Âşık Veysel
TURKISH MINSTREL AND HIGHLY REGARDED POET
Asik Veysel; Asik Veysel Satiroglu; Aşık Veysel; Aşık Veysel Şatıroğlu; Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu
Âşık Veysel (born Veysel Şatıroğlu; 25 October 1894 – 21 March 1973) was a Turkish Alevi ashik and highly regarded poet of the Turkish folk literature. He was born in the Sivrialan village of the Şarkışla district, in the province of Sivas.