Aşık Çelebi
Aşık Çelebi | |
|---|---|
Ottoman Turkish | |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Genre | Tezkire, Diwan Poetry |
| Notable works | Senses of Poets (Meşairü'ş-Şuara) |
Aşık Çelebi ("Gentleman Bard" in
kadi (judge) in many towns of the Rumelia
. His major work Senses of Poets (Meşairü'ş-Şuara) of 1568 is of major importance.
Life and work
Çelebi was born in Prizren,vakif.[1] He returned to Istanbul in 1546. There he obtained a clerical position of justice with the help of his tutor Emir Gisu. He applied for the position of the head cleric of the Imperial Council left vacant after the death of Receb Çelebi, but did not succeed, following with accepting a position as a cleric at the Fatwa Office.[2]
After that he would work in many cities of Rum as a judge, such as
Rousse, etc.[3] In overall, he failed to get the position of his dreams which his father and grandfather had, the Nakibü'l-eşraf (MP, representative Sayyid and Sharif of the Empire).[2]
He translated into
Arabic.[1]
His main work is Meşairü'ş-şuara (Senses of Poets), a
Latifî (1491-1582) with 91 copies. It covers 427 poets, in poetry or prose.[2]
Among many example of his poems, the majority are placed strategically rather than for decoration purpose. Once a selected few exhibit his poetic skills. He used the rest (majority) to convey feelings of hardship, joy, and desire.[2]
Aşık was part of the shared culture of the Ottomans of the 16th century. His work in Arabic translations shows high proficiency and intrinsic gasp of the language. He shows himself in various situation as a master in
Ottoman literature.[2]
Aşık lived for many years as a kadi in
Üsküb[4] where he died in 1571 or 1572. He is buried there, which coincides in today's Gazi Baba Municipality. His türbe is known as Aşık Çelebi Türbe. It was severally damaged during the 1963 earthquake and was not repaired or reconstructed by the Yugoslav
authorities. Today, only a few ruins remain.
See also
Notes
| a. | E.J.W.Gibb mentions that both Latifî and Kınalızâde Hasan Çelebi describe Aşık Çelebi as "a native of Bursa". Riyazi, who came later, states in his Riyazü'ş Şuara that Çelebi was from Rumelia.[5] Today's scholars accept Prizren as place of birth.[1] |