Hulusi Efendi’s Ta’lik Meşk Murakkai

Hocazade Hafiz Mehmed Hulusi Yazgan (1285/1868 – 1358/1940), Hulusi Efendi, who is considered one of the inaccessible masters of the Turkish ta’lik line, was born in Istanbul in 1285 / 1868. His real name is Mehmed, his pseudonym is Hulusi. In the civil registry; It is registered that Fatih lived in Sultan Selim district, Çeraki Hamza neighborhood, 8th house on Sakızağacı street. His father is Hafız Mustafa Efendi from Koçhisar, imam of Mismar Şüca Mosque, who is a Fatih lecturer and a teacher at Darüşşafaka. (d. 1303 / 1885-86) For this reason, the signature of Hocazade Mehmed Hulusi is sometimes found in Hulusi Efendi’s works. His mother is Hayriye Hanım.