ŞEFÎK MEHMED’S GHAZELS

Şefik, whose real name is Mehmed and who is known by his nickname Masrafzâde, worked as a clerk, hacegan, mukataa, and chronicler. Şefik Mehmed, who is widely known as a historian, is known by his work named Şefikname in which he told about Edirne Case which took place in 1703. There is not any evidence saying that Şefik, who is mentioned being as a good poet in some tezkires, has a diwan. In some tezkires, some couplets from his poems are presented as an example. These couplets exemplify Şefîk’s amorous poetry style. Besides, there are 6 qasida, 9 ghazels and 1 couplet of Şefik Mehmed in a magazine organized in 1118 (1707) and which is in Topkapi Palace Museum Library now. 5 of these qasida include religious theme. 2 of them are naat, 1 of them is invocation and the other one is a medhiyye written for four great caliphs. The other qasida is a medhiyye written for Rami Mehmed Paşa. The first of his ghazels is an invocation. The other ghazels and couplets were written in an amorous way. The last two ghazels consisting of two couplets are of uncompleted ghazels. There are Şefîk’s 3 ghazels and 4 couplets in the biographical sources. In this study, the general features of Şefik Mehmed's ghazels in mentioned majmua and his sample poems in tezkires will be focused and their transcripts will be given.