Poet and writer (b.? Kerkük – d. 1762, Bursa). He was
known as Nevres-i Kadim in order not to be confused with Osman Nevres. He went
on the campaign of Tebriz with Hekimoğlu Ali Paşa whose clerk he was at the
Palace (1731). After returning he worked as a teacher at Madrasah (Muslim
Theology School) (1734). He was the Kadi (judge) of Bosna, Tokat. He was
frequently dismissed from his job because of his satires and he lived as an
exile in Resmo (1749-55) and Bursa (1755-57). When he was the Kadi of Kütahya,
he was dismissed and he died in Bursa when he was an exile (1758). Nevres, who
was also a master of prose and produced works in literature, history and
theosophy, took his place among the great poets of divan* literature, such as
Namık Kemal, and it was acknowledged that he influenced many poets who came
after him.
WORKS:
Türkçe Divan (Turkish Divan*), Farsça Divan
(Persian Divan*), Arapça Divan (Arabic
Divan*), Gazve-i Bedr (Battle of
Bedir, his poem recounting the Battle of Bedir). Vakayi-i Tebriz (Events Surrounding Tebriz, recounting Hekimoğlu
Ali Paşa’s Tebriz Campaign), Tarihi
Cihangir Şah (Life of Shah Cihangir, translation of Cihangirnâme -Books
of Cihangir), Lugaz Risalesi (Lugaz
Booklet, Turkish and Persian dictionary), Münşeat
(Compositions, 59 letters mostly written when he was an exile), Mebaliğü’l-Hikem (Collection of
Philosophical Writings, translations and commentaries on selections from the
work Nesayih (Advice) by Theologian Abdülvahhabü’l-Ensari, 1886).
