Tomb
of Sheikh Edebali
Sheikh
Edebali is one of the first
Ahi sheiks in Anatolia. He is the father
in law of Sultan Osman gazi( founder of Ottoman empire)
and he was born in Khorasan in 1208.
Tomb was built by Orhan gazi on the top
of the valley where old Bilecik city was founded. The tomb was covered by a dome however later on a clay tiled roof was made up to cover the
tomb.
Tomb
consist of a big hall and 2 seperate rooms.
Larger room has a mescit ( a small place where muslims go for praying ) with an altar
and it is known that the other room were used like a guest house and welcoming
desk.
The place where Sheikh
Edebali and his relatives bodies are
found has a domed
ceiling and a rectangular design. There are four Small and seven
big sarcophagus can be seen in the room.
The doctrines , ideas ,
advises and lifestyle of Sheikh Edebali
are even followed today by many people. He was a very important person for the
Ottoman empire and Turkish world therefore his tomb is always visited by numerous
people to commemorate him .