Ahmed Eflaki Dede Türbesi

There is not much left.

Ahmed's grandfather grave

The tombstone was moved to the museum after the tomb was destroyed in 1929. There is not much information about the life of the moral. He wrote articles to help the Mevlevi elders' life stories, talked about many things, reported historical events, but did not mention him in his work. There is no writer talking about him. Speaking about himself, Sâkıb Dede writes unreal things. Nevertheless, we learn from this information that he was the son of Ahi Natur, that he was a student of Bedreddİn-i Tebrizi, and that he received the pseudonym Eflakia because his delegation was advanced. We also understand from the narrations about his father that Eflak's father was from the palace of Özbek Khan. Eflâki is sincerely attached to Ulu Arif Çelebi. Every word of him is a wisdom, and every work is a miracle. Ulu Arif Çelebi also calls himself "Sheikh". It is understood from this address that Eflaki was not only a Mesnevi-han but also a caliph from Çelebi. Malak has no long years with Mawlana. Reached those who saw Mevlana in his health For example, those who saw Mevlana in his health, came to Sultan Veled, his daughter Mutahhara Hatun, and the mother of Ulu Arif Çelebi to Fatim Hatun. For this reason, the value of the stories in his book increases more than once. In Eflak's book Menakibu'l-finrifin, his language is plain and concise. He finished his book in 1353. He died in the last Monday (15. VI 1360) of Alawî 761 year, and was buried in the tomb of the tomb. When the place known as Topbaş Hoca's house adjacent to the inner wall of the lodge in the east direction was destroyed in 1929, the tombstone found here was transferred to the museum.

Şemseddîn Ahmed el-Eflâkî al-Ârifî (d. 761/1360) Author of the work Menâkıbü'l-ârifîn, which tells about Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî and the people around him. His real name is Ahmed and he is mostly known for his Wallachia. The rank of Ârifî comes from Mevlana's son Ulu rif Çelebi. There is no information about his family, name, place of birth and date in any of the ancient sources. Information about his life consists of indirect information about him in Menâkıbü'l-ârifîn *. Since he saw Sultan Veled (d. 1312) and died in 1360, it can be estimated that he was born between 1286 and 1291. In addition, it can be said that he came from a cultured family, considering that his father died in Saray, the capital city of the Golden Horde, and left books with a great fortune for him. The rumors (Sâkıb Dede, III, 5) stating that he was born in Konya, that he was the son of Ahî Nâtûr, and that the Ilkhanid ruler Keyhatu was there when he came to Konya in 1291 has nothing to do with the truth. Eflâkî probably came to Konya, one of the cultural centers of his time, after completing some of his education in his country of birth. Here, Sirâceddin Mesnevîhan was the student of Abdülmü's Tokadî and Nizâmeddin Erzincânî, most likely he took lessons from an astronomy scholar and was given the rating of Eflâkî because he was dealing with observation. Eflâkî, who joined Mevlana's son Ulu Ârif Çelebi (d. 1316) and did not leave his side until his death, participated in his travels to Azerbaijan and Anatolia. Upon his Sheikh's request, he wrote his work, Menâkıbü'l-ârifîn ve merâtibü'l-explorer, which is the first form of Menâkıbü'l-ârifîn. After the death of Ulu rif Çelebi, he became affiliated with Âbid Çelebi as the tomb owner, and after his death with Vâcid, Şehzâde and Emîr Âdil Çelebils respectively. Meanwhile, he was busy expanding the meaning he had written before with the name of Menâkıbü'l-ârifîn only. He died on 30 Rajab 761 (June 16, 1360).