Abdülbaki Gölpınarlı

Abdülbaki Gölpınarlı
Born
Mustafa İzzet Bâkî

(1900-01-12)12 January 1900
Istanbul
Died25 August 1982(1982-08-25) (aged 82)
Istanbul
Known forLiterary historian

Abdülbaki Gölpınarlı (12 January 1900 – 25 August 1982) was a Turkish literary historian, translator, and educator of Azerbaijani descent, known for his works on Iranian literature and Sufism. Considered "one of the greatest scholars of Turkish Sufism", Gölpınarlı was a prominent interpreter of various tariqas—particularly the Mawlaviyya and Bektashiyya orders.

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