A Digital Atlas of Sacred Geography
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Saints whose death anniversary falls this Hijri month (sourced).
Berdeî Sultan was a scholar and Sufi of Khorasanian/Azerbaijani origin who settled in Eğirdir in the 14th century at the invitation of Hızır Bey. He is buried in the Yazla neighborhood on the shore of Lake Eğirdir and is remembered as the teacher of scholars such as Piri Halife. (Sources: Isparta Directorate of Culture and Tourism; History Studies journal.)
Hızır Bey is remembered as one of Orhan Gazi's commanders in the early Ottoman period, credited locally with a role in the Islamization of the Devrek-Özbağı area. His tomb on a hilltop in Özbağı village, Devrek district of Zonguldak, is visited locally and is a registered cultural asset. (Sources: Western Black Sea Development Agency Tourism Master Plan; Visit Zonguldak portal.)
Buharalı Şeyh Şakir Efendi was a Bukhara-born scholar and Sufi in 19th-century Ordu. He came during the Crimean War, taught at the Osman Pasha Madrasa, and led the Qadiri lodge. He died in 1293/1877. His grave in Selimiye, Altınordu, on the street bearing his name, was restored by Ordu Metropolitan Municipality and opened to visitors. (Sources: TDV; Ordu Metropolitan Municipality; Ordu Hür Ses Gazetesi.)
Şeyh Osman Niyazi Efendi was born in 1828 in Kolekli village, Güneyce (İkizdere), Rize. A khalifa of Ahmed Ziyaeddin Gümüşhanevi, he was sent to guide the Eastern Black Sea and built a wooden mosque-lodge at Kolekli (1888). He died on 1 April 1909; per his will his remains were moved in 1946 beside his mosque-lodge in Kolekli, where his iron-domed tomb is visited. (Source: İsmail Kara, Dergâh Publications; Eastern Black Sea Cultural Inventory.)
Şeyh Fethullah Hamidi was a religious scholar and Sufi born in 1873 in the village of Kayapınar (Aynkaf) in the Gercüş district. He belonged to a scholarly family of Prophetic descent with roots in Siirt; his grandfather Hamid Mardini was born in Siirt in 1802 and his father İbrahim Hamidi settled in Kayapınar. Known for the importance he gave to education, he taught students at the Aynkaf Madrasa in the 1940s and was renowned for his tolerance and efforts to establish peace in the region. He died in April 1947 in Sulan village of Beşiri district, and his tomb lies in his birthplace, Kayapınar (Aynkaf). (Sources: Evliyalar.net; Siirt Haberci.)
Sheikh Muhammed Said Seyda el-Cezerî was a great scholar and Sufi born in Cizre in 1890 into a Naqshbandi-Khalidi family. After his uncle's death in 1924 he succeeded to the spiritual leadership of the order; following the events of 1925 he spent time in Mosul and Damascus before returning to Cizre in 1928, where he devoted the rest of his life to teaching and spiritual guidance. He wrote works such as Kitâb Ahkâm al-awtâr, ed-Dâbıta fi'r-râbıta and et-Tasavvuf, and trained many deputies (khalifa). He died in Cizre on 7 January 1968 and was buried in the family cemetery, over which a dome was built; his tomb stands beside the Şeyh Seyda Mosque and lodge. (Sources: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam, 'Seyda, Muhammed Said' entry; Evliyalar Ansiklopedisi, ehlisunnetbuyukleri.com, 'Şeyh Seydâ'.)
Prophet Noah (Hz. Nuh / Nuh Nebi) is one of the great resolute (ulu'l-azm) prophets named in the Qur'an, traditionally regarded as the second father of humanity after the Great Flood. According to widespread local tradition and the accounts of historians such as Evliya Çelebi, Kâtib Çelebi and Firûzâbâdî, after the Flood he settled in Cizre, where he is believed to have died and been buried. His tomb lies beneath a wooden cenotaph in the basement to the south of the Nuh Peygamber (Hz. Nuh) Mosque that bears his name, in the Dağkapı neighbourhood of Cizre. The structure was repaired over the centuries and most recently restored as the Nuh Nebi complex. (Sources: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam, 'Cizre' entry; Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism Culture Portal, 'Hz. Nuh Mosque'; Cizre District Governorate official website, 'Nuh Peygamber Türbesi'.)
