Scopus: Bektashi lodges and tombs in the province of Edirne
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2012-01-01
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Kalenderi lodges were opened by Sari Saltik and Sefer Şâh Sultan of the caliphs of Haci Bektash Velî in and around Edirne. The dervish lodges have become the center of Bektashism since the XVI. century. Over time, there have been more and more Bektashi activities in the province of Edirne. Particularly in the center, Kashan, Ipsala, Havsa and Lalapaşa, the number of Bektashi dervish lodges and tombs have proliferated. The dervish lodges continued uninterruptedly during the abolition of the Janissary Corps in 1826 and till the prohibition of Bektashi activities. However, in 1826, after the decision of leaving the scene of the shrine and closing Bektashi lodges, the ones in the province of Edirne were also afected. The assets were seized and closed at this date and the Bektashi lodges in the province of Edirne were re-opened in the second half of the XIX. century and continued their activities until in 1925. Thus, Bektashis throughout Ottoman history, in and around Edirne found a wide feld of activity. These include, in particular Hizir Baba, Muhyiddin Baba, Büklüce Baba, Haci Baba, Rüstem Baba, Ariz Baba, Kanber Baba ve Fülfül Baba lodges that are striking. In this study, the Bektashi dervish lodges and tombs opened in the districts and the city center of Edirne and their history are discussed.
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Bektashism | Edirne | Haci Bektash Velî | Lodges and tomb