Sheikh Ghalib
Galib Mehmed Esad Dede, known as Sheikh Galib (1757 – 3 January 1799), was a Turkish divan literature poet and mystic.
Also recorded as Şeyh Galip
Sheikh Ghalib
VikiPicture · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Şeyh Galip
- Born
- 1757
- Birthplace
- Istanbul
- Occupation
- Poet, writer
- Died
- 3 January 1799 (aged 41)
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire
- Known for
- Hüsn ü Aşk · Bir şu’lesi var ki şem’-i cânın fânûsuna sığmaz âsmânın
- Languages
- Ottoman Turkish · Persian · Arabic
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Galib Mehmed Esad Dede, known as Sheikh Galib (1757 – 3 January 1799), was a Turkish divan literature poet and mystic.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Sheikh Ghalib. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q389025
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Şeyh Galip • Born — 1757 • Birthplace — Istanbul • Occupation — Poet, writer • Died — 3 January 1799 (aged 41) • Place of death — Istanbul • Language — Turkish
Biography
Biography
His real name was Mehmed. He used the pseudonym Es'ad given by his teacher Hodja Neş'et, from whom he learned a lot by participating in literary conversations, until 1784, and then he took the pseudonym Gâlib. He was appointed as the sheik of the Galata Mevlevi Lodge on 9 June 1791. Galib Mehmed Esad Dede died in 1799 and was buried in the tomb in the courtyard.
Grave of Şeyh Galip (1757-1799), Ottoman poet and mystic, Galata Mevlevihanesi, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tarih
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1757
Sheikh Ghalib born at Istanbul.
1799
Sheikh Ghalib died at Istanbul.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. Mufassal Osmanlı tarihi : resimli-haritalı. 2010–2011. 978-975-16-2321-8.
- 2.Sözlüğü, Türk Edebiyatı İsimler. ŞEYH GÂLİB, Mehmed. teis.yesevi.edu.tr.
- 3.Dayıoğlu, Server; P. 59
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Divan (Şiirler)
- Hüsn ü Aşk (Güzellik ve Aşk)
- Şerh-i Cezîre-i Mesnevî
- Es-Sohbetü's-Sâfiyye
- Zübde-i alem
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witness
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
The authorities additionally record the heading Şeyh Galip. His recorded languages were Ottoman Turkish, Persian, Arabic and Turkish. His recorded confession was Sufism.
Identity and origins
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
39,529 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Shehu SaniAuthor
- Sheikh Ahmad-e JamiAuthor
- Sheikh Ahmadou BambaAuthor
- Sheikh Fazlul KarimAuthor
- Sheikh MuhammadAuthor
- Sheikh Muhammad AbdullahAuthor
- Sheikh Mujibur RahmanAuthor
- Sheikh MustafaAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Sheikh Ghalib?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.