Yekçeşm Hüseyin Efendi
Yekçeşm Hüseyin Efendi (d. 1704) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Ulama, scholar who was briefly Shaykh al-Islām. Early life and education Hüseyin's father was a man named Ahmed from the Sanjak of Hamid, Hamid Sanjak. Since ''Yekçeşm'' means "one-eyed," Hüseyin most likely had a missing eye or an eye with some major problem. At some point, he moved to Istanbul and became connected to the ''Sufi lodge, asitâne'' of Shaykh al-Islām :tr:Minkarizade Yahya Efendi, Minkârizâde Yahya Efendi. Career Hüseyin was appointed müderris in various educational institutions over the years: * :tr:Halil Paşa, Halil Paşa Madrasa, 1681 * :tr:Kepenekçi Sinan Medresesi, Kepenekçi Sinan Madrasa, 1685 * Damad Efendi Madrasa, 1687 * Hacı Hasanzâde Dârülifâdesi, 1688 * :tr:Gazanfer Ağa Medresesi, Gazanfer Ağa Madrasa, 1688 * Sahn-ı Seman Medrese, Sahn-ı Semân Madrasa, 1689 Through the influence of List of Ottoman grand viziers, Grand Vizier Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pas ...
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) // CITED: p. 36 (PDF p. 38/338) also known as the Turkish Empire, was an empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt (modern-day Bilecik Province) by the Turkoman tribal leader Osman I. After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe and, with the conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmed the Conqueror. Under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire marked the peak of its power and prosperity, as well a ...
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