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Sarı Saltuk was a semi-legendary alperen dervish who played a major role in the spread of Islam in the Balkans and died around 1297-1298. A teqe with a cave and shrine on Sarisalltik mountain near Krujë is attributed to him and is a major Bektashi pilgrimage site. However, according to the Saltukname multiple maqams are attributed to him (Babadag/Romania, Blagaj/Bosnia, Kaliakra/Bulgaria, İznik); the Krujë site is one of these and is regarded as a symbolic maqam rather than a confirmed grave, and its location is disputed. (Sources: Wikipedia 'Sarı Saltık'; Metin İzeti, 'The Beliefs and Rituals Rising Around the Mausoleum of Sarı Saltık in Krujë-Albania', Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi)
Sources
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Machiel Kiel · vol. 36, pp. 147-150, entry “SARI SALTUK”
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