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Tomb of Merkez Efendi

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Who rests here

Saints · died 959 AH · Istanbul

A Halvetî-Sünbülî sheikh; the figure to whom one of the best known places of visitation in Istanbul belongs. He was probably born in 868 (1463) in the village of Sarı Mahmudlu in Denizli. His real name was Mûsâ and his epithet Muslihuddin. After studying fifteen years at Bursa he went to Istanbul.

Full biography of Merkez Efendi (Musa Muslihuddin) →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Istanbul

Coordinates: 41.01595, 28.92015

No visit etiquette specific to this tomb has been published yet. The general etiquette guide below applies; site-specific etiquette is added after editorial approval.

Sources

The information on this page is derived from the person's sourced record:

  • TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000098 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.