A. NECİB OLGUN (1949-)
Due to his father's civil service, he completed his education in various places. He graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Literature. He became a philosophy teacher. He served in various places. He returned to Elbistan in 1983. He writes his poems in a lexiphanic way.
 

ABDÜLMUTTALİB DERE (1946-)
He was born in the village of Çiçek in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed primary school in his village, secondary school and high school in Elbistan. He graduated from Adana Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy. He served in many institutions of the state.

He was fascinated with poetry at a young age. He read the greats of folk poetry. He also wrote himself. He wrote articles. He published them in many places.
 

ADEM KILIÇ (1949-)
He was born in the Emirli village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. After working in various jobs, he started to work in the PTT. He is a good folk poet.

ADEM KONAN (1964-)
He was born in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school in Afşin, secondary school in Elbistan, and Industrial Vocational High School in Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from G.U. Technical Education Faculty Machine Education Department. He started to work as a techer. He published his poems in various magazines. He won degrees in poetry competitions. His works are as follows: Irmağın Yakarışı (1995) and Türk Şiir Güldestesi (with Assoc. Dr. Hüseyin Özbay).
 

ADİL SOYDAN (1918-1965)
He was born in the Zeytun sub-district of Kahramanmaraş. He is originally from the Nakipoğulları family from Elbistan. He completed his primary and secondary education in Elbistan. He died in 1965 while he was working in Elbistan National Real Estate. He has to poetry books: Gönül Sazı (1964) and Yayla
Çiçekleri.
 

ADİLE NECLÂ KANDEĞER (1910-1965)
She was born in Thessaloniki. She attended primary school in İstanbul. She graduated from İzmir Girls Teacher's School. She was first assigned to Maraş. She got married to Bekir Kandeğer in Maraş. She taught in Maraş for 33 years. She retired in Maraş. He became one of the people of Maraş. She died in Maraş in 1965.

Her poems were published in local newspapers and magazines. She is a strong folk poet.

AHMET BERTİZLİOĞLU (1915-1984)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He is the child of a very old family of Kahramanmaraş. His father is a mudarris. He is known as Müderris Nuri Efendi. He only attended the primary school. He spent his entire life as a carpenter. He died on December 3, 1984. He is a good folk poet. His poems were lost together with his books where they were given. We have very few of his poems. His master in poetry is Aşık Mıstık.

AHMET CANSIZ GÜLLÜ (1929-1993)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He is the son of a family that migrated from Erzurum to Elbistan. He started to write poetry at a young age. He only attended secondary school. He wrote poems in both aruz and syllabic meter. He made himself accepted in his environment. He was loved, read. He was self-employed. He worked as officer. He passed away in 1993 in Elbistan. A review was made on him: “Ahmet Cansız Güllü” prepared by Nafiz Yıldırım, Celalettin Kurt (1998). A book of his poems was published by the Ministry of National Education under the name "Şar Dağından Esen Rüzgar".

AHMET ÇITAK (1896-1963)
He is originally from Elbistan. Although he received education in the beginning, he did not have an education life that reached the end. He spent his life in his town. He died in 1963 as a result of a traffic accident. He participated in many call-and-response duets. He is a very strong representative of Turkish folk literature. He has also Divan style poems. He also wrote spontaneous poems. He has no published poetry books. Howevever, there are enough poems in our archive to compose a book.

AHMET EKİCİ (1954-)
He was born in the Yeniyapan village of Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş. He started to write poetry at a young age. He wrote poems about love, affection, homeland, etc. He was among the Anatolian poets who used syllabic meter. He took part in the board of directors of the Anatolian Science and Literature Authors Professional Association (ANASAM). He participated in radio and television programs. His poems were published in newspapers and magazines in various parts of Türkiye. He has two poetry books, Yaprak (1999) and Yorgun Yolcu (1999).

AHMET KARTALKANAT (1932-1997)
He was born in Bozlar town of Çağlayancerit district. He had no education life. At the age of 12, he started playing saz and singing, which was a family tradition. He used the pseudonym Kul Ahmet. He did not stay long in his homeland. He traveled around the country and abroad with wandering minstrels. He hit the road for his imaginary lover. He turned to socialism. It gave him a headache on the way. He passed away in 1997. He has many books. A few of them are as follows: Zâlimin Zulmüne Dayan Hâ Dayan, Gelin Dostlar Bir Olalım, Güzel Anadolum, etc.

AHMET KURNAZ (1959-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary, secondary and high school in Elbistan. He dropped out of Ankara University Faculty of Law. He worked as a civil servant in Elbistan. He collected his poems in the work named “Can Diktim Toprağa”.

AHMET SÜREYYA DURNA (1954-)
He was born in the Nadir village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He wrote in various newspapers and magazines. He worked in the İskenderun iron and steel factory.

AHMET TEVFİK PAKSU (1926-)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He studied at the Higher Economics and Trade School. He was engaged in trade, agriculture and industrialism. He resided in various places. He engaged in politics. He got elected to the parliament. He became Minister of Labour. He fought in every field on the conservative ground. He had trouble. He collected his poems in his book called “Şiirlerim” (1973).

AHMET TUT
He was born in Beyoğlu town of Türkoğlu district of Kahramanmaraş. He spent his life under difficult conditions.

ALAADDİN KÜÇÜKKÜRTÜL (1927-1990)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He spent his life with difficulties. He started poetry because of the pain he suffered. He lived as a recluse. He passed away in 1990.

ALİ BAŞPINAR (ÇÖTELİ) (1953-)
He was born in Alimpınar Çöte hamlet of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary education where he was born in. He got interested in poetry at an early age. He grew up and wrote his own poems.

ALİ FUAT CUMAİ (1924-)
He was born in the Karagöl village of Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş. He is a good poet enough to improvise. He does not play saz.

