Velâyetnamesi Olan Şeyh, Osman Baba Mı? Otman Baba Mı?

Abstract

In the Balkans, since the 15th century, two different lodges, namely Otman (Atman) Baba and Osman Baba, have operated within the boundaries of Hasköy district. Even the advocates have been accepted as the only institution because they operate in the same geography and their names are similar, but it was determined by a research that these are different lodges. However, it was concluded that the name of the dervish who had custody was Otman. The issue of whether the dervish’s name is Otman or Osman is still unclear in the researches and discourses. The purpose of this study is to reveal that the name of the dervish from the two founders of Osman and Otman Baba was Osman Baba who was renowned in the Balkan geography, who lived in the period of Fatih Sultan Mehmet and who met with him, and whose custody is written, not Otman Baba, based on archive records. In the study, the information will be compared with the archive records on the basis of the knowledge that Osman Baba was single and had no children, the information will be compared to archive records. The information given in the examination works related to the time when Osman Baba was at first seen in the scene of history will either be compared with the documents of archive. In addition, the periods when the two sheikhs might have lived and the dates when their lodges may have been established, the information about their family records, the financial records of their lodges and the quality of their services provided will be analysed. The activities of Osman Baba lodge, which constitutes the basis of this research, have been continuing and there is a mausoleum that is surviving through present day. The issue will become clearer with the knowledge that there is no information about the activities of the institution of the other sheikh Otman Baba after the 16th century.

Keywords

• otman baba
• osman baba
• haskovo
• custody