Asik Veysel was born on October 25, 1894 in Sarkisla, Sivas, Ottoman Empire [now Turkey]. He is known for his work on RAS: Bir aydinlik adam (2011), Persona (2018) and In Sivas wachsen die Dichter (1995). He died on March 21, 1973 in Sarkisla, Sivas, Turkey.