Poet (b. 1477, Balıkesir – d. 1546, İstanbul). He taught himself without
attending regular
He found himself poor after his benefactor Cafer Çelebi’s death. He
rented a shop in the courtyard of Beyazıt Mosque and practiced geomancy and
made amulets and also wrote gazel* and kaside * on request. When he died his
corpse could only be buried with the money that a few contemporary poets donated.
He was buried outside Edirnekapı.
Zati, whose shop was frequently visited by young poets, effected the
development of Baki and he was among the most prolific and master poets of his
time, but sadly later he was forgotten.
WORKS:
Divan (Divan* of Zati) edited by Ali Nihat Tarlan, two volumes printed,
1968-70), Letâyıf (Facetiae)
published by Mehmet Çavuşoğlu, 1970), Şem’ü
Pervane (Mesnevi* of the Candle and
the Moth, poetry style in rhymed couplets), Şehrengiz-i