Mustafa Selaniki

Mustafa Selaniki (Turkish: Selanıkî Mustafa; Mustafa of Salonica; died c. 1600), also known as Selanıkî Mustafa Efendi, was an Ottoman scholar and chronicler, whose Tarih-i Selâniki described the Ottoman Empire of 1563–1599. He was a secretary of the Imperial Divan but his Tarih was not servile and included criticisms of the sultans directly. The Tarih-i Selâniki is considered one of the most individualistic accounts of 16th century Ottoman life. It also offered one of the most detailed accounts of the cold and famine in Anatolia in the 1590s related to the Little Ice Age.

Little is known about Selaniki's life, including his family, background, or age, but parts of his education can be inferred; Selaniki stated that he was one of the six hafiz who recited from the Quran over the body of Suleiman the Magnificent.