Saint
Osman Dede
A friend of God who established a lodge around 1500 in Afşin (Dibek Oyuğu locality) during the Dulkadirid period; his tomb is at the same site. (Sources: Evliyalarımız.com; Evliyalar.net.)
KahramanmaraşView
City
10 sourced records · 4 verified locations
The atlas holds 10 sourced records for Kahramanmaraş; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 7 Saint · 2 Scholar · 1 Companion.
A friend of God who established a lodge around 1500 in Afşin (Dibek Oyuğu locality) during the Dulkadirid period; his tomb is at the same site. (Sources: Evliyalarımız.com; Evliyalar.net.)
Remembered as a friend of God of the Maraş Mevlevi tradition; his grave lies in the Maraş Mevlevihane, among the last Mevlevi lodges of Anatolia, in the eastern Bedesten. The lodge was built by Alaüddevle Bozkurt Bey. (Sources: Hakikat Evi; Maraş Avucumda.)
A friend of God of the Ottoman period, said to have brought relief through medicines and remedies he prepared. His grave is on a hill northeast of Kahramanmaraş, across from Sütçü İmam High School, visited by those seeking healing. (Sources: Haber46; Türbeler.org.)
A friend of God whose tomb lies in the Büyükyapalak settlement about 20 km from Elbistan, a site of pilgrimage for the local community. (Sources: Evliyalar.net; Evliyalarımız.com.)
Born in 1867 in the Şekerli quarter of Maraş, regarded as a sayyid descended from Husayn. A Qadiri-Rifai guide and a spiritual leader of the Maraş War of Independence, he later served as chief preacher of the Grand Mosque. He died on 11 June 1937 and was buried in the Şeyhadil cemetery. (Sources: Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality; Maraş Bugün.)