OSMANLIDA AKKOYUNLU BAKİYESİ BİR AŞİRET: PÜRNEKLER
THE PURNEK TRIBE: A TRIBE OF THE AKKOYUNLU REMAINS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Summary/Abstract: The Turkmens, who embraced the nomadic lifestyle of the steppes, were not only a social community but also possessed the power and ability to establish and govern a state within a political organizational system. Indeed, like the Seljuks and Ottomans, the Akkoyunlu State was also established through the confederation of various Turkmen tribes based on these characteristics. In this context, the Pürnek tribe constituted an important branch of the Akkoyunlu, which consisted of thirty-nine tribes. They began to be influential in the state from the time of Karayülük Osman Bey and subsequently supported Hamza and Uzun Hasan Beys. Thanks to this support, they established a relationship of affinity by marrying daughters from the Bayındiri family, the Akkoyunlu dynasty. After Shah Ismail eliminated the Akkoyunlu, they came under the political rule of the Safavids. Some of the Pürnek tribe, who held important positions here, entered the Ottoman Empire and were represented among the Bozulus, Aleppo, and Yeni İl Turkmen tribes in the 16th century. From the 17th century onwards, they migrated to Central and Western Anatolia, settling in various locations including Ankara, Eskişehir, Afyon, Bursa, and Konya. In fact, due to their large numbers in the Ankara region, a district called Pürnek (Günyüzü) was established. This study focuses on the history of the Pürnek tribe during the Akkoyunlu, Safavid, and Ottoman periods, examining their situation during the Ottoman era in particular, based on cadastral records, population records, tax records, and individual documents. In this way, an attempt has been made to shed some light on the history of the Pürnek tribe, which was an influential tribe.

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