Scholar and writer
Sinan Paşa, son of Hızır Bey, worked in 15th-century Ottoman scholarship, government and literature. He is distinct from other statesmen with the same name.
Years in Sivrihisar
He served here as a judge and teacher, in a period also associated with his student Molla Lütfi and library activity.
Literary contribution
Tazarru’nâme is his best-known work of ornate, Sufi-inflected prose. Other works include Maârifnâme and Tezkiretü’l-evliyâ. Institutional sources disagree on birth details, so this account avoids presenting them as settled.