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Qutb al-Aqtab Sheikh Ahmed Efendi

Died: 1101 AH (1690)
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An Ottoman-era Sufi sheikh who lived in the Kirazlıyayla (formerly Lafsa) quarter of Başyayla; his tomb inscription names him 'Qutb al-Arifin Sheikh Ahmed Efendi' and he is buried beside the Kirazlıyayla Mosque he himself built. Per the inscription he died in 1101 AH (1690); local tradition traces his lineage to Imam Muhammed Bağevi of Bukhara (flagged as traditional). (Sources: Başyayla District Governorate; kulturenvanteri.com KE No.4626; Karamandan.com)

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