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Kaygusuz Abdal (1341–1444) was a Turkish folk poet of the 14th century.
In the 14th century
/ref> * Divan, * Gülistan, * Mesnevi-i Baba Kaygusuz (3 Vol.), * Gevher-nâme, * Minber-nâme. His other works are: * Budala-nâme, * Kitab-ı Miglate, * Vücûd nâme. * Saray-nâme * Dilgüşâ.
Background
In the 14th century Alaiye
Alaiye () is the medieval Seljuq name for Alanya (on the southern coast of Turkey). It refers to the city-state in a specific period and the beylik which developed around there, at times under the Karamanid dynasty. After the 1242 Battle of Köse ...
was the capital of the small Alaiye
Alaiye () is the medieval Seljuq name for Alanya (on the southern coast of Turkey). It refers to the city-state in a specific period and the beylik which developed around there, at times under the Karamanid dynasty. After the 1242 Battle of Köse ...
beylik (principality). Kaygusuz Abdal was born in or near to Alaiye (modern Alanya
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, Antalya Province
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Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visit ...
of Turkey
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). His name was ''Alaattin Gaybi'' and Kaygusuz Abdal was his pseudonym. According to tradition he was a bey's son (i.e., prince). But instead of politics he chose to be a dervish
Dervish, Darvesh, or Darwīsh (from fa, درویش, ''Darvīsh'') in Islam can refer broadly to members of a Sufi fraternity
A fraternity (from Latin language, Latin ''wiktionary:frater, frater'': "brother (Christian), brother"; whence, ...
. His tutor was ''Abdal Musa''.
Life
Details of his life and travels are ambiguous. Most of the stories attributed to him are not reliable. His works however convey that he travelled to many places. He travelled toMecca
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for Hajj
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. He also visited Damascus
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, Najaf
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and Karbala
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. There are unreliable accounts of his visits to cities in the Balkans
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like Yambol
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Yambol is the admi ...
, Plovdiv
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(now both in Bulgaria
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), Bitola
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(now in the Republic of Macedonia
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) and Edirne
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(now in Turkey). In Egypt
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he gained the title ''Abdullah Magaravi'' ("God's servant living in a cave") after spending several years in seclusion.
Works
His poetic works include:İstanbul University Faculty of Literature/ref> * Divan, * Gülistan, * Mesnevi-i Baba Kaygusuz (3 Vol.), * Gevher-nâme, * Minber-nâme. His other works are: * Budala-nâme, * Kitab-ı Miglate, * Vücûd nâme. * Saray-nâme * Dilgüşâ.
References