Zeynep Hatun Turkey (15th Century) Timeline Muslim / Sufi Poems by Zeynep Hatun Books

Zeynep Hatun was the first significant woman poet of Ottoman Divan Poetry. As with so many love poets in the tradition, her words dance on the borderline between worldly and divine love.

In Camille Helminski's book, Women of Sufism, we are told that:

"...Zeynep Hatun [was] one of the strong women of Sufism around whom people have gathered for light and guidance in the Ankara region of Turkey for many years..."

Poems by Zeynep Hatun

• I am a fountain, You are my water

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