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h c. poet CAFER ÇELEBI (d. 921/1515). The poet, known as TACİ-ZADE CAFER ÇELEBI in Turkish literature, appears as TAC!BEY-ZADE in some sources. Son ofTaci Bey, defterdar during the time of Sultan Bayezid II (1481-1512). CAFER ÇELEBI grew up in Amasya. Being at Sultan Bayezid II'

s service he was nişancı of the Imperial Council (

Divan-ı hümayun) until his death. As kazasker of Anatolia he was sentenced to death by Sultan Selim I (1512-1520) for having been involved in the Janissary rebellions. Literature: BOMBACI 152-153; BTK 2.235; £7 2.374; İA 3.8; OM 1.263; PhTF (1964).436; TDEA 8.193; TDVİA 17.277; • İ. ERÜNSAL, The life and works of Tâcî-zâde Cafer Çelebi with a critical edition of his divân. İstanbul 1983. (EFB); N. SUNGUR, Taci-zade Cafer Çelebi

'nin Heves-nâme'si: İnceleme-Tenkitli Metin. (AÜ 1998. Dok.t). The Heves-name was written in 899/1493-1494 (145b). In the last chapter of the manuscript, its title is given as Muhabbet-name (145b), as it is the case in many other copies. In sources, the following further copies of the work are known: Nuruosmaniye Library N° 4373; Millî Kütüphane Ankara N° 913; Library of the Türk Dil Kurumu N° 779 and Bibliothéque Nationale N° 300. The manuscript of CAFER ÇELEBI

's (126a) Heves-name in the LHAS is complete. On the last three folios the script differs. It seems that this part was written by another person later. On the last page the complete number of pages is given as follows: aded-i evrak 125. The notice page/flyleaf (zahriye

) indicates the title of the work as Heves-name. <See N

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s 131 and 208> For manuscripts in other collections see: DTCF, M. Con, N° 424; TDK, YEK, N° 779; TÜYATOK 03, N° 1093. 153 TÖRÖK O. 189 (See also N" 152) One vol.; 145 fols.; 15 lines; double columns; p.d. 168 x 117 mm, w.s. 116 x 70 mm. Bound in ebru covered cardboard; with leather spine and flap; in good condition. Paper: with 126