Ahi Evren

Ahi Evren (1169 – 1261) was believed to be the Muslim preacher who came Trabzon in Empire of Trebizond times and extended Islam there. His grave in Boztepe was sacred and visited by many people. His real name is Sheyh Nasreddin Ebul’ Ha-kayik, Mahmud Bin Ahmed El-Hoyi and he was born in Hoy, Iran in December 1169. He grew up in Azerbaijan and then came to Kayseri and established the Ahi community. He was killed by Mongols in Kırsehir on 1 April 1261. The grave’s owner in Boztepe could be someone else, for example a clan leader or a Greek metropolitan who accepted Islam later.
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