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Futuwwa can be called the institutionalized name of the ideal of building a moral life and society based on the principle of doing good things and not doing bad things in the Islamic framework. Akhizm is the institutional form of it, which was formed by the Turks in Anatolia, mostly over the tradesmen and craftsmen. This understanding maintains its currency especially in Turkey; it continues to be remembered with longing and admiration, and many researches and programs are being conducted on it. However, there are important deficiencies in the studies and programs about the essence and integrity of the subject. Chief among these is the serious lack of information on the basis and sources of futuwwa and akhism. The aim of this study is to systematically examine the sources of futuwwa and akhism studies as a whole. Although the number of studies in this field has increased in recent years, the number of original studies made by reaching first-degree sources is quite limited. In studies based on sources, the diversity of sources seems to be very low. First of all, certain futuwwatnamas are applied to a great extent in futuwwa and akhism studies. However, the diversity and depth of these documents need to be taken into account with a holistic approach. Moreover, although there are many sources in this field other than futuwwatnamas, the number of studies based on some of them is either very little or not at all. Considering that mistakes occur in the principles when there is a mistake in the procedure, the sources of futuwwa and akhism were examined under 13 sub-headings for the first time in the present study; it was even stated which ones would be more suitable for futuwwa studies in general and which ones would be more suitable for akhism studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]