Abbas Tufarqanlı or Abbas Divarganli, or Abbas of Tufargan (, , ), was a 17th-century Azerbaijani ashik. He is regarded as one of the most prominent ashiks in contemporary history.
Abbas Tufarqanlı was born sometime in the late 16th century in Azarshahr, a town near Tabriz which was then known as Tufarqan. His biography is shrouded in the background of the folk story, Abbas and Gülgez, which is set in the court of Safavid Shah Abbas (1587–1629), where Ashik Abbas quests to win his beloved Gülgez from the king. Abbas achieves his goal by convincing the ruler that he (Ashik Abbas) was a divinely inspired ashik. This episode is a renowned instance of dream motif in Turkish hikaye.Baṣgöz, I. (1967). Dream Motif in Turkish Folk Stories and Shamanistic Initiation. Asian Folklore Studies, 26(1), 1-18.
Abbas Tufarqanlı's compositions He was a renowned composer and some of his works have survived and are still sung by many contemporary ashiks to this day. One of his works is the following:
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