SULTAN II. MAHMUD DÖNEMİNDE 1817-1834 YILLARINA AİT KEŞİF DEFTERLERİNE GÖRE KONYA MEVLÂNÂ KÜLLİYESİ’NİN TAMİR VE TERMİMİ

Abstract

Since the founding of the Ottoman Empire, Sufi groups and schools have been an integral part of social life, literacy-cultural environment and economic relations. Among these schools, Mevlevîyeh, whose origins and formation date back to the late period of the Turkish Seljuk State, stands out with its literary power and influence on ascendant statesmen such as sultans and viziers. However, the relations between the Ottoman Empire and the Mevlevîs in Konya Mevlânâ Complex and spread from there to the ends of the Ottoman geography, did not develop in a stable and uniform manner, independent of changing social and political conditions. It is known that these relations in the early modern period contained many elements of conflict. In case the function undertaken by the Sufi groups as one of the carrier elements of the Ottoman central ideology was eliminated, practices such as cutting the exemptions and income items provided by the central authority were implemented. In this context, exemptions and the management and control of the income that Mevlevîs obtained from foundations were the main areas of conflict between Ottoman bureaucrats and Mevlevî sheikhs. In this study, the comprehensive restoration process of Konya Mevlânâ Complex and the reconstruction of certain spaces during the reign of Selim III, Mahmud II, when the centralist policies of the Ottoman Empire were carried out within the framework of a detailed plan and scheme, were examined through repair books and foundation records. The traces of the central policy towards Mevlevîs were explained in the context of the process in question. In addition, the appointment of Mevlevî sheikh, dismissal processes, and the spokesperson roles undertaken by Mevlevî sheikhs on social issues were explained in this context as historical data revealing the policy of the Ottoman central government towards Mevlevîs. In addition, archive documents other than the survey and repair books were also used to explain the Ottoman central government’s policy towards the Mevlevîs. The charters describing the appointment-dismissal processes of Çelebi Efendi and the petitions regarding their mediation roles in social issues or their requests for assistance on various issues were also examined in this context.

Keywords

• ottoman state
• sultan mahmud ii
• mevlevîyeh
• konya mevlânâ complex
• restoration