SAF ’S EC AT-N ME MASNAVI SAF ’N N EC AT-N ME MESNEV S

saf is a poet statesman who lived in the sixteenth century. He started his career in the state as a scribe during the reign of Sultan Murad the third, and later continued as a combatant soldier, and eventually he advanced in the rank of grand seignior. Beside his successful service in the state, he was especially known with his ecaat-name masnavi. The theme of ecaat-name, which is one of the important examples of gazavatname, is the Ottoman’s travel to the Orient between the years 1578-1585. ecaat-name, which has a considerable place among the works containing Islamic features in the Turkish war literature, is a remarkable masterpiece since it has many historical documentary and literary significance. In this study, ecaat-name masnavi is examined from literary perspective, and information is given on saf ’s life and his literary characteristics are evaluated through his works. saf , XVI. yüzy lda ya am air bir devlet adam d r. Sultan III. Murad’ n saltanat y llar nda katiplik ile ba lad devlet g revini muharip bir asker olarak sürdürmü , sonras nda beylerbeyli e kadar yükselmi tir. Ba ar l devlet hizmetlerinin yan nda zellikle ecaat-name mesnevisi ile air olarak da tan nmaktad r. XVI. yüzy l n nemli gazavatname rneklerinden biri olan ecaat-name, 1578-1585 y llar aras Osmanl ark seferlerini konu etmektedir. Türk sava edebiyat n n slami nitelikli ürünleri i erisinde nemli bir yere sahip olan ecaat-name, tarih pek ok bilgiyi ihtiva etmekle birlikte edeb k ymeti y nüyle de kayda de er bir eserdir. Bu al mada ecaat-name mesnevisi edeb a dan incelenmi , saf ’nin hayat hakk nda bilgi verilerek eserlerinden hareketle edeb ki ili i de erlendirilmi tir.