Erzurumlu Emrah
Erzurumlu Emrah (1775, Güzelyurt, Erzurum – 1854, Niksar, Tokat) was a Turkish Turkish folk poet. Life He took a madrasah education in Erzurum. He was interested in mysticism and adhered to the Halidi branch of Nakşibendi, lived in Sivas and Kastamonu for a long time. Important figures of poetic literature of the time were Karacaoğlan, Atik Ömer, Erzurumlu Emrah and Kayserili Aşık Seyrani. Erzurumlu Emrah is believed to have died in 1854 in Niksar. His poems of the aruz were published by Erzurumlu Abdulaziz under the title Divan. See also Turkish folk literature References External links Erzurumlu Emrah, Ministry of Culture in Turkey Turkish poets 1775 births 1854 deaths Date of birth unknown Turkish-language writers People from Güzelyurt