ALİ GÖZÜKARA (1928-)
He was born in the village of Eldelek in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended the primary school in Elbistan. He started to write poetry at a young age. He became well-known in folk poetry. Among his works, there are Elbistanlı Âşık Ali Gözükara’nın Seçme Şiirleri (1956), Kalbimin Feryadı (1958), Deriler Konuşuyor (1958), Her Yayladan Bir Çiçek (1959) and Vatan Aşkı.

ALİ İHSAN BAŞPINAR (AŞIK PINARİ) (1955-)
He was born in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş.. He started to write poetry at a young age. He writes himself and plays himself. He is a worker.

ALİ İHSAN KUYUMCU (1950-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Elbistan. He started his career at the Ministry of Justice. He worked in Prison Directorates. He writes poetry and paints. He publishes his works in local media. He has books. His works are as follows: Yudum Yudum (Poetry, 1970), Bildiğin Gibi (Poetry, 1980), Gurbet Akşamları (Poetry, 1990), Çizemediğim Resim, Elbistan Sokakları (Compilation, 1995) and Yıldıralem (Tale, 1994).

ALİ KARAOSMANOĞLU (1972-)
He was born in the village of Rifatiye in the Andırın district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school in his village and secondary school in Kadirli. He completed his higher education at Selçuk University. He became a literature teacher. He has a poetry book called “Çaykeş”.

ALİ KEMAL GÖZÜKARA (1931-)
He was born in the village of Eldelek in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. After primary and secondary education, he graduated from Düziçi Village Institute. He used the pseudonym Adsız in his poems. Many of his poems were composed. He wrote in every genre. His works are as follows: Yırtık Papuçlar, İbiliye Mektuplar, 1 Mayıs Türküsü, Paslı Kelepçeler, Masaldaki Masallar and Döneye Mektuplar.

ALİ YALÇIN (1956-)
He was born in the Bakraç village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary school in his village, secondary school in Afşin, and high school in Gaziantep. He worked at the Ülker Biscuit factory. Later, he graduated from Bursa Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy. He started working in Afşin Municipality.

ALİ ZENGİN (1945-)
He was born in Fatmalı village of Kahramanmaraş. He finished primary school in the village where he was born. He graduated from Maraş İmam Hatip High School. He studied at Kayseri High Islamic Institute. He finished his term of service and retired.

ARİF (-1788)
He was from Dulkadirli. He has a koşma (a genre in folk poetry).

AŞIK ALİ ATAŞ (1948-)
He was born in the Çağlayancerit district of Kahramanmaraş. He only attended primary school. The poverty made him leave his homeland. He worked in all kinds of job. He started poetry at a very young age. He put his environment, the events that he lived and encountered in his poetry. He participated in the call-and-response duets. It brought success. He publishes his poems on his own website. The poems he published on his website are around two volumes.

AŞIK BAĞLARİ (1940-)
His real name is Kemal Karabulut. He was born in Karaömer village in Göksun.

AŞIK DEVAİ (1957-)
He was born in the village of Sarıçiçek in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. His real name is Mustafa Çıplak. He completed primary school in his village. In his childhood, he was engaged in playing saz and singing while listening the folk poets. He persevered. He learned how to play, sing, write. He was poor all his life. He left his homeland. He went abroad. He made a program on Libyan television. He won an award at the Kayseri Minstrels' Festival. He participated in many feasts and achieved success. He won medals. He is very powerful in poetry. He has his own place in the history of literature. He has a unique style of playing saz and singing. His poetry book is named Gönül Pencerem (1992).

AŞIK GÜLFANİ (1962-)
He was born in the Ördek village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He started writing poetry at an early age. He had financial difficulties. He sought sustenance in outside his homeland by playing his saz and singing. He participated in festivals etc.

AŞIK HÜDAİ (1940-2002)
He was born in the Ağoluk village in Göksun. His real name is Sabri Orak. He lost his father at the age of 9. He started to sing poetry from the age of 10. He trained himself alongside master poets. He spent his life in Adana and its environs until the age of 20. After his military service, he settled in Istanbul, which he considered a city of culture. He participated in many competitions in his field. He got degrees. He had first places in these contests. He is a very powerful folk poet. He has his place in the history of literature. He lived single, died single. He saw celibacy as a necessity for poetry. He said it gives freedom. He has three poetry books: Gönül Diyarından Deyişler, Bütün Evren Semah Döner, Yaralar Beni. A review made on him: Zeyneb Başaran, Aşık Hüdai.

AŞIK MAHRUMİ (1932-2006)
He was born in Berçenek, Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. His real name is Rahmi Kaya. He is the child of a family that came to this region from Dersim. But he studied until third grade in primary school. His parents died early. He became a cattle rancher. The father and grandfather would play saz. He was also willing. Depending on a dream he had, he started to sing as well. He learned how to play the saz. He quit reading other people's poetry. He sang his own poems. He became a master. He was the villager of Aşık Mahzuni Şerif. He was a master in every way. He gave concerts and made programs. He was a socialist poet. His language was sharp. His words hit places where they shouldn't have. He got arrested. He was fired. He had troubles. He barely retired. He passed away in 2006. Although the poet lost most of his poems, some of them survive. Arif Bilgin published a study on Mahrumi, including his poems. “Âşık Mahrûmî”, Arif Bilgin, 2000.

AŞIK MECHULİ (1946-)
He was born in the Kaşanlı village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. His real name is Hasan Öztürk. He has a place in the history of literature.

AŞIK MEHMET ÇOMRUK (1943-)
He was born in the Yeşilyöre town of Kahramanmaraş. He does not play saz. He recites poems by improvising. He hides the poems he writes. He earns his living by working.

