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Who rests here
Saints · died 1213 AH · Istanbul
One of the great poets of the final period of classical Turkish poetry, a Mevlevi shaykh and head of the Galata Mevlevihane; known for his mystical-symbolic masnavi Hüsn ü Aşk (Beauty and Love). He was born in 1171 (1757) in Istanbul, in a house near the Yenikapı Mevlevihane.
Full biography of Sheikh Galib Dede →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)
How to get there
Located in: Istanbul
Coordinates: 41.02800, 28.97510
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- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)
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