Neyzen Tevfik
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Neyzen Tevfik (1879-1953) was a Turkish poet, satirist, and ney player (which is what Neyzen means in Turkish). He was born in Bodrum on March 24, 1879, and died in Istanbul on January 28, 1953.
He learned Persian as a young man, and became a Mevlevi in İzmir. He then moved to Istanbul and continued his Mevlevi practice in Galata and Kasımpaşa. In 1902 he became a Bektaşi dervish.
His interest in poetry influenced him into meeting with Mehmet Akif Ersoy. He also visited Egypt for sometime between 1908 and 1913.
Neyzen Tevfik's fame in the popular Turkish culture is mainly due to his virtuosity with the ney. Moreover, he was also a heavy drinker while practicing a form of Islam, which was very problematic due to the ban on drinking in Islam. He therefore is also a symbol of a clash between the orthodox Islamic doctrine, and the Bektaşi order that he was in.
[edit] Poetry
- Hiç, 1919
- Azab-ı Mukaddes, 1949
[edit] Music
- Nihavent Saz Semaisi
- Şehnazbuselik Saz Semaisi
- Taksimler, taş plak.
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