ÂŞIK MELÛLİ (1892-1989)
He was a minstrel. He was born in the village of Badre in Afşin district. His real name is Karaca Erbil. He was the son of a wealthy family. He learned to read and write at the age of 7-8. At the age of 10, he was sent to an Armenian who was a family friend in Afşin. He studied at the Armenian school. He took courses in Arabic, Armenian, mathematics and literature.

He was interested in folk literature. He improved himself by reading the poems of many minstrels in his region, as well as those who had passed on to the sources. When he had a disagreement with his father, he left his homeland with his wife. He traveled to various places and met different people. In his poems, he dealt with many subjects from political satires to Sufism as well as human love. He used the pen name Latife as well as the pen name Meluli. His poems were published in various magazines and newspapers, and were composed by many artists. He passed away on November 14, 1989. His life and poems were compiled by his granddaughter Latife Özpolat and Hamdullah Erbil and published in 1992 under the name of "Melûli Divanı ve Aleviliğin, Tasavvufun, Bektaşiliğin Tarihçesi".

ÂŞIK MEŞĞÛLÎ (1948)
He was born in the Höyüklü village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended the primary school in Tanır. He started to write poetry at a young age. He sang and played the saz. He was poor, he worked as a laborer.

ÂŞIK MOLLA HASAN (1870-1930)
He lived in the Musalar nomade group of Orçan Araplar village in Kahramanmaraş. He was known as a poet and hodja. He worked as an imam and merchandiser. He spent his life in poverty. He died in 1930.

ÂŞIK MUSTAFA
He was born in Antep. He died in an uprising.

ÂŞIK RIZAN CEVİZ (1938-)
He was born in the Bakraç village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary education where he was born in. He worked as a telephone installer at the PTT.

ÂŞIK SONER (1947-)
He was born in the village of Sevdili in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He learned how to play the saz at a young age. He loved someone at the age of 18. He could not get married with her. He has been playing the saz and singing since then.

ÂŞIK YENER (1928-)
He was born in Tanır town of Afşin district. He completed primary school in Tanır. He completed the rest of his education in Adana-Haruniye, Ankara-Hasanoğlan village institutes. He worked as a health officer. He was arrested for political reasons for a while. He was acquited. He returned to his duty. He retired in 1978. He started poetry at a young age. He has continued to write. Many of his poems were composed. He has become famous. He has included topics such as love, separation and loneliness, along with social issues, into his poems. He fought against the distortions that he found contradictory. His works are as follows: Deyişler Demeti (1982), Şiirler Demeti (1992), Yol Ver Dağlar Yol Ver Bana (1998) and Binboğadan Marmaraya (2008).

ATÂÎ
He is from Elbistan. He has poems.

BEYAZIT YURTSEVER (1910-1992)
He was born in the Erçene village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. His father passed away when he was young. He grew up with the help of his uncle. He started to write poetry at a young age. He passed away in 1992.

BÜNYÂMİN ÇEVİRİCİ (1959-)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Maraş. He is a jeweler. He writes poems and likes sports.

BÜNYÂMİN KÖKER (1964-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school in Afşin and secondary school in Elbistan. From there, he started furniture making.

CAFER KARAÇAY (1948-)
He was born in the village of Karalar in the Türkoğlu district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary school in his village and his secondary and high school education in Maraş. He graduated from Teachers' School. He worked as a teacher. He has retired. He settled into his village. He has been spending time writing poetry.

CELAL ÇAÇAN (1955-)
He was born in the Yazı village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He was interested in playing the saz and singing at a young age. He sang and played the saz. The day has come, he has mastered in singing and playing.

CEMAL UÇKAÇ (1942-)
He was born in Göksun. He has five poems.

COŞKUN ÇOKYİĞİT (1959-)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Letters. He wrote poems and articles in various newspapers and magazines. He has a poetry book titled "Gitmesen Olmaz mı?" (1996).

CUMA ŞAHİN (1934-)
He was born in the Alemdar village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He spent his life in poverty. The poverty and illness led him to poetry.

ÇATAN YÜREK HALİL AĞA
He was from Elbistan. He was a 18th century century poet.

DERDİÇOK (1874-1937)
He is originally from Elbistan. But he spent most of his life in Afşin. He died in Afşin. His father was an imam. He also served as an imam. He had many marriages. He was a very powerful folk poet. He made his name written in the history of literature. His poems are absolutely perfect. The regional dialect is dominant in his poetry. His poems have been compiled and published several times in book form.

DOĞAN SOYDAN (1946-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary and secondary education in Afşin. He graduated from Kahramanmaraş Teachers' School. He worked as a teacher. Later, he graduated from İzmir Buca Education Institute Turkish Department. He moved from classroom teacher to literature teacher. His works are as follows: Delikli Kuruş (1988), Dünyam İğne Ucu (1993) and Paşa Geliyor Paşa.

DURDU KISAKOL
He is from Afşin. He has only one poem.

DURDU MEHMET YOKSUL (1923-)
He was born in Maraş.. His father's name is Mustafa. He started writing poetry after a dream he saw. Keeping his teacher's will, he continued poetry as a way of fight. He dealt with the wrongs he saw in society. He couldn’t get education. He worked in the forest administration and Maraş Municipality. Due to his poetry, he experienced difficulties and retired. He is a very good representative of folk poetry in Maraş. He is a prolific poet. He has so many poems even for a poet. Most of them have been published in local newspapers and his first poetry book was published in 2008. His poems are about wrongs he sees in society, but also about the beauties he sees and attaches to like every folk poet.

DURDU TÜRKKAHRAMAN
There is no information about the poet.

ELBENDİ
He has a few poems.

ELİF ÇOMRUK (1916-)
He was born in the Yeşilyöre town of Türkoğlu district of Kahramanmaraş. She is the first woman poet to introduce the name of the region. She is a rhetor type of woman.

