NEV'Î — TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi

The TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (Turkish encyclopedia of Islam) entry 'NEV'Î' by M. Nejat Sefercioğlu (vol. 33, Istanbul 2007, pp. 52–54); the fullest scholarly biography — his birth at Malkara in 940 (1533–34), his education, medrese posts, tutorship of Murad III's sons, his works, his death on 30 Zilkade 1007 (24 June 1599) and his burial at the Şeyh Vefâ mosque in Istanbul.