
Sâlih Ulvî Dede (the Arab Sheikh)
Sâlih Ulvî Dede: The "Arab Sheikh" of the Amasya Mevlevi Lodge
Called "the Arab Sheikh" because he came from Aleppo, Sâlih Ulvî Dede was sent from Konya in 1131 to calm a quarrel in the Amasya Mevlevi lodge and led it for twenty years.
13 October 2026
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