ERGÜN KÜÇÜK (1972-)
He was born in the Topaktaş village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary and secondary education. He started writing poetry at a young age. He is a teacher.

FEHMÎ
He has only one poem.

FERÂHÎ (1922-1950)
He was born in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. His real name is Mehmet Sağ. He was the son of a gentry family. His father died early. He inherited a fortune from him. He finished his primary school in Elbistan and high school in Antep. He enrolled in Ankara Faculty of Law. But he got sick while he was studying there. On the one hand, he struggled with his illness. On the other hand, he graduated with great difficulty. He did his internship. He became a lawyer. He was engaged. He knew enough Arabic and Persian to speak. He started to write poetry at a young age. He achieved perfection very early on. His poems featured the death, divine love, and the joy of Sufism. He succumbed to his illness. He died in 1950. Before his death, he published his poetic book "Hikâye-i Velâdet-i Rasul" (1949). He expressed his love for the Prophet. This Mevlüt and his other unpublished poems were collected and published in research on him after his death. “Ferâhî, Mehmet Ferâhî Sağ, Nafiz Yıldırım (2006) Elbistan.

FERMÂNÎ
He is a 19th century poet. He has only one poem.

FİKRİ AVŞAR (1959-)
Göksun ilçesi Kanlıkavak köyünde doğdu. He graduated from Kayseri Education Institute. He started teaching. He collected his poems in the book titled “Yaşama Dair”.

FİLARİM
He has only one poem.

GÜLKIZ BACI (GÜVEN)
She is from Elbistan.

GÜLŞENÎ
He has a few poems.

GÜNDEŞLİOĞLU
His real name is Mehmet. He is a 17th century poet. He has only one poem.

HACI AY (1913-)
He was born in the Yayla Kürtül village of Ekinözü district of Kahramanmaraş. He is blind. He got married. He got divorced. He has never got married again. He does not play saz. He is insane. 

HACI HASAN UĞUR (1928-)
He was born in the village of Ambarcık in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school in Elbistan and secondary school in Malatya. In his youth, he fell in love a beauty in his village. That beauty shaked his heart, depressed and filled him with emotion. He started writing poems. He wrote very excellent poems at a very early age. He couldn’t marry with that beauty. But he continued writing poems. In his poetry, there is God, spirituality and the problems of society. He won the Türkiye first place in a poetry competition he participated in. He farms in his village. He lives in his village. He has three poetry books: Bir Sevda Saçtım Söğütlü’den (1995), Şar Dağından Bad-ı Sabâ (2001) ve Kervanda Zaman (2005).

HACI ÖZER DOĞUÇ (1929-1982)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He wrote poems in aruz and syllabic meter. He finished primary and secondary school in Elbistan and high school in Ankara. He dropped out of college. He was both a civil servant and a trader. He was a music lover. He had composition. He published 22 songs he wrote with Aruz under the name Hepsi Hayal Hepsi Hakîkat (1961). He died in 1982.

HACI ZÜLKADİROĞLU (1902-1958)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He is a good folk poet. His real name is Hacı Mehmet. He was the son of Ali Rıfat Efendi. He passed away in 1958. He published his poems in local newspapers. He has a work called “Maraş Kahramanlığının Târihî Destanı” (1954).

HAFIZ ATAÇ (HOZALOĞLU) (1935-)
He was born in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He studied until fourth grade in primary school. He got a job. He is a lover of God. He continues his life as a retired worker.

HAFIZ KIZ
She is from Maraş, and blind. She has poems.

HAKÎRÎ
He is from the village of Maraba in Elbistan. He has a few poems.

HAMİT ÇİÇEK (1940-)
He was born in the village of Geçit in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary and secondary education in his village. He became a postal service officer. Later, he persevered and completed his education until higher education. His poems are usually about heroism.

HAMİD ÖZCAN (1949-)
He was born in Ekinözü. He studied Quran Course. He worked as imam. He engaged in commerce. He has a poetry book titled Sevgi Yağmuru.

HANİFİ GÖÇER
He was born in Yenice village of Dârende district of Malatya. He completed primary school in Elbistan. He attended high school in Elbistan. He worked in publishing and printing fields. He moved to Istanbul for a while and continued to do the same job. He returned. He published the Şardağ newspaper in Elbistan. He has published two poetry books titled Sevenlerin Suçu (1980) and Çölde Kaybolan.

HANİFİ KARA (1945-)
He was born in the Alemdar village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school where he was born, secondary school in Elbistan, and teachers’ school in Gaziantep. He became a classroom teacher.

HANİFİ SARIYILDIZ (1931-2008)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown. He graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture. In this capacity, he served in many places. He became an administrator. He retired while serving as provincial director of village services in his hometown. He used the pen pseudonym Dostozan in his poems. He collected his poems in a book titled Maraşca ve Kar.

HARUN SEVİNÇLER (1947-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary and secondary education in Antep. He studied at teachers’ school and then he worked as a teacher and administrator. He published his poems in various newspapers and magazines.

HASAN KISA (1944-)
He was born in the village of Hartlap in Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school. He took religous education from Tuzsuz Hoca. He wrote poems related to national and moral values. He is retired. He resides in his village.

HASAN TAT (1954-)
He was born in the Ekinözü district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary and secondary education here. He finished high school. He worked in Turkish Coal Entripses.
He has two poetry books titled "Şiirler" (1977) and "Gün Kara Güneş Kara" (1984).

HASAN YURTSEVER (1920-2007)
He was born in the Erçene village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He started writing poetry at a young age. He never got married. He passed away in 2007.

HATİCE BİNBOĞA (KADERİKARA) (1887-)
She was born in the Marabuz village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. She has never studied. She is illiterate.

