Saints and Tombs of Edirne

Neşâtî Ahmed Dede

An Edirne-born Mevlevî sheikh and leading divan poet of the Sebk-i Hindî style (real name Ahmed). Appointed sheikh of the Edirne (Muradiye) Mevlevîhâne in 1081/1670, he restored the lodge and died in office in 1085/1674. He was buried in the Muradiye Mosque cemetery; in 1925 the graves in the türbe were transferred to the same mosque's cemetery. (Sources: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi 'Neşâtî' & 'Murâdiye Külliyesi-Edirne'; Türk Edebiyatı İsimler Sözlüğü)

Turahan (Gazi Turhan) Bey

Ghazi

A prominent frontier lord (uc beyi) under Murad II and Mehmed II and conqueror of the Morea, known for his campaigns and building works in Thessaly and the Morea. He built a mosque, imaret and tomb in Kirikkavak village near Uzunkopru, Edirne, where he was buried after his death in 1456.

Fahreddin-i Acemi

(q.s.)

An Ottoman scholar of Persian origin and a student of Sayyid Sharif al-Jurjani. He was appointed mufti (regarded as the second Ottoman shaykh al-islam) in Edirne in 1430-31 under Murad II and played a key role against the Hurufis during Mehmed II's reign. He died in Edirne; his grave was in front of the mihrab of the Darulhadis Mosque but has not survived.

Hasan Sezai-i Gulsheni

(q.s.)

Born in 1669 in Gordes (Korinthos) in the Morea and died in Edirne in 1738. He founded the Sezaiyye branch of the Halveti-Gulsheni Sufi order and is known for his Divan (396 ghazals), his Mektubat (letters), and a commentary on a poem by Niyazi-i Misri. He was buried in the tomb in the garden of his lodge in Edirne.