Ahi Evran

The man was believed to be the Muslim preacher who came Trabzon in Trabzon Empire times and extended Islam here. His grave in Boztepe was sacred and visited by people. His real name is Sheyh Nasreddin Ebul’ Ha-kayik, Mahmud Bin Ahmed El - Hoyi and he was born in Hoy in Iran in dc.1169. He grew up in Azerbaijan and then came Kayseri and established Ahi community. He was killed by Mongols in Kırsehir in 1st April of 1261. The grave’s owner in Boztepe could be someone else for example a clan leader or a Greek metropolitan who accepted Islam later. According to Sakir Sevket ,in 1863 the Muslim preacher Seyh Haci Hakkı Efendi claimed that he was charged by God and had a place built near Ahi evren Dede’s grave.When he died in 1890 he was buried near this place and the government built a tomb and mosque on his grave.

--Macukali 10:54, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

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Sources

Blacksea: Enyclopedic Dictionary (Özhan Öztürk. Karadeniz: Ansiklopedik Sözlük. 2. Cilt. Heyamola Publishing. Istanbul. 2005. ISBN 975-6121-00-9.