Hasan Tahsin (poet)

Hasan Tahsin
Born1800/1801
Nicosia
Died18 August 1861
NationalityTurkish Cypriot
OccupationDivan poet

Hasan Tahsin (1800/1801 – 18 August 1861[1]), also known as Kör Tahsin ("Blind Tahsin"),[2] was a Turkish Cypriot divan poet and Islamic jurist. He rose to high-ranking judicial positions in the Ottoman Empire, becoming the kazasker of Rumelia. Not much of his written work survives.

  1. ^ Köksal, Mehmet Fatih. "Tahsîn". Türk Edebiyatı İsimler Sözlüğü. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ Hakeri, Bener Hakkı (1992). "Hasan Tahsin". Kıbrıs Türk Ansiklopedisi. I. Kıbrıs Gazetesi Yayınları. p. 157.