Aşık Veysel was a renowned Turkish minstrel and poet born in 1894 in Sivas province. He was blind for most of his life but was a virtuoso of the bağlama and a prominent representative of Anatolian ashik tradition in the 20th century. In his lyrics, Veysel addressed a wide range of themes including love, values, beliefs, and his perspective on the world as a blind man through the use of folk literature.
2. AŞIK VEYSEL
• (October 25, 1894 – March 21, 1973),
• He is commonly known simply
as Âşık Veysel.He was
a Turkish minstrel and highly
regarded poet of the Turkish folk
literature.
3. AŞIK VEYSEL
• He was born in the Sivrialan village of
the Şarkışla district, in the province
of Sivas.
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5. AŞIK VEYSEL
• He was an ashik, poet, songwriter,
and a bağlama virtuoso, the
prominent representative of
the Anatolian ashik tradition in the
20th century.
9. AŞIK VEYSEL
• Veysel used a wide range of themes
for his lyrics; based on morals,
values, and constant questioning on
issues such as love, care, beliefs,
and how he saw the world as a blind
man.
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