Mehmed Saib Efendi of Darende And His Diwan

He is from the 19th century poets in the states he was born here. Along with the fact that there isn't any information about relatives and family of the poet who had died in 1852 c.e. and in 1270 according to the muslim calendar, the poem which had been written by the poet on his sister's death may be considered as a small information about the family. Mehmet Saib Efendi, who have born in Darende and completed his first education in madrasa have come to Istanbul in 1843. after his arrival at Istanbul for the first time he uttered his longing for his homeland in one of his murabba styled poem with the "vatan" meter. in some of the poet's manzumes, his longing for Darende can be observed as well. Saib, who have started his career in Istanbul as a mudarris, in 1847 moved to the Maktab-e Maaref-e Adliyya and continued on his academic career here. The remaining part of his life henceforth went forward as curious as leading him to his death. Saib Efendi who fell in love with one his students in his place of duty have reflected his feelings into his works as well. Whom he had loved was someone named Nazîf, a student of his. After gossips about this love story he left teaching in madrasa in 1850. After this event he was appointed to the military accounting. At one stage he also went around Rumelia too. After his return from this place, he did not take charge in any mission and fiddled around taverns and rambled on streets all the time. He became a beggar who awaits for help on the frontyard of Osmaniye Mosque. Maintained his life by begging this way. He was taken to the hospital as late as the time he was about to be gone completely mad. A few days before being hospitalized he delivered his sackful of documents about "şiir ve inşa" and some other topics and some other droughts to Kemal Efendi, Mekatib-i Umûmiyye minister of the time. Fatîn, indicates that Saib Efendi's Divan consists much great works but unfortunately this Divan is lost. Although Darendeli Mehmed Saib has a divan according to the records, it was known as lost until this day and because of that there was no existing study on his divan. We came by the divan during our presence in Cairo, Darul Kutub. In this study Darendeli Mehmet Saib Efendi and his Divan will be introduced

Keywords

Diwan Poetry, Ghazel, Mehmed Saib of Darende and His Diwan, Egyptian National Library, Turkish Diwans