Abstract:

İsmail Dede Efendi is one of the most important musicians, composers, hanende and music teachers in the history of Turkish music. İsmail Dede Efendi, known as “Hammâmî-zâde” because of his father Süleyman Ağa's occupation of the baths, was recorded as “Dervish İsmail” in religious lyrics journals. Although he is overshadowed by his musical artistry and composition, another aspect of İsmail Dede Efendi is his poetry. In this study, an important work of Dede Efendi, which shows his poetry and his relationship with the sultan of the period, will be emphasized. This work of İsmail Dede Efendi, which is the subject of our study, was built by Sultan Mahmud II. This is the masnavi he wrote for Sultan Mahmud. The only copy of the masnavi we can reach is registered in the Istanbul Topkapı Palace Library Museum, Turkish Manuscripts Department, archive number E. H. 1658. In this masnavi consisting of three prose pieces and three hundred thirty-three couplets. Dede Efendi, praised Sultan Mahmud II. In the work, together with the praise of Sultan Mahmud, there are also munacat, na't, praise of the four caliphs and Mevlana, dirge, interpretation of dreams, falling history, letter, hasb-i hal, tefe'ül and verse translation from the Mesnevi. In the article, the life of İsmail Dede Efendi is summarized with the information obtained from the sources. Afterwards, the copy description of the masnavi in question was given, and then the work; examined in terms of form, content, language and style. At the end of the article, the transcriptioned text of the masnavi is given. On this occasion, a previously unpublished work of a very important musician like İsmail Dede Efendi was presented to the scientific community.