Şeyh Galip | |
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Born | 1757 Istanbul |
Died | 3 January 1798 Istanbul |
Occupation | Poet, writer |
Language | Turkish |
Nationality | Turkey |
Galib Mehmed Esad Dede, known as Sheikh Galib (1757 – 3 January 1798), was a Turkish divan literature poet and mystic. [1]
His real name is Mehmed. He used the pseudonym Es'ad given by his teacher Hodja Neş'et, from whom he learned a lot by participating in literary conversations, until 1784 (Ergun 1932: 7), and then he took the pseudonym Gâlib. [2] He was appointed as the sheik of the Galata Mevlevi Lodge on 9 June 1791. Galib Mehmed Esad Dede died in 1798 and was buried in the tomb in the courtyard. [3]
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