Seyyid Bilal is a sayyid descended from Hz. Hüseyin, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). According to the tomb inscription he was born in 1132 and died in 1212. He spent his childhood in the Karbala and Baghdad region and around 1154 migrated with his family to Anatolia, settling in Vergili (Becirman) village of the Gercüş district. His square-plan tomb is covered by a main dome surrounded by ten smaller domes, with separate entrances for men and women. With commemoration events held every second Thursday of September, it is among the most active faith-tourism centres of Southeastern Anatolia. (Sources: Batman Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism; Kültür Envanteri.)
İmam Abdullah is reported to be a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), from the line of Hz. Cafer-i Tayyar. In 638 CE (17 AH) he served in the Islamic army under commander İyâz bin Ganem during the conquest of Hasankeyf from Byzantine rule and was martyred during the siege. The zaviye (lodge) over his tomb was built in the 12th century under the Artuqids and repaired under the Ayyubids and Aqqoyunlu. As the site would be flooded by the Ilısu Dam, the structure and his remains were relocated in 2019 to the New Hasankeyf Arkeopark. It is among the most visited shrines in the region. (Sources: Batman Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism; Hasankeyf District Governorate; Anadolu Agency.)
Şeyh Muhammed Bedevi (also known as Şeyh Muhammed Rittali / Arabi) is, by tradition, a Companion of the Prophet who came to the region with the Islamic army under Ebu Ubeyde b. Cerrah during the caliphate of Umar and was martyred here around 638 CE. His tomb, standing in the middle of an old cemetery on the rise south of Kalleş Hill west of Kilis, is thought to have been built in the second half of the 14th century. The square-planned, four-arched building with a pointed dome contains a wooden sarcophagus draped in green. Evliya Çelebi's Seyahatname mentions him as 'Şeyh Muhammed Arabi and Rittali' resting in a great lodge west of the city, and it is among the most visited tombs in Kilis. (Sources: Ministry of Culture and Tourism — Kilis Directorate, kilis.ktb.gov.tr; Kültür Portalı, kulturportali.gov.tr.)
Kilisli Abdullah Sermest (Tazebay) (1819-1882) was a renowned 19th-century Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi sheikh, tekke poet and calligrapher. He spent ten years in Egypt studying medicine and calligraphy, then became a disciple of the Naqshbandi sheikh Muhammad Can in Mecca. Sent to Kilis as a spiritual guide, he settled in the Muhammed Bedevi lodge in 1858 and served the tekke for about twenty years until his death. He was buried in the garden of his lodge across from the Çekmeceli Mosque on Kurtağa Street in the Bölük quarter; a tomb was built over his grave and it is a place of pilgrimage today. (Sources: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam; TEİS Dictionary of Turkish Literature Names; Kilis Governorate.)
Malik bin Ejder is remembered, according to local tradition, as a companion/commander who took part in the Islamization of the Maraş region during the conquest (c. 637 CE) and is held to have been martyred there. His tomb stands on a hill overlooking Kumaşır Lake in the Aksu/Kumaşır locality about 6 km south of the Kahramanmaraş city centre; the structure, consisting of a small mosque and tomb chamber, is dated to 1201. It has been restored and opened to visitors and is an important faith-tourism site of the region. Because traditions about his identity differ (including confusion with Malik al-Ashtar, commander of Imam Ali), the historical details should be treated with caution. (Sources: Kültür Portalı 'Malik Ejder Türbesi'; Kültür Envanteri.)
