
Âşık Mehmed Ağa (Odabaşıoğlu)
Âşık Mehmed Ağa (Odabaşıoğlu): Janissary Minstrel of Amasya
Odabaşıoğlu Âşık Mehmed Ağa, Janissary sergeant who played the çöğür and sang epics: his family, the Selağzı coffeehouse, the Âşıkoğulları and his lost poems.
13 October 2026
8 min reading