Özet:

Yemlihâ-zâde Mustafa Kamil Efendi is a person who lived in the 19th century and wrote his works in line with the classical poetry tradition. Information about his life is very limited. The information in Bursalı Mehmed Tahir's Ottoman Authors and what he says about himself in his printed-manuscript works help him to get to know him. The poet, whose date of birth is unknown, is a member of the Yemlihâ-zâde family, which draws attention in raising scholars and judges in Elbistan. He served in the office of kadı and died in 1294/1877 while he was a kadı of Kayseri. The poet, who is a Mevlevi, is very proficient in Arabic and Persian. Especially the texts and commentaries written in Arabic are remarkable. It is seen that Mustafa Kamil Efendi, who is knowledgeable in Islamic sciences, read the works revealed in these sciences and wrote works in fields such as hadith and fiqh. In addition, when we look at his works, it is understood that he has an explanatory aspect due to his annotations, and even more prominent than his poetry. He is one of the exceptional names who commented on his famous works in Islamic literature (Imam Bûsîrî's Mudariyye Kasidesi, Ka'b bin Züheyr's Kaside-i Bürde, Kasidetü'l-Bürde, as well as the Bânet Su'âd eulogy, etc.). Although he mostly made his annotations in Arabic, he also wrote annotations in Turkish. Yemlihâ-zâde Mustafa Kamil Efendi has many works in verse and prose form. While some of them cannot be reached; no studies have been done on some of them. In this study, it is aimed to contribute to his recognition by giving some information about the poet/commentator who has not been mentioned as much as he deserves.