Poet (B. ? – D. 1359,
Konya). He is the son of a worker named Ahi Natur. He engaged various knowledge
especially astronomy during his youth days and he received the pseudonym of
Eflaki. He was the dervish and friend of Mevlana’s grandson Ulu Arif Çelebi. He
has described the lives of famous mystics in his Persian work Menakıb-ül-ârifin.
REFERENCE: Vasfi Mahir Kocatürk / Tekke Şiiri Antolojisi (1955), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009).
