A venerated scholar and saint who gave his name to Şeyhömerli village in Ulukışla, Niğde. Tradition holds he aided Sultan Murad IV during the Baghdad campaign (1637), after which the village was tithe-exempt. Per its inscription his domed square tomb was built in 1080/1669 by Sheikh Yakub. (Sources: Niğde Provincial Directorate; Kültür Envanteri; M. Özkarcı, TTK)