Poet (b. 1553, Malkara – d. 24 June 1599 İstanbul). His
real name was Yahya. After completing his primary education with the lessons he
received from his father, the spiritual guide Ali who was one of the Halveti
sheiks, he came to İstanbul (1550) and was educated at Madrasah Muslim School.
He worked as a teacher at Madrasah in Gelibolu and İstanbul (1572 -90). He taught Prince Mustafa, the son of Murad
III along with the other princes. Being
a famous scholar of the time, Nev'î wrote more than 30 works related to Sufism,
Islamic Theology, the interpretation of the Koran, Muslim Canonical
Jurisprudence and logic in three languages, some of which haven’t been found
yet. His poems, which aren’t particularly literary or witty, feature plain
language and are influenced by Sufism.
MAIN
WORKS:
Divan
(Divan*, scientific edition by Mertol Tulum and M. Ali Tanyeri, 1977), Füsusü'l-Hikem Tercümesi (Translation of
Enchantment of Wisdom, translation and explanation of the work by
Muhyiddin Arabi), Keşfü'l-Hicab (Discovery of Shame), Netaicü'l-Vüzera ve Hasailü'l Ümera (The
Consequences of the Viziers and the Character of Leaders, political book), Leyla ve Mecnun (Leila and Mejnun, poems
in rhymed couplets), Hasbihal
(Friendly Chat, poem in rhymed couplets), Hadis-i
Erbain Tercümesi (Translation of the Forty Hadis*, prose).