Name Kaygusuz Abdal Role Poet | Died 1444 | |
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Similar People Abdal Musa, Pir Sultan Abdal, Yunus Emre | ||
Ulu ozanlar 15 b l m kaygusuz abdal alevilik yolu
Kaygusuz Abdal (1341-1444) was a Turkish folk poet of the 14th century.
Contents
- Ulu ozanlar 15 b l m kaygusuz abdal alevilik yolu
- Kaygusuz abdal in hayati turk halk edebiyati trt avaz
- Background
- Life
- Works
- References
Kaygusuz abdal in hayati turk halk edebiyati trt avaz
Background
In the 14th century Alaiye was the capital of the small Alaiye beylik (principality). Kaygusuz Abdal was born in or near to Alaiye (modern Alanya, Antalya Province of Turkey). His name was Alaattin Gaybi and Kaygusuz Abdal was his pseudonym. According to tradition he was bey's son (i.e., prince). But instead of politics he chose to be a dervish. His tutor was Abdal Musa.
Life
Details of his life and travels are ambiguous. Most of the stories attributed to him are not reliable. His works however convey that he travelled to many places. He travelled to Mecca for Hajj. He was also visited Damascus, Najaf and Karbala. There are unreliable accounts of his visits to cities in the Balkans like Yambol, Plovdiv (now both in Bulgaria), Bitola (now in the Republic of Macedonia) and Edirne (now in Turkey). In Egypt he gained the title Abdullah Magaravi ("God's servant living in a cave") after spending several years in seclusion.
Works
His poetic works include;
His other works are