The Ashab al-Kahf (Seven Sleepers) are the righteous youths described in the Qur'an (Surah al-Kahf) who took refuge in a cave to protect their faith from a pagan ruler's persecution, were made to sleep for years, and then awakened. The Eshab-ı Kehf Complex, built beside the cave on Bencilus hill about 7 km from the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş, is one of the principal sites of pilgrimage associated with this story. The complex contains structures from the Byzantine (446 CE church), Seljuk (1215-1234, mosque and caravanserai by Nusretüddin Hasan Bey), Dulkadirid (madrasa and women's mosque) and Ottoman periods. It was added to UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List in 2015. (Sources: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi 'Ashâbü'l-Kehf'; Kültür Portalı; UNESCO Tentative List No. 6037.)
Mahmut al-Ansari is, by tradition, said to have been a companion of the Ansar lineage from Medina who came to the Hısn-ı Mansur (Adıyaman) region to spread Islam and was martyred there; while details about him are not firmly established, he is an important spiritual figure venerated by locals. His tomb stands on the high Ali Dağı (Ali Mountain) next to Elifli (İpekli) village, about 7 km east of Adıyaman center. The H.1126 (1714 CE) date on the door inscription is taken as a repair date; tradition attributes the structure to Sultan Murad IV after his Baghdad campaign. (Sources: Ministry of Culture and Tourism / Adıyaman Provincial Directorate – kulturportali.gov.tr; Cultural Inventory / Wikimedia 'Wiki Loves Monuments' – vikianitlariseviyor.tr.)
Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (Abuzer Gaffari) was one of the earliest companions of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his asceticism and truthfulness. His actual grave is at al-Rabadha near Medina, where he died (AH 32 / 652 CE). The structure in Ziyaret (Ziyaretpayamlı) village, 5 km east of Adıyaman, is NOT his real grave but a symbolic makam (cenotaph shrine) built in his memory, traditionally attributed to Sultan Murad IV after his Baghdad campaign (1623-1639). It is one of the region's most-visited pilgrimage sites. (Sources: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism Culture Portal – kulturportali.gov.tr; Cultural Inventory – kulturenvanteri.com; TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, 'Ebû Zer el-Gıfârî'.)
Şeyh Âdil is remembered as a scholar born in the 17th century in the town of Hanlı in Dagestan, who after his education was appointed by the Ottoman State as Subaşı (administrator) of Maraş and worked to bring peace between the Bayazıtlı and Dulkadirli tribes; he is reported to have died in 1704 and to be buried in the cemetery that bears his name. According to tradition he spread soil he had brought from Medina over this barren land, lending it spiritual significance. The Şeyhadil Cemetery in the Şeyh Adil neighbourhood of the Dulkadiroğlu district of Kahramanmaraş is one of the city's most important spiritual and historical sites; its historic gravestones have been the subject of academic study. (Sources: Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality 'Şeyh Adil Mezarlığı'; İbrahim Kanadıkırık, 'Bâb-ı Ukbâ: Kahramanmaraş Şeyh Adil Mezarlığı Tarihî Mezar Taşları'.)
Yûsuf Sinan, known as Ümmî Sinan, was a Sufi sheikh and tekke poet of the Ahmediyye branch of the Halvetiyye order, born in Elmalı, Antalya. He received his spiritual licence from Eroğlu Nûrî and guided disciples at the lodge bearing his name in Elmalı. His most famous successor was the great mystic poet Niyâzî-i Mısrî. He died in Elmalı on 10 April 1657 and is buried in the tomb adjoining the mosque named after him. (Sources: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam, 'Ümmî Sinan'; Elmalı District Governorate.)
Mehmed Emin Halvetî of Safranbolu was a 19th-century master of the Şâbânî branch of the Halvetiyye order. He guided disciples at his lodge in Safranbolu's old bazaar; the Hamidiye Mosque was later built on its site. In the Emin Efendi Tomb beside the mosque he is buried with his sons and a descendant. His death date varies (Wikipedia 1883; inscription AH 1283/1866). (Sources: academic journal; Karabük University UNIS; Wikipedia.)
