Sosyal Fonksiyonları Bakımından Tekkelerin Osmanlı’daki Yeri.

The Ottoman Empire realized the role of the dervish lodges in the education of the people in terms of knowledge and wisdom since its very first establishment stages. Sûfîs also performed the role expected by the state. In this sense, this unity between Osman Gazi and Sheikh Edebâli continued during the later sultans. This unity has made the dervish lodges one the basic institutions that connect the people and the state. Therefore, the dervish lodges gave all kinds of opportunities to the sheikhs to perform their social functions fort he benefit of the society, as well as the spiritual edecation of the disciples. The dervish lodges also used these opportunities for both basic tasks. In the studies on dervish lodges their social functions have been outlined. However, it cannot be said that the documents on this subject have been examined adequately. This aspect of the dervish lodges that were effective in the Ottoman State should be revealed by looking at the documents. Because, the number of documents classified in the Ottoman Archive ha increased in recent years. Therefore, new data revealing various aspects of dervish lodges are reached. In this article, after mentioning the role of the dervish lodges throughout the history of Is- lam, it will be given examples from archive documents, and will be revealed the Ottoman Empire’s view of this deep-rooted institution and its place in terms of its social functions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]