Günahi (Günāhī, d. 988/1580-1), whose real name was Hasan (Ḥasan), appears in some poetry collections as Hasan Baba, Baba Hasan, or Hasan Dede. He was from Vardar Yenicesi (Giannitsa, in present-day northern Greece). He was educated in Mevlevi (Mevlevī) Ṣūfī lodges, but nothing more is known about his education. He was trained by Yusuf-ı Sineçak (Yūsuf-ı Sīneçāk, d. 953/1546-7) as a Mevlevi. While Aşık Çelebi (Āşık Çelebī, d. 979/1572) was writing his tezkire (biographical work), Günahi was teaching Persian in Selanik (Thessaloniki)