ankara: Edebiyat Yayınevi, 1970, 148-149.

Çelebioğlu, Âmil. "Türk Mesnevî Edebiyatı." Istanbul: Kitabevi, 1999, 82-83.

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Hıdiv Kütüphanesi Türkçe Yazmaları 9108

Konya İl Halk Kütüphanesi 3676

Milli Kütüphane no. A 1869

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 187

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 4513

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3802

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 76

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3881

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 11763

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 12185

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3265

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 6962

Atatürk Kitaplığı 453

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 7120

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 7331

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 3839

Türk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi 462

Nuruosmaniye Yazma Eser KÜtüphanesi 3430

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 2448

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 45

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 1752

İzzet Koyunoğlu Kütüphanesi 14956

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 2720

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 1583

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 8624

Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi 1578

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 3211

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 5772

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 100

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 9685

Ankara Milli Kütüphane 505

Physical Description

Columns

2

Ruled lines

13

History

Date of copy

possibly 18th. century

Provenance

Ownership record of Nefīse Ḫātūn,نفيسة هاتون on164a.