City
7 sourced records · 5 verified locations
The atlas holds 7 sourced records for Samsun; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 6 Saint · 1 Martyr.
A dervish-warrior traditionally said to have been martyred in the region during the Seljuk conquests after the 1071 Battle of Manzikert; his grave predates the mosque later built on the site. Lacking a dated inscription, parts of his identity remain legendary. (Sources: Eastern Black Sea Cultural Inventory Project; Kültür Envanteri)
A Sufi shaykh estimated to have lived in the Anatolian Seljuk period; the district of Tekkeköy takes its name from his lodge. Some accounts name him a brother of Seyyid Kutbiddin buried in Samsun. The mosque and tomb are documented, though no dated inscription survives. (Sources: District Governorship of Tekkeköy; Kültür Envanteri)
Interred in Ladik's Bahşi quarter in an octagonal tomb known locally as 'Kümbet', dated to the Canik Beylik–early Ottoman period; recorded as Sadullah Pasha, popularly Sunullah Pasha. The tomb is mentioned in Evliya Çelebi's Seyahatnâme and Hüseyin Hüsameddin's Amasya Tarihi. No inscription; exact dates unknown. (Sources: Evliya Çelebi, Seyahatnâme; Hüseyin Hüsameddin, Amasya Tarihi; Municipality of Ladik)
A walī of the abdal/dervish tradition buried in the cemetery of the village bearing his name, about 27 km east of Ladik; the village and tomb are attested by no later than 1633. Evliya Çelebi mentions him in his Seyahatnâme. Lacking an inscription, his dates are undocumented. (Sources: Evliya Çelebi, Seyahatnâme; Ahsen Foundation / evliyalar.net)
