Şeyh Gâlib

Şeyh Galip
Born1757
Istanbul
Died3 January 1798
Istanbul
OccupationPoet, writer
LanguageTurkish
Nationality Turkey

Galib Mehmed Esad Dede, known as Sheikh Galib (1757 – 3 January 1798), was a Turkish divan literature poet and mystic.[1]

Biography[edit]

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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  1. ^ Mufassal Osmanlı tarihi : resimli-haritalı. Mustafa Cezar, Midhat Sertoğlu, Türk Tarih Kurumu (1. bsk ed.). Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. 2010–2011. ISBN 978-975-16-2321-8. OCLC 754242674.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Sözlüğü, Türk Edebiyatı İsimler. "ŞEYH GÂLİB, Mehmed". teis.yesevi.edu.tr. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ Dayıoğlu, Server; P. 59