His Riyazü'ş Şuara tezkire (bibliographical dictionary of poets and poetry), is the seventh of its kind in Ottoman history and is of great importance.
He served as mullah in many towns including Istanbul, Jerusalem, Cairo, Aleppo, and many provinces in Anatolia.
It covered a selection of poets based on "greatness" as adjudicated by the author supported with an independent judgment.
His character is described as marked by avarice and meanness; both it and Riyazi's poetry influenced a lot by his wife.
Ziya Pasha describes him as "the white rose of the garden of speech and the champion in the field of art", and singles out his qasida for particular commendation.