Poet and writer
(b. 1561, Alaşehir / Manisa - d. 1628,
He is known for
his prose even though he was a poet who prepared a Divan* and whose poetry was
appreciated by his contemporaries. His prose works are full of ornamented
statements with long sentences like his contemporary Nergisî although he wrote
with a clearer language. His most famous works are Siyer-i Veysî (The Life of Mohammad by Veysi), which was completed
by Nabi after his death, Hâbnâme (The
Book of Sleeps) that he presented to
Ahmed I and Münşeat (Letters) in
which he collected his various letters.
Siyer-i Veysî (The Life of Mohammad By Veysi, the
life of Muhammad until the Bedir Wars, 1869),
Hâbnâme (The Book of Sleeps, a didactic work, 1846), Münşeât (Letters, his literary works, 1869), Şahadetnâme (The Book of Oath, about the pillars of Islam, 1866), Divan (Collected Works, İstanbul
University Library, Topkapı), Hicviye (Satirical
Poems, Süleymaniye Library).