A scholar and Sufi from Aksaray, a khalifa of Somuncu Baba (Şeyh Hâmid-i Velî). Living under Çelebi Mehmed and Murad II, he had a lodge built for him in Edirne by Murad II. He died in Edirne and was buried at his mosque-lodge in the Debbağlar (Kaleiçi) quarter; today the lodge's minaret and the sheikh's tomb survive. (Sources: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi 'Somuncu Baba'; Sarıcazâde Râmiz mesnevi / Şimşek 2008)
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- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) · entry “Somuncu Baba”
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