Theologian and folk poet (b. ? - d. ?). Sources indicate that he lived
in the 13th century. He was one of the first poets to write in Turkish in
His couplet poem Yusuf ve Züleyha
(Yusuf and Züleyha), written in Eastern Turkish and 11 poems found amongst his
works were published by Dehri Dilçin (Turkish Language Association Publication,
1946). In addition to this he wrote another couplet poem with the title Hâzâ Dastân-ı Sultan Mahmud (The Epic of
Sultan Mahmud) in which he depicts a
discussion between Gazneli Mahmud and a poor dervish.
