Historian (b. 1400, Elvan Çelebi village
/ Amasya - d. 23 March 1484, İstanbul). He was also known as Derviş Ahmed
Âşıkî. He was the great grandson of Aşık Paşa. He went to Rumelia in order to
support Musa Çelebi against Çelebi Mehmet for the throne (1413). He went on
pilgrimage and on his return he joined the Sadrettin Konevi order with
permission from Abdüllatif Mukaddes (1436). He participated in many invasions
and campaigns in Hungary (1443) and Kosovo (1448) at the time of Sultan Murad
II. He fought during the invasion of İstanbul alongside other theologians such
as Akşemseddin and Şeyh Vefa. He was honored and rewarded by Sultan Murad II
and Fatih Sultan Mehmed.
In his late years he wrote the work with the title Tevarih-i Âl-i Osman (History of the Ottoman Empire), which was also known as Âşık Paşazâde Tarihi (History by Âşık Paşazade) in which he described the first years of the Empire. Until one year before his death, he continued writing on social issues, away from the battles for the throne and in a language that would be understandable to the public. The work, which also included some pieces in verse, was first published in İstanbul by Âli Bey (1914). Later on, it was re-published in Leipzig, with a foreword in German (1928-29).
REFERENCE: M. Fuad Köprülü / “Âşık Paşazâde” (İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 1940-88, s. 706-709), M. Şâkir Ülkütaşır / “Âşık Paşazâde” (İslâm-Türk Ansiklopedisi, c. 1, 1941-58, s. 600-602), Nihad Sami Banarlı / Resimli Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi (c. 1, 1971, s. 498- 499), Franz Babinger / (Osmanlı Tarih Yazarları ve Eserleri (çev. Coşkun Üçok, 1982, s. 38-42), Abdülkadir Özcan / Âşıkpaşazâde-TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (c. 4, 1991), Behçet Necatigil / Edebiyatımızda İsimler Sözlüğü (18. bas. 1999), İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) Ünlü Bilim Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 2, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013).