Nesâtî Biography | Poet

Nesai (–1674) was the pen name (Ottoman Turkish : mala s ) of an Ottoman poet. He was a Sufi, or Islamic mystic, of the Mevlevî order, and his poetry is often considered exemplary of the "Indian style" ( sebk-i hindî ) of Ottoman poetry, a movement which flourished beginning in the 17th century.

Nesai (–1674) was the pen name (Ottoman Turkish : mala s ) of an Ottoman poet. He was a Sufi, or Islamic mystic, of the Mevlevî order, and his poetry is often considered exemplary of the "Indian style" ( sebk-i hindî ) of Ottoman poetry, a movement which flourished beginning in the 17th century.