Dervish lodge and zawiyahs in the Ottoman Empire: Sample of Diyarbakir Hasan Padisah (Balikli) Dervish Lodge

Anatolia has become the homeland of Turkish people as a result of the Malazgirt victory. It can bu mentioned many effective factor on the way to the process of Izlamization of Anatolia and spreading of Islam. One of the factors is due to religious orders and dervish lodges and zawiyah which are connected with religious orders. Turkmen fathers, sheikhs and dervishs who had great respect, reverence and affection by the Turkmen communities had played important roles last times of Anatolia Seljuk and establisment process of Ottoman Empire. This situation has reached an important stage in the Akkoyunlu period in the Diyarbakır and the place of this region in Islamic civilization was reinforced during the Ottoman rule. In this period, many dervish lodges and zawiyah were established, and this affected the society in many areas including politic, religious, social, economic, culturel and socio-psychologic. One of the dervish lodged in Diyarbakır is the Akkoyunlu Uzun Hasan (also known as Balıklı) Dervish Lodge which is thought to be established during the Akkoyunlu Uzun Hasan period. In this study, social, cultural and economic structure of the dervish lodges and their effects on the society are provided. Key Words: Ottoman Empire, Hasan Padisah, Balikli, Dervish Lodge, Zawiyah.