Explanation from the Artist:
Enderûnlu Fâzıl was a poet from the late 18th century who gained fame for his erotic works in Istanbul, and was expelled from school for having too many affairs with men.
He composed the Zenanname (Book of Beautiful Women) and Habanname (Book of Beautiful Men) which sought to categorize the twinks of the world for their sexy characteristics. Strangely enough, the former was banned for being too pornographic whereas the latter wasn’t. They really said no hetero.
“Look. We’re all pretty gay. But we draw a line. You crossed it two dudes ago.”
Fâzıl was born in Acre into an Arab family originally of Medina. He spent his early years in Safed in Ottoman Palestine. His grandfather Zahir al-Umar and father Ali Tâhir were both executed (in 1775 and 1776, respectively) for participating in a rebellion. After his father’s death, Fâzıl moved to Istanbul. There, he was admitted to the Enderun palace school (taking the name Enderuni or Enderûnlu), but was expelled in 1783 as a result of his love affairs with other men there.
In 1799 he was exiled to Rhodes because of his satirical writings and was only allowed to return to Istanbul after becoming blind. He spent the rest of his life there, ill and bedridden. He is buried in a tomb in Eyüp.
I can’t really see it otherwise as an intricate ploy to diss the Greeks from a Turk.
STD collector
