Aşıq Ümer

Ashik Umer (Crimean Tatar: Aşıq Ümer; 1621, Kezlev — 1707, Kezlev) was a Crimean Tatar medieval poet-ashik, one of the most famous representatives of the Turkic-speaking ashik poetry in general. Ashik poetry (Crimean Tatar: aşıq — the person in love) is a special kind of literary oeuvre, the representatives of which — folk poets-singers — accompany their performances with playing the string-plucked musical instrument bağlama. Hence another name for this poetry — "bağlama poetry".

Aşıq Ümer

Ashik Umer (Crimean Tatar: Aşıq Ümer; 1621, Kezlev — 1707, Kezlev) was a Crimean Tatar medieval poet-ashik, one of the most famous representatives of the Turkic-speaking ashik poetry in general. Ashik poetry (Crimean Tatar: aşıq — the person in love) is a special kind of literary oeuvre, the representatives of which — folk poets-singers — accompany their performances with playing the string-plucked musical instrument bağlama. Hence another name for this poetry — "bağlama poetry".