PİR SULTAN İZLEĞİ
THE MEMORIALS OF PİR SULTAN

Summary/Abstract: There has been a lot of research on Pir Sultan and the Guild of Pir Sultan, his personality and his struggle. However, a part of his memorials has been handled by disconnecting them from the context of all other themes. These are the Guild of Pir Sultan in Tunceli/Dersim and the Pir Sultan Memorial Center in Azerbaijan. We have determined four important memorials while tracking Pir Sultan in the historical course. These are Sivas - Banaz, Tokat-Çambulak, Dersim-Hacılı and Ganja-Pir Sultan Memorial in Azerbaijan. There is sufficient literature on the first two of these memorials. However, our knowledge about the last two memorials is either limited or nonexistent. Pir Sultan was exiled before his execution and went to Iran-Ardabil, and after his return he lived in Dersim for 15 years in exile. The Domicile of Pir Sultan and the Guild of Pir Sultan, located today in Pülümür-Hacılı, dates back to his years of exile. Having a 500-year history, this Guild and Domicile constitute an important place in the culture of faith. The Pir Sultan Visitor Center, the Pir Sultan Mountains and the village of Pir Sultan, located in Azerbaijan-Ganja, also have a respected place in this region. These sacred places have their own creations, which are reflected in the Azerbaijani folk literature. Our research is based on the last two memorials. Commemorating Pir Sultan Abdal only within the surroundings of Sivas and Tokat will narrow down his space. Therefore, the research on Pir Sultan should be concentrated on the last two memorials as well. These last memorials are still untouched. Field research should be concentrated in this area. Archives should be re-examined in the context of these memorials.

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