Mustafa Sheykhoghlu Explained

Sadraldin Mustafa Sheykhoghlu (Turkish: Sadrüddin Mustafa Şeyhoğlu; 1340/1341 –) was Turkish poet and translator who had major influence on Ottoman diwan poetry especially the masnavi genre.^[1] Some sources have referred to him as "Mustafa Sheykhoghlu" or "Sadraldin Sheykhoghlu".^[2] The date of his death have been quoted around 1341 but its place is unknown.^[3]

Works

His most famous is "Khurshid Nameh" which is also referred to as "Khurshid u Ferakhshad" and "Shehristan-i Ushagh". Other works are translations of Marzban nama, Qabus nama and Kenz ul-kubera.

Notes and References

1. Avcı, İsmail. «ŞEYHOĞLU MUSTAFA: HURŞÎD-NÂME (HURŞÎD Ü FERAHŞÂD)». A.Ü. Türkiyat Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi (Erzurum: Atatürk Üniversitesi), Sayı 39 (2009): 101–111.
2. Burrill, Kathleen. “S̲h̲eyk̲h̲-Og̲h̲lu”. In Encyclopaedia of Islam. vol. 9, San-Sze. 2nd ed. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1997. 418–419. .
3. Korkmaz, Zeynep. «Kâbus-nâme ve Marzuban-nâme Çevirileri Kimindir?». Türk Dili Araştırmaları Yıllığı Belleten (Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu), Sayı 1966 (1967): 267–278.