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Admiral Piri Reis (about 1465 – 1554 or 1555), born Hadji Muhiddin Piri Ibn Hadji Mehmed, was a Turkish admiral(Reis) and cartographer who is the most famous for his highly accurate maps of various regions of the world at that time. His service in the Ottoman navy included the First Battle of Lepanto(Zonchio), the Second Battle of Lepanto, and several successful expeditions against various enemies such as Egypt, Spain, Rhodes, and Portugal. He presented his created maps to Suleiman the Magnificent in book form. Living to the age of 90, he was beheaded in Egypt after refusing to lead another expedition against Portugal. Many examples of his works can be found in many of the world's museums.

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-[[Image:AsikVeyselKlasikleriCover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Aşık Veysel on the cover of the 2000 compilation album ''Aşık Veysel Klasikleri'']]
+[[Image:Piri Reis map of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Admiral Piri Reis's map of Europe and the Mediterranean in his Kitab-ı Bahriye (Book of Navigation)]]
-'''Aşık Veysel Şatıroğlu''' ([[October 25]], [[1894]] – [[March 21]], [[1973]]), also known as just '''Aşık Veysel''', was a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] [[minstrel]] and highly regarded poet of the [[Turkish folk literature]]. He was born in the Sivrialan village of the [[Şarkışla]] district, [[Sivas]], on [[October 25]], [[1894]] and died on [[March 21]], [[1973]]. He was an [[ashik]], a [[poet]], [[songwriter]], and a [[bağlama]] and [[saz]] virtuoso, the prominent representative of the [[Anatolia]]n ashik tradition in the 20th century. He was blind for the most of his lifetime. His songs have usually sad tunes, often talking about inevitability of death.
+Admiral '''Piri Reis''' (about [[1465]] – [[1554]] or [[1555]]), born '''Hadji Muhiddin Piri Ibn Hadji Mehmed''', was a [[Turkish people|Turkish]] [[admiral]](Reis) and [[cartographer]] who is the most famous for his highly accurate maps of various regions of the world at that time. His service in the [[Ottoman]] navy included the [[Battle of Zonchio|First Battle of Lepanto]](Zonchio), the [[Battle of Lepanto (1500)|Second Battle of Lepanto]], and several successful expeditions against various enemies such as [[Egypt]], [[Spain]], [[Rhodes]], and [[Portugal]]. He presented his created maps to [[Suleiman I|Suleiman the Magnificent]] in book form. Living to the age of 90, he was beheaded in Egypt after refusing to lead another expedition against Portugal. Many examples of his works can be found in many of the world's museums.
-<div class="noprint" style="text-align:right;margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:4px;">'''[[Portal:Turkey/Selected biography/Archive|Archive]]''' • '''[[Aşık Veysel Şatıroğlu|Read more >>]]'''</div>
+<div class="noprint" style="text-align:right;margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:4px;">'''[[Portal:Turkey/Selected biography/Archive|Archive]]''' • '''[[Piri Reis|Read more >>]]'''</div>