Merkez Efendi
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Merkez Efendi was the popular nickname of Musa bin Muslihiddin bin Kılıç (1463–1552), an
Sufi. He is also credited as the founder of "Mesir macunu", a therapeutic paste believed to have cured mental diseases amongst many other benefits.[1]
Life
Musa bin Muslihiddin bin Kılıç was born in
Hafsa Sultan. In 1529, he returned to İstanbul as the successor of Sünbül Efendi.[2] He maybe briefly married to a Selim I's daughter, Şah Sultan
, in 1551. He died in 1552. He had three children by his first wife: two sons Derviş Çelebi and Ali Çelebi, and a daughter Ümmü Hatun.
Mesir
Merkez Efendi is credited as the creator of "
şerefe (balcony) of a minaret
in Manisa on the crowd.
Legacy
Recently, a new secondary municipality and
ilçe (district) of Istanbul, there is a neighborhood named Merkezefendi and a cemetery named Merkezefendi Cemetery. There are public buildings named after him, including a State Hospital,[4] and a vocational and technical Anatolian High School in Manisa,[5] as well as a primary school in Istanbul.[6] The Municipality of Zeytinburnu organizes a Medicine Festival bearing his name.[7]
References
- ^ a b Orman, Turcel (2018-04-30). "Mesir macunu faydaları, mesir macunu içinde neler var?". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ a b Islam Encyclopaedia (in Turkish)
- ^ İslan İhsan page (in Turkish)
- ^ "Manisa Merkezefendi Devlet Hastanesi" (in Turkish). Sağlık Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ "MANİSA YUNUSEMRE Merkez Efendi Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ "İSTANBUL ZEYTİNBURNU Merkezefendi İlkokulu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ "Merkezefendi Tıp Festivali" (in Turkish). Zeytinburnu Belediyesi. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
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