Şeyh Gâlib

Galib Mehmed Esad Dede, known as Sheikh Galib (1757 – 3 January 1799), was a Turkish divan literature poet and mystic.

Biography
His real name is 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 (Ergun 1932: 7), 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 1798 and was buried in the tomb in the courtyard.

Poem's

 * Divan (Şiirler)
 * Hüsn ü Aşk (Güzellik ve Aşk)
 * Şerh-i Cezîre-i Mesnevî
 * Es-Sohbetü's-Sâfiyye
 * Zübde-i alem