With over a thousand works to his name, although only about forty of these have survived to this day, he is regarded as the master of Turkish classical music.

He sang in fasıls, which are concert programs with the same makam, in the presence of Mehmet IV.

It is believed that his name Itri comes from the word itir, which means pelargonium.

He used poetic forms based on the classical Ottoman school of poetry (Divan), as well as those based on syllabic meters identified with folk music and poetry.

Itri's portrait is depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 100 lira banknote issued in 2009.