Amasyalıdır. Meşâhîr-i şu’âradan olup 1097’de Yakut Paşa mescidi imâmı oldu. Ancak üç ay sonra ref’ edildi. Amasya’da A’yânoğulları bunun evlâdıdır.
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Ahmed Ayânî Çelebi
Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 180 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU
Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)
Our Research Article
Editor: Mevlüt Erdem Öztürk
In Modern English
He was a native of Amasya. He was among the well-known poets. In 1097 [1685-86] he became imam of the Yakut Pasha Mosque; but three months later he was dismissed. The Ayânîoğulları in Amasya are descended from him.
Notes and Research
Old Words in the Text
- meşâhîr-i şu'arâ: well-known poets
- mescid imâmı: the official who leads prayer in a mosque
- ref' edilmek: to be removed from office
- evlâd: children, grandchildren, descendants
The Poet Ahmed Ayânî Çelebi
The entry consists of only four sentences. Although Ayânî is counted among poets, his poems or divan are not mentioned; under what pen name he wrote is not stated either. No information was found in other sources on him and the Ayânîoğulları. No reliable record could be reached on the Yakut Pasha Mosque either; since it is not clear from the sources whether the Yâkub Pasha Dervish Lodge in Amasya and this mosque are the same building, the two have not been linked here.
The office lasting three months, the reason for the dismissal not being written, and "Ayânîoğulları" being mentioned as a family name are the noteworthy features of the text. It is possible that the family name arose from a poet's pen name, but this is only a possibility; it is not confirmed in the sources.
Bibliography
- Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 180–180. amasya.bel.tr