Minstrel (b. 1853,
Suhara village / Çıldır / Kars - d. 1912). He
began writing poems during his childhood. He gained fame in Eastern Anatolian
and Azerbaijan with his poems. A monument in his memory was erected in Kars
(1977) for his heroic deeds in the Ottoman-Russian war. His poems were
collected in a book with the title Sevdakâr
(Loveably, 1938).