Âşık Veysel
Turkish poet (1894-1973) · Turkey · On the map · Writers · Died at 78
Âşık Veysel was a Turkish Alevi ashik, bağlama virtuoso, and folk poet. He was born and died in the village of Sivrialan, Sivas Province, in the Ottoman Empire.
Âşık Veysel is read about 369 times a day, in 20 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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Sacred juniper tree at Mount Beserek, near Sivrialan, where prayers for healing were offered
Four different sizes of bağlama, or saz. The terms are generally used interchangeably.
Veysel in 1935
Veysel playing his bağlama in 1943
Grave of Aşık Veysel near Sivrialan, showing his saz and death mask
His statue at Gülhane Park
Depiction of Veysel in a wax museumListen
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Blind since the age of 7, Veysel's songs were typically melancholic, and dealt with a range of themes revolving around morality, love, faith, life and death, patriotism, nature, and his own perception of the world as a blind man.
Country
Turkey
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1973 · aged 78
