There is no certain information on the birth and death dates of Dadaloğlu but it is determined as 1785-1868 from the existing information.

Namely it is known that Dadaloğlu was born in the last quarter of 18^th century and died in the mid 19^th century. He is from the Avşar tribe of Türkmen society wandering in Southern provinces.

We do not have enough information about Dadaloğlu’s life, his poems have remained to day by the oral tradition, not by written sources. 

The Avşar provinces immigrated

The ones going slowly are ours

The Arab horses make the far near

The roads through the august mountain are ours

Our sword is Kirmani on our waist

The head of my spear pierces the stone

There is imperial command about us

The command is emperor’s, mountains are ours

Dadaloğlu makes fight tomorrow

Rifles ring, paddleboxes are played

Such braves fall down

Some die, the survivors are ours

I saw a beautiful in Avşar

She migrates through her silk

She’s tinged her foot and head with henna

She has tresses her hyacinth auburn hair

She praises herself every morning

Her golden hair reaches to her foot

Only her eyebrows and eyes are worth

Crown of the throne of Acem

Dadaloğlu, her red cheek and rose

Her hair smells fragrant

Thin waist coquettish lover

I shall wait for a few years for you

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