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Nef’î’s real name was Ömer. He was born around 1572 in Hasankale, a district in Erzurum. His father, Mehmed Bey, was also a poet. When his father had to go to Crimea for some reason, Nef’î’s family became very poor. Nef’î started writing poems at a young age and became a great poet. At first, he used the name “Darrî” in his poems, but a friend later gave him the name “Nef’î.” Adventure in Istanbul During the reign of Sultan Ahmed I (1603–1617), Nef’î went to Istanbul. There, he wrote poems prais