 Yet another collection is his commentaries (tefsir) of various verses of the Koran, united under the titles "Sırr-ı Kur'an" (the secret of Koran), "Sırr-ı insan", "Sırr-ı Tenzil", "Sırr-ı Meryem" and "Ahsenü'l-Kasas".The last one in particular, on the theme of the stories of Joseph and Jacob, remains a work of reference in Turkish literature.Sırrı Pasha married the poet and composer Leyla Saz, and was the father of Vedat Tek, a groundbreaking figure of Turkish architecture.