HAYATİ VASFİ TAŞYÜREK (1931-1990)
He was born in Tanır town of Afşin district. He studied enough to finish secondary school. He retired from civil service. His poetry comes from his family. Because his mother and uncle are poets. He also served as mayor for a while. He passed away in 1990. He wrote poems in which national values outweighed. He was one of the pioneers of the national front in his period. His fame spread all over Türkiye. He has a place in the history of literature. Some of his poetry books are as follows: Kalbimdeki Arzu, Dile Gelen Anadolu, Ülkü Tomurcukları, Ebesinin Oğlu, etc.

HAYREDDİN ÖNDER (1967-)
He was born in the Taşoluk village of Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary secondary and high school education in Maraş. He resides in the Taşoluk town. His first poetry book is Onuncu Köy. He is a very good folk poet.

HEZÂRİ
He lived in 19th century. He was very powerful in poetry. He made his name written in the history of Turkish folk literature. His poems were loved in whole Anatolia. However, very few of his poems have survived to this day.

HİLMİ ŞAHBALLI ()
He was born in Sarılar village of Türkoğlu district. He was influenced by Hayati Vasfı Taşyürek. He followed his path. Like him, he wrote poems based on heroic, national feelings. He stayed in Germany for many years. He studied music. He composed the songs he wrote. He decorated them with saz. He sang himself. Others performed his songs. He made many records and cassettes. He was a very prolific poet, a versatile person. He also made television programs.

HÜSEYİN BEŞTEPE (HÜSEYÎNÎ) (1940-)
He was born in the village of Karahöyük in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from elementary school. He is retired from the civil service.

İMİRZE
He has only one poem.

İRFÂNÎ
He has only one poem.

İSMAİL BALTACI (1959-)
He was born in the village of Ericek of Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş. He spent his life abroad for the sake of business. He has been playing saz, reading and writing poems since his youth.

İSMÂİL İPEK (1942-)
He was born in the Örenli village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He followed the minstrel tradition at an early age. He wrote poetry. He acted in theaters. He released cassettes etc. He composed folk songs.

İSMAİL KIRAÇ (1947-)
He was born in the village of Kanlıkavak in the Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş. He could not study because his father broke his arm as a result of an accident. He dropped out of primary school.

İSMÂİLÎ
He has only one poem.

IZGINOĞLU
There is no information about the poet.

KALENDER EREN (1942-)
He was born in the village of Köseyahya in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school. He was led into poetry under the influence of the poets who came to the village. His mother was also influential in his poetry. He earns his living from farming.

KÂMİL BOZKURT (1912-1982)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. His father died when he was just five years old. He began to work immediately after primary school. He started poetry at the age of sixteen. He wrote his poems on cigarette papers, not in notebooks. He accumulated them in the mattress. He collected some of it in the book titled Bozkurt'un Sesi ve Şiirleri (1950). He died in 1982.

KANDEMİR KOÇ (1952-)
He was born in 1952 in Hacıömerli village of Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş. He had his primary education in his village. He attended high school in Göksun. He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Philosophy. He worked as a teacher. He has a poetry book titled "Arayış" (1993).

KARA YUSUF (1903-)
He was born in Orçan Araplar village Karuşağı camp in Kahramanmaraş. He live here. He works as a farmer and worker.

KARAOZAN (1947-)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. His real name is Eshabil Karademir. He started playing and writing at a young age. He was influenced by the conservative nationalist segment. He benefited from Vasfı Taşyürek and Timurhan Zevrakî in his field. He participated in competitions. He received awards. He did not go out of the minstrel tradition. He wrote on every subject in various newspapers and magazines. He published what he wrote.

KÖR GEBENLİ
He has two poems.

KUL HÂMİT (1916-1978)
He was born in the Alemdar village of Afşin district. His father's name is Bekir and his mother's name is Mihriban. He started poetry when he was 11 years old. He completed his life as an imam, farmer, etc. While he was alive, he published his poetry book called "Umut Çiçekleri". He was a very powerful folk poet. He is the Yunus Emre of this land.

(KUL) HASAN GÖREN (1933-)
He was born in the Emir İlyas village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary education. He has played saz and sang folk poems. He published his poems in newspapers and magazines. He has a poetry book titled "Aşık Kul Hasan" (1963).

LATİF ARSLAN
He has three poems.

M. TEVFİK KANADIKIRIK (1911-1981)
He was born in Maraş.. He received some madrasa education. His father died when he was 12 years old. He started tailoring. He tended towards the Sufi life. He was attached to the Naqshi sheikh Abid Efendi. He took a distance on this road. He sold all his property. He wanted to go to the Ka'ba. It didn't happen. He became an honorary muezzin. He became a permanent imam. He passed away in 1981. He started writing poetry at a young age. He wrote poems filled with religous emotions.

MÂHİR
He has only one poem.

MAHMUT SEYDİHANOĞLU (1912-1973)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. His father’s name was Ali and his mother’s name was Hatice. He was a folk poet with religious motifs. He passed away in 1973.

MAHSÛSE HANIM (1865-1925)
She was born in Maraş. She was the daughted of Bayazıdoğlu Abdullah Bey. She was widowed at a young age. She passed away in 1925.

MAHZÛNÎ ŞERİF (1943-2002)
He was born in the village of Berçenek of Afşin district. His real name is Şerif Cırık. He initially wrote in the line of Karacaoğlan. Then he moved to the socialist line. He experienced difficulties. He was influenced by poets in his neighborhood. He played, sang and composed. He made records. He became famous for his political satires. He established himself in every field he dealt with. He was a socially prominent figure. He gave many concerts at home and abroad. He passed away in 2002. There has been studies done on him. Some of his poems were collected in the book titled Dolunaya Tül Düştü (1995).

