Veli Recai Velibeyoğlu

Poet and writer (b. 1916, Mucur / Kırşehir – d. 1991, İstanbul). He used the pen name Âşık Dindari in most of his poems. He attended primary school in Mucur. After graduation from Adana Teacher Training School (1938), he worked as a teacher at primary schools in Anatolia and İstanbul and retired in 1968. During his years as a teacher, he spearheaded the publication of the newspapers Mucur (1956-62) and İslâm-Türk (1960-64) in Kırşehir. He established the Defne Printing House and printed some of his books here. He was a printer in İstanbul.

He had the opportunity to publish some of his catalogues, anthologies and dictionaries. In his work with the title Örneklerle Basılı Bütün Şiir Kitapları Antolojisi (Anthology of All Printed Books of Poetry with Examples), he succeeded in collecting examples of all poetry books published from the late Ottoman years to 1975 in Turkish. He also wrote many encyclopedias, which were as commendable as his anthologies.

WORKS:

POETRY: Hicret Kuşları (The Hegira Birds, 1943), Esma'ül-Hüsna (Special Names, 1966), Azgın Aşkın Gönle Virdi (Your Love Stroked my Wild Heart, 1975), Eskimeyen Aşk (Hard-Wearing Love, 1981).

PLAY: Ormanları Koruyalım Saadete Erelim - Millî Piyes (Save the Forest, Make Peace – National Play, 1966).

RESEARCH-STUDY-COLLECTION: Eşsiz İnsan Örneği Hz. Muhammed (Mohammad the Prophet-An Example of a Heavenly Man, 1953), Müslüman Ahlâkından Kırk Yaprak (The Forty Pages from Moslem Morality, 1953), Cuma Namazı Rehberi (A Guide for Friday’s Prayers, 1956), Yirmisekiz Peygamber: İbrahim (Twenty-eight Prophets: İbrahim, 1957), Yirmisekiz Peygamber: Hud (Twenty-eight Prophets: Hud, 1957), Yirmisekiz Peygamber: Salih (Twenty-eight Prophets: Salih, 1957), Kader: "Alın Yazısı" (Fate: Ordinance, 1957), Hz. Ali (Esteemed Ali, 1957), Cehennem (Hell, 1957), Cin (Demons, 1957), Sadaka (Alms, 1957), İslâmda Meşhur Türk İmamlar (Famous Turkish Imams in Islam, 1957), İslâm Cep Lûgat ve Ansiklopedisi (A Booklet and Encyclopedia of Islam, 1957), Kadir Gecesi (Night of Power, 1958), Fâsık (Infidel, 1958), Saff (File, 1958), Ramazan: Oruç (Ramadan: Fasting, 1958), Bayrak (Flag, 1960), Cihad, Şehitlik ve Gazilik (The Holy War in Islam, Martyrdom and Veterans, 1960), Çağımız Halk Şairlerinden Seçme Şiirler (Selected Poems from Contemporary Folk Poets, 1960), Yirmisekiz Peygamber: Nuh (Twenty-eight Prophets: Nuh, 1961), Din Sözlüğü (A Dictionary of Religion, 1962), Abdullah Biçare Divan*ı (The Divan** of Abdullah Biçare, Geyveli Güvahi (Geyveli Güvahi), Edebiyat Takvimi (A Calendar of Literature), Örneklerle Basılı Bütün Şiir Kitapları Antolojisi (Anthology of All Printed Books of Poetry with Examples, 2 volumes, 1975), Bütün Türk Şairleri Ansiklopedisi (Encyclopedia of All Turkish Poets), İstanbul Kütüphaneleri Kılavuzu (A Guide to Libraries in İstanbul), Divan*lar Katalogu (A Catalogue of Divan**s), Hattat Şairler (Calligrapher Poets), Fetva Yazarları (Authors of Juridical Decisions ), Büyük İslâm Sözlüğü (The Grand Dictionary of Islam), Tasavvuf Ansiklopedisi (Encyclopedia of Theosophy), Bestekâr Şairler Ansiklopedisi (Encyclopedia of Poets Who Composed Music).