The Imaginary Diwan (Book)

Hayâlî Dîvânı is a critical edition published by Akçağ Yayınları by Ali Nihat Tarlan, a scholar of Turkish literature and one of the founding figures in the field of classical literature. The first edition was originally published in 1945 by a different publisher. This work is regarded as the first critical edition among the divans prepared by Tarlan. The initial edition titled Hayali Bey Divanı was prepared using a full transcription method, while the subsequent edition titled Hayali Divanı was prepared using a light transcription method.

In this work, Tarlan collected the poems of Hayâlî Bey, a 16th-century divan poet, using scientific methods and presented them in a critical text form. The work begins directly with the poet’s biography, without an introductory section, providing information about Hayâlî Bey’s life, literary personality, and works.

Following the “Preface,” the work consists of five sections: the “Hayalî Bey” section containing the poet’s biography, followed by the sections “Kasideler,” “Musammetler,” “Gazeller,” and “Mukattaat,” which contain his divan. At the end of the book, a facsimile of the manuscript Ty 1849 from the Library of Istanbul University, used as the primary source, is included.

The book contains 23 kasides, 650 gazels, 32 mukattaats, and musammet poems.