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7 sourced records · 5 verified locations
The atlas holds 7 records for Samsun. Each record's sources and review status are shown on its own page. Breakdown: 6 Saints · 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)
A figure venerated locally as a saint, with a mosque and tomb bearing his name in the Cedit neighborhood of Samsun's Ilkadim district. As no inscription or firm historical record survives, his identity and dates are uncertain; legend holds he was martyred together with his companions.
(may Allah have mercy on him)
A figure buried in Samsun, popularly held to descend from the lineage of Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani. The mosque and tomb built in his name stand within the historic cemetery in the Kokcuoglu neighborhood of Samsun's Ilkadim district; the structure is of early date and is recorded as having been rebuilt/restored by the Haznedarzade family in the 19th century.
(may Allah sanctify his secret)
A Sufi of the Rifa'i order, held to have played a role in spreading Rifa'i Sufism in Anatolia. According to tradition he was active in the Ladik (Samsun) region, was martyred there, and was buried in Ladik per his will. His tomb stands in the Koga neighborhood of central Ladik; the square-plan cut-stone-and-brick structure contains seven sarcophagi.
