Associate Professor Selim GÖK presented his recently published scholarly works to Prof. Dr. Muhittin KAPANŞAHİN, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Karabük University, and provided detailed information regarding his ongoing academic research. During the meeting, it was emphasized that these publications, issued by Ihlamur Akademi, are expected to make a significant contribution to the advancement of studies in the field of Classical Turkish Literature.
Among the works presented, Mecmû'a-i Mu'ammeyât was published within the scope of the BKCI project, while Hayretî Divanı Sözlüğü constitutes an international scholarly publication produced as an outcome of the TEBDİZ (Historical and Literary Texts Contextual Index and Functional Dictionary) Project. Digital editions of both publications are available to researchers and students at universities subscribing to the Idealonline e-book database, whereas printed copies can be obtained through the Ihlamur Akademi Shopier bookstore.
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Mecmû'a-i Mu'ammeyât (Critical Study – Critical Edition – Commentary – Glossary of Technical Terms – Translation – Index – Facsimile)
Author: Dr. Selim GÖK
Editors: Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı AKSOYAK, Prof. Dr. Yaşar AYDEMİR
Persian Language Editor: Dr. Sara BEHZAD
Containing more than 3,500 riddles (muammâ) from the Anatolian, Chagatai, and Persian literary traditions, together with Turkish commentaries on riddles concerning the Asmāʾ al-Ḥusnā, Mecmû'a-i Mu'ammeyât represents one of the most comprehensive compilations devoted to this literary genre. The volume offers extensive information on the masters and disciples of muammâ, the geographical dissemination of the tradition, major works and commentaries, methods of composition and interpretation, annotated examples, technical terminology, and literary circles associated with the genre.
Supplemented with analytical tables, thematic indexes, geographical maps, and a glossary of technical terms derived from the manuscript corpus, the work provides an accessible and systematic resource for researchers. Given the scarcity of comparative studies on muammâ literature, this publication is expected to make a substantial contribution to future scholarship by comparatively examining the Anatolian, Chagatai, and Persian traditions and by highlighting the rich literary and intellectual dimensions of a genre that has often been regarded as linguistically and structurally challenging.
Hayretî Divanı Sözlüğü (Contextual Index and Functional Dictionary)
Author: Dr. Selim GÖK
Editor: Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı AKSOYAK
Hayretî Divanı Sözlüğü is a contextual index and functional dictionary based on the critical edition of Hayretî Divanı prepared by Mehmed Çavuşoğlu and M. Ali Tanyeri. Hayretî (d. 1534/35), one of the distinguished poets of Vardar Yenicesi, occupies an important place in Classical Turkish Literature with his lyrical style reflecting both the ghāzī spirit and Sufi sensibilities. His poetry achieved widespread popularity, and his Divan, much like the Divan of Hafez, was traditionally consulted for bibliomancy among the public.
The present volume was generated from the index compiled for the doctoral dissertation entitled Hayretî Divanı Sözlüğü (Contextual Index and Functional Dictionary) using the infrastructure of the TEBDİZ Project. By overcoming many of the technical limitations of the project's early stages, the publication has been redesigned in a more accessible and user-friendly format for contemporary scholarship. The work is expected to serve as an important reference source and to inspire future contextual indexing studies in the field of Classical Turkish Literature, following the tradition of concordance studies carried out on canonical texts in both Eastern and Western literary scholarship.