I. Parlatir , Gy. Hazai , B. Kellner-Heinkele (comp.): Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Catalogue - II. Literature

214 TÖRÖK O. 212 One vol.; [7] + 39 + [5] fols.; 10 lines; p.d. 220 x 130 mm, w.s. 160 x 75 mm. Leather-bound; in bad condition. Paper: with watermarks; script: ta'lik; ink: black; at the beginning 17 fols. have a gilded border, the following folios are without border; catchwords. Dîvân-ı Bahâ 7 (^ jlyS) Begins: jja. y Ljj jjj <1 j I <5 ^j 6 j n 111 (lb) Jjk (jLE jLİL jjjl ,jEjla «Ll^ Ends: j ljji < i tı \ A Lİ JI <Li_u I y I <l j_A l^-j (39b) yJj 4-jljş. (jSyy JLL j . • Divan of the 17

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h c. poet B

AHAÎ (1064/1651). B

AHAÎ MEHMED E

FENDÍ was born in Istanbul. His father was the chief military judge (

kazasker

) Abdülaziz Efendi, his grandfather the Şeyhülislâm and historian H

OCA SADEDDIN EFENDI. As son of an educated family, he received a good education and became müderris at a young age. His professional life was quite eventful: he was cadi of Aleppo, Damascus, Edirne and Istanbul, and was not intimidated by his frequent dismissal from these posts. His duty as chief military judge (kazasker) of Anatolia and later of Rumelia was followed by the post of şeyhülislâm during the first years of the reign of Mehmed IV (1648-1687). He was well-known not only for these high positions, but also for his poetry. Contemporary poets such as NAILÎ and N

AB

Î wrote nazire s of his gazels. Apart from the Divan, other works by B

AHAÎ are not to be found in the libraries. Literature: EI 1.915; OM 2.101; PhTF (1964).444; TDEA 1.288; TDVİA 4.463; • E. ULUDAĞ, Şeyhülislâm Baha'î divanı, inceleme, karşılaştırmalı metin. (AÜ 1992. Yit). Within this copy of the Divan, there is an eulogy in mesnevi form to Sultan Murád II (1421-1451) and a kaside. The first three folios contain Persian poems. For manuscripts in other collections see: G

ÖTZ (1968), N° 321; MTO I, N° 1731; TGK, TYK, N° 222. 176