Aşık Çelebi

Aşık Çelebi
Asik Celebi in "Mesairu-s suara".
Native name
Pir Mehmed
Born1520
Prizren, Ottoman Empire (modern Kosovo)
Died1572 (aged 52)
Üsküb, Ottoman Empire (modern Skopje, North Macedonia)
Resting placeGazi Baba, Skopje
LanguageOttoman Turkish
NationalityOttoman
GenreTezkire, Diwan Poetry
Notable worksSenses of Poets (Meşairü'ş-Şuara)

Pir Mehmed ("Mehmed the Pir"; 1520–1572), better known as Aşık Çelebi ("Gentleman Bard" in Turkish), was an Ottoman biographer, poet, and translator. Born in Prizren in Kosovo, he served as kadi (judge) in many towns of the Rumelia. His major work Senses of Poets (Meşairü'ş-Şuara) of 1568 is of major importance.

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