City
7 sourced records · 2 verified locations
The atlas holds 7 sourced records for Denizli; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 4 Saint · 2 Martyr · 1 Scholar.
A warrior (gazi) who served as a frontier lord in the retinue of the Seljuk commander Hüsâmeddin Bey; he took part in the conquest of the Çal region and founded the village of Mahmutgazi bearing his name. His square-planned tomb, transitioning to a dome via triangular pendentives, stands in the cemetery of Mahmutgazi village, Çal. (Sources: Ministry of Culture Kültür Portalı, Cultural Inventory; District Governorate of Çal)
One of the leading khalifas of Hacı Bektâş-ı Velî, estimated to have lived c. 1250-1350. Sent by Hacı Bektâş to western Anatolia, he was a warrior-dervish active in the Turkification and Islamization of Tavas and its region. His tomb stands in the cemetery of Tekke village in Tavas and is among the most visited shrines in Denizli. (Sources: Journal of Turkish Culture and Hacı Bektaş Veli Research; Denizli Provincial Directorate inventory)
A Seljuk commander charged with the conquest of Denizli under Sultan Gıyâseddin Keyhüsrev I; tradition holds he was martyred c. 1210 during the capture of Denizli. His octagonal, pyramid-roofed tomb sits on a hill in the Servergazi (Gerzele) locality of Merkezefendi and houses two sarcophagi, his own and a soldier's. Largely rebuilt in 1993. (Sources: Ministry of Culture Kültür Portalı; Karpuz & Kuş, Anatolian Seljuk Works)
A scholar and Sufi born in the village of Zerdab in the Shirvan region of Azerbaijan, who taught in many places. He came to Denizli in 1826-1827 at the invitation of the local notable Tavaslıoğlu Osman Ağa and died there in 1851. His tomb lies near the center of the İlbade Cemetery in Merkezefendi. (Sources: Denizli Cultural Inventory / Denizli Provincial Directorate; Evliyalar.net Denizli records)
A Turkish dervish who lived in and around Çivril in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, taking part in the conquest and defense of the region and earning the people's respect. His octagonal Seljuk-style tomb stands on the northern slope of the Beycesultan Mound, built of cut stone, spolia marble and brick. (Sources: Ministry of Culture Kültür Portalı, Cultural Inventory; Çivril Municipality)
Counted among the saints who came from Khorasan to spread Islam in Anatolia; though his exact dates are unknown, he is thought to have lived in the 13th century. His tomb lies in the Tekke quarter of Sarayköy, originally formed of two joined octagonal chambers, known for its centuries-old cypresses; restored to its original form in 2012. (Sources: Encyclopedia of Saints, ehlisunnetbuyukleri.com; District Governorate of Sarayköy)
Baba (warrior-dervish)
A warrior-dervish (gazi-derviş) said to have been sent to the region during the Anatolian Seljuk period for the conquest of the Garbîkaraağaç (Acıpayam) area, who then settled there and founded a lodge to guide the people. The town of Yatağan that grew where he settled takes its name from him. His tomb bears the Hijri date 642 (1244-1245); his exact birth and death dates are unknown. Besides his own, the tomb contains the cenotaphs of his wife and his son Murat Bey. The türbe was registered as a monument on 23 January 1991.
