Şeyh Gâlib

Galib Mehmed Esad Dede, known as Sheikh Galib (1757 – 3 January 1799), was a Turkish divan literature poet and mystic.

Biography

His real name was 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, and then he took the pseudonym Gâlib. 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.Dayıoğlu, Server; P. 59

Bibliography

;Poems
* Divan (''Åžiirler'')
* Hüsn ü Aşk ''(Güzellik ve Aşk)''
* ''Şerh-i Cezîre-i Mesnevî''
* ''Es-Sohbetü's-Sâfiyye''
* ''Zübde-i alem''

References

Divan poets from the Ottoman Empire

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