MECHÛLÎ (1946-)
He was born in the Keşanlı village of Afşin. His real name is Hasan Öztürk. He is from a poor family. He has worked as a civil servant for a while. His livelihood is on his saz. According to his statement, he is a lover of Mevlana. He uses the pseudonym Mechûlî in the poem. He participated in minstrels’ feasts. He has a poetry book called Diri Gezen Ölü. He is a good folk poet. He has a place in the history of literature.

MEHMET ADİL ALCIOĞLU (1933-)
He was born in the Değirmendere town of Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary education in his village. He left his hometown at the age of 17. He worked in his homeland. He went abroad. He spent ten years working abroad. He returned and spent time with trade. He has retired. He loves to read. He has books titled "Tarihte Alcı-Tecirli Beğdili-İlbeyli-Elbeyli Türkmenleri Soykimlikleri" (2006) and "Değirmendere Kasabası Tarihi" (2009).

MEHMET AKSU (1962-)
He was born in Dereli village of Kahramanmaraş. He worked within the Ministry of Justice. He published his poems and articles in various newspapers and magazines. He has poetry books called "Sevdamın Yurdu", "Başka Dağlar Var” and "Gönüllerin Budak Gülleri".

MEHMET ALTUN
He came to Türkoğlu from Bahçe and settled here. She has poems.

MEHMET AYAR (BAZO) (1942-2008)
He was born in the village of Kanlıkavak in the Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş. He grew up in a poor family. He finished primary school in seven years. He got married very early. He was a master of the oxcart. He practiced carpentry. He was engaged in poetry from the beginning of his life. He is a master poet. He passed away in 2008.

MEHMET BUDAK (OZAN) (1957-)
He was born in the Şahinkayası town of Kahramanmaraş. He studied primary, secondary and high school in Kahramanmaraş. He lost his left hand in 1973. He started to work in the government office in 1974. He retired due to disability in 1990. He has a poetry book titled "Bizim Kavgamız" (2006).

MEHMET DELİGÖNÜL (1923-)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary and secondary education in Maraş and Adana. He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Turkish Language and Literature. He worked as a literature teacher at Kahramanmaraş High School. He held positions such as administrator and inspector in various provinces. He collected his poems in the work "Yalnız" (1945).

MEHMET DOĞAN (1949-)
He was born in the village of Güblüce in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Elbistan. He graduated from Anadolu University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Turkish Language and Literature. He worked as a literature teacher in public schools. He worked in radio and television. He worked in newspapers.

MEHMET GÖÇER (1933-)
He was born in Yenice village of Dârende. He has settled in Elbistan since 1950. He worked as a journalist in Elbistan. He loves Elbistan more than the people of Elbistan. He wrote poems in his youth. He has over three hundred poems. He still works as a journalist in Elbistan. He has a book of folk poetry called "İlkbaharda Yeryüzü" (1964).

MEHMET GÖZÜKARA (1962-)
He was born in the village of Eldelek in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended the primary school in his village and the secondary school in Adana. He finished the technical school in Kahramanmaraş. He joined Afşin-Elbistan Power Plant as a technician. He published his poems in various newspapers and magazines. He won degrees in poetry competitions he participated in. His three poetry books have been published; Söz Alev Aldı (2002), Elbistan, Söz Beledim Beşiğe (2003), Elbistan, Boyun Büktüm Güle Doğru (2007), Elbistan.

MEHMET GÜNAL (KUL MEHMET) (1920-)
He was born in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He wrote under the pseudonym Kul Mehmet. He only attended primary school.

MEHMET GÜNEŞ (1956-)
He was born in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He is a doctor. He published his poems in various magazines. He has books titled "Gün Akşama Yansımadan" (poetry), "Ufuk Çizgisi” and "Hac ve Düâ" (prose booklet)

MEHMET KİPER (1911-1965)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He could not take education. He had a passionate character. He learned to play the saz at a young age. He was a poet strong enough to recite poetry by improvising. The poet, whose father was also a poet, played the cura in the Sadi Yâver Ataman choir. He attended the minstrels’ feasts. He won medals. He used the pseudonym Yanık in his poems. He died in 1965 in Istanbul.

MEHMET KONAK (HAFIZ RAHMİ)
He was born in the Arıstıl village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He was blind at the age of seven. He attended madrasa. He became a hafiz. He spent his life in poverty. He lived as a candid person.

MEHMET SAİT KIRMACI (1941-)
He was born in Çakmaklı village of Maraş. His mother's side is from Kırmacızades residing in the center of Maraş. His date of birth is not known accurately. He participated in the Maraş national struggle. He worked as a teacher and worked as an administrator and regional chief inspector. His poems were published in local newspapers and magazines and collected in a notebook. After his death, this notebook was lost.

MEHMET YÜCE (1945-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Elbistan. He became a teacher after teachers’ school. He worked as a teacher. He worked at the Agricultural Equipment Institution. Finally, he opened a bookshop.

MELİK GAZİ (1926-)
He was born in Yazıbilen village of Afşin district.

MERCÎ BABA
He was born in Elbistan. He has only one poem.

MESUT TÜRKKAHRAMAN (1957-)
He was born in the Erçene village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary education in his village. He graduated from Kahramanmaraş İmam Hatip High School. He started working as a driver in Afşin Tax Office.

MEVCİ BABA
He was born in Elbistan. He has only one poem.

MEVLÜT SOYDAN (1917-)
He was born in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school. He could not continue his education. He started to do carpentry. He started poetry during his military service. After his military service, he became a tax officer in Afşin Grain Board. He started to work in anouther institution. Eventually he retired. His poems have been collected in his book, Dille Gelen Duygular.

MOLLA HASAN
It is known that he worked as an imam in Orçan village.

