Galib Mehmed Esad Dede, known as Sheikh Galib (1757 – 3 January 1799), was a Turkish divan literature poet and mystic.
Biography His real name was Mehmed. He used the pseudonym Es'ad given by his teacher Hodja Neş'et, from whom he learned a lot by participating in literary conversations, until 1784, and then he took the pseudonym Gâlib. He was appointed as the sheik of the Galata Mevlevi Lodge on 9 June 1791. Galib Mehmed Esad Dede died in 1799 and was buried in the tomb in the courtyard.Dayıoğlu, Server; P. 59
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Poems Divan (Şiirler) Hüsn ü Aşk (Güzellik ve Aşk) Şerh-i Cezîre-i Mesnevî Es-Sohbetü's-Sâfiyye Zübde-i alem
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