Ahi Emir Ahmed-i Zencani came to Bayburt in the Ilkhanid period and taught at the Mahmudiye and Yakutiye madrasas, a leading scholar in the town's learning and Ahi tradition; originally from Zanjan, he settled in Bayburt in the early 1300s, was linked to the Mevlevi tradition (visited 1315 by Ulu Arif Çelebi), and later moved to Sivas. His octagonal tomb, popularly 'Kümbet', in central Bayburt's Şeyhhayran quarter is visited. (Source: Governorship of Bayburt; Eastern Black Sea Cultural Inventory.)
According to tradition, Seyyid Hasan Gazi was a warrior-saint descended from the Prophet Muhammad (a sayyid), remembered as the brother of Hüseyin Gazi and the uncle and father-in-law of Seyyid Battal Gazi. He is said to have been martyred (around 830 CE) during the siege of Zengibar Castle in the Abbasid period. His tomb stands at the site known as 'Şehitlik Tepesi' (Martyrs' Hill) in the Darende district of Malatya; beside the tomb is a martyrs' monument inscribed with the names of 92 soldiers from Darende killed in various wars. The structure was restored and opened to visitors in 2005 and is an important faith-tourism stop in the region. (Sources: Malatya Governorship — 'Hasan Gazi Türbesi ve Şehitlik'; Darende District Governorship; Darende Municipality.)
Hasan Dede is a saint deeply revered in the Çukurova region; by legend he followed the path of Hoca Ahmed Yesevî and lived as a shepherd. An inscription-based tradition dates him to 1365-1440, while some researchers point to the 17th century. His tomb in İlbistanlı village, 7 km north of Kadirli, is a small single-domed structure; visited for rain prayers and healing, restored by Osmaniye Governorship. (Sources: Kültür Envanteri; Osmaniye Governorship; Esma Şimşek, Hacı Bayram Veli University.)
Hasan Dede (Hasandede) was a 16th-century mystic among the Horasan dervishes in the path of Hoca Ahmed Yesevî. A 1578 decree indicates he came from Horasan via Karaman to the village now named after him near Kırıkkale. His tomb stands beside the Hasandede Mosque (1605); the first tomb by the minaret is his, the second holds his sons and daughter. It is an important regional pilgrimage center. (Sources: Kültür Portalı; TEİS; DergiPark academic article.)
Hacı Murad-ı Veli was a saint among the Horasan dervishes educated by scholars of Turkestan; by tradition born in 1117, he settled in 1187 at Seydiköy in Eldivan district of Çankırı, taught the people, and died in 1207. The village took the name 'Seydi' after him. His tomb lies within the mosque bearing his name and is an important pilgrimage site. (Sources: Çankırı Governorship; Kültür Portalı; Eldivan Municipality.)
A commander who appears to have been one of the emirs subject to Süleyman Şah, founder of the Anatolian Seljuk state; the sources call him Emir Kara Tegin . He is regarded as the conqueror of Çankırı , and is also known as the conqueror of Kastamonu and Sinop. Çankırı passed into Turkish hands after the Battle of Manzikert (1071); it is stated that Kara Tegin conquered the town at about this time. The report that he conquered the regions of Çankırı, Kastamonu and Sinop is given on the authority of the Danişmendname and of Anna Komnene. When the Turks conquered the Kastamonu region is not known; but after Manzikert the Turkish tribes in the Seljuks' train quickly spread to the western frontier zones of Anatolia, and meanwhile Emir Kara Tegin ruled the Kastamonu region, if only briefly, after 1084. When Malikshah came to an agreement with Byzantium against Süleyman Şah, Kara Tegin was obliged to withdraw from the coasts. Çankırı, which he had conquered, thereafter remained under the rule of the Danishmendids; Kastamonu, after then passing under Byzantine rule, was conquered by the Danishmendids. The sources give no date for his death. He is held to lie in the tomb attributed to him at Çankırı. His Tomb and Complex — His tomb is in Çankırı Castle. Listing the town's historic monuments, the source names first the castle, in which the tomb of Kara Tegin, regarded as the conqueror of Çankırı, is found, and states that the castle is in ruins. The site of this castle, the town's first settlement, is known today as Karategin (Karatekin) hill .