MUHAMMET KÂMİL AĞDAŞ (BAHÇECİ HOCA) (1909-1966)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. He was the son of a family originally from Elbistan. Since his father was a gardener, he was also called the gardener (Bahçeci). The hodja first dealt with various arts. He was brave. He was a bully. Then he was eager to be a hodja. He learned how to read from Hakkı Hoca. He became a hafiz. He learned bookbinding from his hodja. He knew how to read in Arabic. He was a good hodja. He started to work as a hodja. He taught children and practiced art at home. His education system was completely out of the classical. He taught how to write. He taught mathematics. Wrestling was held. The music concerts would be established on Sundays. After a certain time, he got offended by the system. He enclosed himself in his house. He didn't come out until he died. His teaching started during the one-party period. He was opressed a lot. He was insulted. He did not give up teaching and training hafiz. He continued his struggle without hesitation. He was a man full of talent to go down in history. He was convincing. He was foolhardy. He was tremendously strong. There were no art that his mind was not capable of. He ate what he gained. He was a music lover. He was a poet. He did not hold back his word. He always wanted to fight. He is a very good folk poet. He would teach what he would teach by writing poetry. Some of the hymns sung in Maraş are his. Ömer Kaya, one of his descendants, first collected his poems in a book called "Bahçeci Hoca" (1999). Later, it was compiled and corrected by Yaşar Alparslan and Serdar Yakar and published as a book under the name "Muhammet Kamil Ağdaş (Bahçeci Hoca) Hayâtı ve Şiirleri" (2009).

MUHSİN ÖZALP
He was born in the village of Çiçek in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from Düziçi Teachers' School. He worked as a teacher. He left his job. He worked in the union.

MÛSÂ DOĞANAY (1927-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He did not attend school or madrasa. He did a lot of work in farming, contracting, etc. He is a good folk poet. Many of his poems have been published in the local press.

MUSTAFA AÇIKGÖZ (1920-1982)
He was born in the Yeşilyöre town of Kahramanmaraş. He earned his living by working. The poet, who used the pen name Deli Boran in his poems, died in 1982.

MUSTAFA BOZKURT (1948-)
He has a few poems.

MUSTAFA TÜRK (1954-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from Balıkesir Necati Bey Education Institute. He worked as a teacher. He has published his work in various newspapers and magazines. He has poetry books titled "Kelebekler Özgür Kalsın” and "Üç Gül Düştü Gönlümüzden".

MUSTAFA UĞUR
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He finished primary school. He used the pseudonym Uğur in the poem. He worked as sign maker. He collected his poems in a book called "Âlemin Âlemi".

MUSTAFA ZÜLKADİROĞLU (1927-1994)
He was born in Maraş. He was one of the children of the family that founded the beylik of Dulkadir. He learned craftmanship before military service. He entered the municipality after his military service. He worked here. He retired from here. He died in 1994. The poet published three poetry books in the form of small booklets while he was alive; Maraş ve Dolayları, Asker Mektubu and Bomboş. In 2008, these three poetry books were reprinted as a single book by Ukde Yayınevi. Zülkadiroğlu was quite a combative poet. He was a good orator. The social issues are more dominant in his poems. Few of them are about beauties. However, Zülkadiroğlu is a very powerful name in folk poetry. There are almost no gaps in his poems.

NAKŞÎ
There is no information about the poet.

NAZMİ TATAR (1945-)
He was born in the town of Ericek of Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary school in the place where he was born, secondary school in Elbistan and high school in Gaziantep High School. He worked in Ziraat Bank. He served at all levels. He started to write poetry at a young age. He used the pseudonyms Kul Fakir and Tataroğlu.

NİYAZİ
He was from the Karabasan camp in the village of Çınarpınar of Yenicekale town. He was from the family of Şâzî and Şirâzi. His date of birth and death are unknown. The only thing known about his life is that the poet went to Yemen and participated in the Dardanelles Campaign. Alaaddin Şan Bey, who is from the same family, provided us with his poems.

NÛRETTİN ERTEKİN (1940-)
He was born in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He worked as a teacher. He retired from teaching. He collected his poems written for children in his work called "Fidan".

NÛRİ CEVİZ (1962-)
He was born in the Yeşilyöre town of Türkoğlu district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school where he was born. He graduated from Maraş İmam-Hatip High School. He served as imam in various places. Later, he graduated from Eskişehir University, Faculty of Social Sciences. He is a poet strong enough to recite poetry by improvising.

NÛRİ ORÇAN (1943-)
He was born in Karalar village of Beyoğlu town in Türkoğlu. He finished primary school in his village. He graduated from Kahramanmaraş High School. He worked as a classrom teacher. He has retired.

NÛRİ SİYÂMİ DEMİR (1935-)
He was born in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his secondary education in Göksun and his high school education in Kahramanmaraş. After high school, he worked as a teacher. He retired. He started writing poetry at a young age. He published his poems in local newspapers and magazines. He is a very good folk poet. He has a poetry book titled Aşkıma Dair.

OSMAN ADİL UYLUKÇU (1929-2002)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş. His father's name is Hafiz Mehmet Efendi. He was from one of the oldest families of Maraş. The family were religious. They were engaged in religious efforts. He started to play the saz started early. He read other people's poetry. He started his own poetry after God opened his heart. He wrote about the problems he saw in society. He put on paper what was reflected in his heart. In 2002, he passed away. The name of his poetry book is Dost Bahçesi (1984).

OSMAN DAĞLI (1936-)
He was born in the Arıtaş village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He started to write poems at a young age.

OSMAN KONAK (1929-)
He was born in the Arıstıl village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He spent his life as a shepherd. He struggled with poverty. These were the biggest things that repressed his soul.

ÖKSÜZ OZAN (1959-)
He was born in the village of Yeşilyurt in the Andırın district of Kahramanmaraş. He started playing saz and writing poetry while he was still in high school. He wrote all kinds of articles in various newspapers. He went abroad. He played saz and sang there too. He practiced his profession. He returned to Türkiye. He started to work in the Rural Service. He is the president of Kahramanmaraş Poets Association. He makes programs on local televisions with his teams. He writes, plays, sings. He is a good folk poet.

