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An Ottoman mystic poet; the author of the Muhammediyye, read for centuries.
His place of birth is not certain; it is thought to have been near Gallipoli. He received his first education from his father Yazıcı Sâlih and learned Arabic and Persian.
He studied exegesis, hadith, jurisprudence and theology, and drew benefit from such teachers as the Egyptian scholar Molla Zeynüddin Arab and Haydar-ı Hafî.
He entered the path of Sufism by attaching himself to Hacı Bayrâm-ı Velî.
He lived in a retreat cell near the Namazgâh of Gallipoli and composed his works there.
He died in 855 (1451).
His Works — 1. Megāribü'z-zamân. Written in Arabic. 2. Muhammediyye. In Turkish, and his most famous work. 3. el-Müntehâ ale'l-Fusûs.
His Tomb and Complex — His tomb is in the graveyard of the Yazıcıoğlu Mosque at Gallipoli.
Differing Scholarly Views
His place of birth is not certain. The source says only that it is thought to have been near Gallipoli; the atlas does not give this as a firm record.
Sources
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Mustafa İsmet Uzun · İlyas Çelebi · vol. 43, pp. 362-364, entry “YAZICIOĞLU MEHMED EFENDİ”
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External records: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam article