Mustafa Selaniki (Turkish:Selanıkî Mustafa; Mustafa ofSalonica; died c. 1600), also known asSelanıkî Mustafa Efendi, was an Ottoman scholar andchronicler, whoseTarih-i Selâniki described theOttoman Empire of 1563–1599.^[1] He was a secretary of the ImperialDivan but hisTarih was not servile and included criticisms of the sultans directly. TheTarih-i Selâniki is considered one of the most individualistic accounts of 16th century Ottoman life.^[1] It also offered one of the most detailed accounts of the cold and famine in Anatolia in the 1590s related to theLittle Ice Age.^[2]

Little is known about Selaniki's life, including his family, background, or age, but parts of his education can be inferred; Selaniki stated that he was one of the sixhafiz who recited from the Quran over the body ofSuleiman the Magnificent.

TheTarih-i Selâniki was not widely incorporated into Ottoman historiography and was only partially published in 1864; the publication itself contained many edits, modifications, and interpolations. The historianSolakzade Mehmed Hemdemi is thought to have had access to it, but did not credit the work to Selaniki specifically.^[1]

The chronicle begins with a description of torrential rain falling in September 1563 and concludes with the escape ofKasim Voyvoda from his captors in May 1600. It spans the reign of four sultans: the final years of Suleiman the Magnificent, the entirety ofSelim II andMurad III, and the first five years ofMehmed III's reign.

• İpşirli, Mehmed (ed.).Tarih-i Selâniki. Istanbul: Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları.ISBN 9789751608932.OCLC 949392862.

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