ÖMER ARSLAN (1970-)
He was born in the village of Çobanbeyli in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He finished primary and secondary school in his town. He is a graduate of İmam Hatip. He has a poetry book called Tılsımlı Gözler.

ÖMER BAYAZIT
There is no information about the poet.

PEHLÜL ALİ (1884-1957)
He was born in the village of Izgın of Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He started to write poems at the of 9-10. He attended madrasa. He dropped out of his education. He workd as an imam for 40 years. He passed away in 1957.

PERVANE
He has only one poem.

RAHİME ÇİÇEKLİ
There is no information about the poet.

RECEP TERZİ (1948-)
He was born in the Altunelma village of Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He completed his primary school in his village, secondary school in Afşin, and Commerce High School in Kahramanmaraş. He did wrestling. He had success. He lived his life in very difficult conditions. He started to work in Ankara M.T.A. He retired from here. He collected his poems in a book titled Garibname (1986) with the signature of M. Garib.

SABRİ AYTEMİZ (1933-)
He was born in Maraş. After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Maraş, he graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law. He worked as a rapporteur in the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Türkiye. He wrote his poems in free and aruz prosody as well as syllabic meter.

SAİT ÇOLAKOĞLU (1945-)
He was born in Elbistan. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Elbistan. He graduated from Maraş Teachers' School. He traveled a little while teaching. He returned to his hometown. He has been working in his hometown for many years.

SAİT
He has few poems. He was from the family of Emirmahmutoğulları.

SELÂMÎ MENGİLLİOĞLU (1957-)
He was born in the Kılılı town of Türkoğlu district of Kahramanmaraş. He finished primary school where he was born. First, he worked as a shepherd in village conditions. Then he became an officer. He started to write poems with a family trouble. He learned how to play saz and make saz. He mastered in his job. He used the pseudonym Selamî in the poetry. He wrote in local newspapers. He participated in competitions. Although the his poetry life started late, he is strong. He has a place in the history of literature. He published two poetry books; Rüzgar, and Şecaat.

SEYİT AHMET KUTUZMAN (1946-1999)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. Due to his father's job, he finished primary school in İskenderun, secondary school in Elbistan and high school in Malatya. He abandoned his higher education due to his illness. He did his military service. He worked as freelancer. He started to work at Afşin-Elbistan Lignite Enterprises. He retired from here. He passed away a year later in 1999. His poems were collected by his friend Arif Bilgin. He added reviews on it and published it.

SEYYİD OSMAN
He is from Göksun. He has a few poems.

SIRRÎ
He has only a stanza.

SÜLEYMAN BULUT (GARİP) (1935-)
He was born in the village of Büyükyapalak in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He started to write poems at a young age. He used the pseudonym Garib. He works as a farmer. He recites poems by improvising.

SÜREYYA
She has only a stanza.

ŞAZÎ
He is the brother of Şirâzî. He lived in 19th century. He has poems that have survived to this day.

ŞEVKİ
He has only a stanza.

ŞIH ATÂÎ
He is from Elbistan.

ŞÎRAZÎ
He was one of the powerful folk poets of the 19th century. He was born and lived in a village of Maraş. He is contemporary with Hezârî. Few of his poems have survived.

ŞİRVANLI
He has only a stanza.

TANIRLI ŞEREFOĞLU OSMAN AĞA
He has only one poem.

TURÂBÎ
He was born in Çiğli village of Kahramanmaraş. He is from the Avamusağı tribe. He started poetry and saz at a young age.

ULVİ EREN (1931-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school. He started working with his father. His poetry life started in 1948. As of 1963, he published a newspaper called Elbistan Postası. The poet who continues his journalism, also lives in Kadirli. He is retired.

VECDÎ (-1901)
He is a 19th century poet. He was from Elbistan. He attended madrasa.

VİCDÂNÎ (1941-)
He is from Hatçepınarı village of Afşin district.

VİRÂNÎ (1831-1911)
He was born in the village of Izgın of Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He wrote poetry in Sufi character. A few fragments of his poetry have survived. He died in 1911.

YAŞAR ALPARSLAN (1947-)
He was born in Kahramanmaraş in 1947. He became a hafiz at a young age. He studied Arabic. He finished primary school. He graduated from Maraş İmam-Hatip High School. He received his diploma by taking classes distantly at Kahramanmaraş High School. He graduated from Istanbul Higher Islamic Institute. He started poetry in high school. He wrote his divan when he was in the 6th grade at İmam-Hatip. He wrote all kinds of poetry. He especially loved to write stanzas. His poems were published in various local and national magazines and newspapers.

YAŞAR ÜNAL (1939-)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from primary school where he was born. He worked in the construction field. He went abroad. He returned. He is engaged in commerce in Elbistan. He writes poems under the pseudonym Dertkervanı.

YAZICIOĞLU
There is no information about the poet.

YEKSÂNÎ
He is from Elbistan. He has a few poems.

YUNUS YILMAZ
He was born in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. He attended primary school in Karagöz village, secondary and high school in Afşin. He worked at Afşin Elbistan power plant. Later, he was transferred to the TEK business directorate.

YUSUF TELCİ (1950-)
He was born in Hacıömerli village of Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from Gaziantep Teachers' School. He served as a teacher. He collected his poems in the book titled "Bu Yâr Bizim Diyar".

YUSUF ZİYA ELGİN (1910-1977)
He was born in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş. He finished primary school and secondary school. He served as an officer. He traveled. Finally, he returned to his hometown. He died in 1977 in Elbistan. He is a very powerful folk poet.

ZARİF
He has few poems. It is known that he is from the Zarifoğulları family in Maraş.