Qara Shemsi Abdal (Ottoman Turkish: قارا شمسی عبدال; born 1828 – died 22 September 1886), was a Turkish poet of the Ottoman era.
Abdal was born in Konya into a poor family, and did not receive institutional education.
He became a member of the Mevlevi Order and was tutored by Emir Şah Kaygusuz, the custodian (türbedar) of Rumi's mausoleum.
Prior to this, he apparently has used the pen names "Shemi", "Nuri", "Shemsi", and "Niazi".
Abdal later went to Crete, where he became the shaykh of the retreat of the Mevlevi's in Hanya (Chania).