▁the ▁majority ▁are ▁placed ▁strateg ically ▁rather ▁than ▁for ▁decor ation ▁purpose . ▁Once ▁a ▁selected ▁few ▁exhib it ▁his ▁po etic ▁skills . ▁He ▁used ▁the ▁rest ▁( major ity ) ▁to ▁convey ▁feelings ▁of ▁hard ship , ▁joy , ▁and ▁desire . ▁A ş ı k ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁shared ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁His ▁work ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁transl ations ▁shows ▁high ▁prof ic iency ▁and ▁intr insic ▁g asp ▁of ▁the ▁language . ▁He ▁shows ▁himself ▁in ▁various ▁situation ▁as ▁a ▁master ▁in ▁Pers ian . ▁To ▁this ▁is ▁added ▁his ▁vast ▁knowledge ▁on ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁literature . ▁ ▁A ş ı k ▁lived ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁k adi ▁in ▁Ü sk üb ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 1 ▁or ▁ 1 5 7 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁there , ▁which ▁coinc ides ▁in ▁today ' s ▁Gaz i ▁B aba ▁Municip ality . ▁His ▁t ür be ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁A ş ı k ▁ Ç ele bi ▁Tür be . ▁It ▁was ▁sever ally ▁dam aged ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁rep a ired ▁or ▁re construct ed ▁by ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁authorities . ▁Today , ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁ru ins ▁remain . ▁ ▁Sex ual ▁orientation ▁He ▁explains ▁that ▁he ▁chose ▁the ▁name ▁A ş ı k ▁( lo ver ) ▁as ▁his ▁pen ▁name ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁fond