Hasan Hilmi Edirnevi’s Divan and His Divan’s Verse Quotes

There are 343 poems which are kind of naʻt in Divan of Hasan Hilmi Edirnevi who ise one of XIX. century poets. The poet as a redif other than a few poems in Divan has used “yâ Resûla'llâh” as a redif on his Divan, except a few poems, as a vezin “mefâʻîlün/mefâʻîlün/mefâʻîlün/mefâʻîlün” too. It can be said that the poetry of his Divan gives importance meaning rather than form. It is also seen that the strong influence of mysticism in Hasan Hilmî Edirnevî, which often includes the terms related to mysticism in his poems, is particularly the influence of the Naqshbandi sect. One of the sources of Islamic culture nurtured by classical Turkish literature is the Qur'an. Hasan Hilmî Edirnevî frequently took advantage of this source by making quotes from verses while keeping his work. The verses have been quoted through literal, semantic and reference. The poet has selected the quotations of the verses in accordance with the subject he wants to say, and intends to strengthen meaning in his poetry by this method. This study consists of two parts: In the first part, Divan, which is written by Hasan Hilmî Edirnevî, will be introduced, in the second part, there will be given examples of literary quotations in this work and examples of their use in couplets. Thus, it will be tried to show how the quotations of verses are shaped in the poet's world of thought.