On a mulemma ghazal attributed to Mevlana

Although Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi preferred to write Persian poems, he deeply influenced classical Turkish literature with his art and ideas. Mevlana is a productive figure with many works. Nevertheless, poems which do not belong to Mevlana are sometimes attributed to Mevlana. In this study whether a mulemma ghazal attributed to Mevlana really belongs to him was reevaluated. In many books and articles, it is stated that this mulemma ghazal belongs to Mevlana. But it was revealed by us that this mulemma ghazal was also found in the ？eyhi’s Divan. Our study consists of an introduction part, three main parts and a conclusion part. In the introduction part, it is stated that sometimes the same poems are shown as belonging to different poets in the basic sources of classical Turkish literature and examples are given. Then, some of the poems attributed to Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi have been mentioned and mulemma ghazal was briefly discussed. In the first part, in the scientific studies that dealt with Mevlana’s ghazals, the approaches to mülemma ghazal attributed to Mevlana was discussed. In the second part, the forms of these ghazals in the works like Turk Edebiyat？ Numuneleri and ？eyhi Divan？. In the third part, the differences between these ghazals and resources were reevaluated. It has been tried to find out whom ghazal belongs to by various researchers. In addition, opinions and estimates about the actual owner of ghazal are listed. In the conclusion section, the problems encountered during the research and the benefits obtained from the research are discussed