The tomb of Ahi Evren (Turkish: Ahi Evran Türbesi) is a part of mosque-tomb complex in Kırşehir, Turkey.
Sheikh Pir Nasiruddin Abul Hakayik Pir Mahmud bin Ahmed Ahi Evran bin Abbas Veli al-Khoyi (1169–1261), commonly known as Ahi Evran or Pir Ahi Evren-ı Veli, was a Turkic Alevi Sufi saint, preacher, philosopher and poet who wrote 20 books. He is...
writing De Re Aedificatoria 1450 Reconstruction of Sforza Castle in Milan as a palace begun Tomb of Ahi Evren in Kırşehir, Anatolia, is begun 1451–1457 –
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage...
Alevism (; Turkish: Alevilik; Kurdish: Elewîtî), also known as Qizilbashism, is a syncretic and mystic movement, traditionally associated with Haji Bektash Veli. It is generally agreed that it is akin to a Sufi rendition of Twelver Shi'ism that...
Kırşehir Museum is a museum in Kırşehir, Turkey. The museum is on Ahi Evran street in Kırşehir. Since 1936, a local mosque was used to keep the ethnographical items.
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residents in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by...
Year 1169 (MCLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Shams Tabrīzī (1185–1248) was an Iranian dervish and poet, best known for his companionship with Rumi. He is referenced with great reverence and grief in Rumi's poetic collection, in particular Divan-i Shams-i Tabrīzī. Tradition holds that Shams...
The tradition of folklore—folktales, jokes, legends, and the like—in the Turkish language is very rich, and is incorporated into everyday life and events.