Yusuf Nabi

Biography:

Yusuf Nabi was a Turkish Divan poet in the court of Mehmet IV. He was famous for his brilliant lyrics filled with popular sayings and critiques of the age and verses commemorating innumerable important occasions. At the age of 24 Nabi left Şanlıurfa Province and came to Istanbul. He also lived in Aleppo. But when Baltacı Mehmet Pasha became the grand vizier he returned to İstanbul where he died.