Karacaoğlan
Turkish poet · Turkey · On the map · Writers · Lived 1606 to 1680 · aged 74
Karacaoğlan was a 17th-century Anatolian Turkish folk poet and ashik. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown but it is widely accepted that he was born around 1606 and died around 1679. He lived around the city of Osmaniye.
Karacaoğlan is read about 68 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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His tomb, which was organized as a mausoleum in 1997, is at Karacaoğlan hill in the village of Karacaoğlan, Mut, Mersin. In this regard, he was the first known folk poet and ashik whose statue was built.
Country
Turkey
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1606 to 1680 · aged 74
