Saz poet (b. ?, d. ?). He is the hero
of the folk tale Emrah and Selvi. He followed his beloved Selvi who was
captured from Van, the city that was besieged by Shah Abbas (1586- 1628) during
Ottoman-Iran war. After many adventures, he meets his lover. It is suggested
that the poetry of Emrah of Erciş and that of Emrah of Erzurum is being
confused and the poems that are known to be written by Emrah of Erzurum are
actually the works of Emrah of Erciş.
