Ahıskalı Ali Haydar Efendi's life, personality and mystical works

This study, which deals with the life of Ahıska Ali Haydar Efendi, consists of three main parts. In the first chapter, Ali Haydar Efendi's life is discussed according to chronological basis. In the second part, its social, political and administrative stance, its position in the apparent sciences and its scientific activities and its tradition in the mystical sense are discussed. In the third part, his views on some mystical concepts are given. Ali Haydar Efendi is among the important figures of the ilmiye class in the last period of the Ottoman Empire. The fact that he was the founding chairman of the Copyright Committee in Meşihat and that he had a strong connection with the palace to serve as a teacher of peace to the sultans highlights the qualification of statesman. As an example of his knowledge in the external sciences, his nickname "The Mufti of the Four Sects", which shows his skill in the science of fiqh, and the illuminating interpretations he made to the verses show his scientific personality. Yanyalı İsmet Efendi, the representative of the Halidiye branch of the Naqshbendi Sect, continued his mystical tradition and trained Mahmud Efendi, who formed the İsmailağa Community, one of the influential sects of Turkey, are also sufficient arguments for examining his life as a mystic. The study is important for the understanding of Turkey's Sufi map in terms of shedding light on the world of Sufism of the period in terms of the person whose life we are examining is one of the scholars of the transition period from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic, and leaving behind a congregation that bears the image of today. Keywords: Sufism, Ahıskalı Ali Haydar, Nakşbendi, Sect, Community, İsmailağa.