Theologian poet (b. 1226, Larende / Karaman - d. 11 November 1312,
His works are the most dependable primary sources for research related
to Mevlânâ and the sect of the Mevlevi dervishes. Sultan Veled’s poems are not
important because of their artistic features, but due to them being the first
examples of old Anatolian Turkish. All his works originate from the guidance of
theosophy.
WORKS:
Divan (Divan*, 129 verses in Turkish, the rest of them in Persian, 12179
verses in total), İbtidaname
(Mesnevi*), Rübabname (Mesnevi*), İntibânâme (Mesnevi*), Maarif (Mesnevi* annotation, Meliha
Anbarcıoğlu, translator, second edition, 1966). The Turkish pieces in his
Divan* and mesnevi*s, were collected by Çelebi Veled in the work named Divan-ı
Türki-i Sultan Veled (Sultan Veled’s Turkish Divan*, 1925) and by Mecdud
Mansuroğlu with the number of Turkish verse numbering