REFLECTIONS FROM THE DIVAN OF A KALENDERI POET

In the tradition of classical literature, poets created a great deal of literary works. The environment in which poets live, their emotions, thoughts and even their affiliations influenced their literary works as well as poetic power of poets. The sayings on Kalandar philosophy in many parts of the Divan of Hayâlî Bey, who was close to Kanuni for a long period of time, a sultan affiliated to Sunnite doctrine strictly, enable the interpretation of his affiliation and world of thought to have a significant place. This study examines the reflections of the philosophy Hayali Bey, one of the leading poets of the 16th century based on his Divan and literary works. Kalandar elements found in the poems of this great 16th century poet have been reinterpreted