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Mehmed bin Süleyman Fuzuli most commonly refered to as Fuzuli was born around 1494 in the Safavid Empire, although his actual date of birth is unknown. He is one of the more famous Ottoman poets and is concidered by many to be on the greatest contrbutors to Turkish literature,especially that of lyrical poetry. It is said that he had a perfect knowledge of Turkish, Arabic and Persian, the three great eastern languages of the time, and wrote his collected poems (Divan) each of these. In 1556 Fuzuli died of cholera in Kerbela.

Works

Some of his More famous works include the kaside, The Leyla ile Mecnun, a famous work about love and pain. The mesnevi, which is considered to be one the most important works of Fuzuli and has influenced numerous Turkish and Iranian poets. The hadikad-üs- Sueda in which Fuzuli describes the tragedy of Kerbela which is an extremely sad incident of the Islamic history. This literary piece is one of the best works produced in Turkish. He also has numerous other works of importance.

Works Cited: Turkish Ministry of Culture
Poetry Portal Encyclopedia Britannica

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-'''Fuzuli''' was born at approximately [[1494]] in the [[Safavid]] Empire, although his actual date of birth is unknown. He is one of the most famous and greatest , specifically of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Poet|poets]] and contributors to [[Turkish literature]]. He had a perfect knowledge of [[Turkish]], [[Arabic]] and [[Persian]], the three great eastern languages of the time, has written his collected [[poem|poems]] (Divan) in three different languages. Besides his '''kaside''', each being a monument, he has given us the best and the most sensitive examples of [[lyrical]] Turkish poetry, '''Leyla ile Mecnun'''. This famous love and pain '''mesnevi''', which is considered to be the most important work of Fuzuli, occupies a special place among the work on the theme of these tragic and legendary lovers by numerous Turkish and [[Iranian]] poets. In his work titled '''hadikad-üs- Sueda''' he describes the tragedy of Kerbela which is an extremely sad incident of the [[Islamic]] history. This literary piece is one of the best works produced in Turkish. He also has numerous other works of importance. In [[1556]] he died of [[cholera]] in [[Kerbela]].
+'''Mehmed bin Süleyman Fuzuli''' most commonly refered to as '''Fuzuli''' was born around [[1494]] in the [[Safavid]] Empire, although his actual date of birth is unknown. He is one of the more famous [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Poet|poets]] and is concidered by many to be on the greatest contrbutors to [[Turkish literature]],especially that of [[lyrical]] poetry. It is said that he had a perfect knowledge of [[Turkish]], [[Arabic]] and [[Persian]], the three great eastern languages of the time, and wrote his collected [[poem|poems]] (Divan) each of these. In [[1556]] Fuzuli died of [[cholera]] in [[Kerbela]].
+== Works ==
+Some of his More famous works include the '''kaside''', The '''Leyla ile Mecnun''', a famous work about love and pain. The  '''mesnevi''', which is considered to be one the most important works of Fuzuli and has influenced numerous Turkish and [[Iranian]] poets. The '''hadikad-üs- Sueda''' in which Fuzuli describes the tragedy of Kerbela which is an extremely sad incident of the [[Islamic]] history. This literary piece is one of the best works produced in Turkish. He also has numerous other works of importance.
 '''Works Cited:'''
 [http://www.kultur.gov.tr/portal/default_en.asp?belgeno=1468| Turkish Ministry of Culture]<br>
 [http://www.poetry-portal.com/poets22.html| Poetry Portal]
+[http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article?tocId=9365090| Encyclopedia Britannica]
 [[Category:Turkish poets|Fuvuli]]