Administrative Conflicts of the Zaviye of Yakub Abdal in Ankara

Abstract

The zaviyes that arose from charecteristics of the Turkish culture, played important roles in succession of the Ottoman State's settlement policy and in securing domestic safety. In this article, it is analyzed that economic and religious conflicts of the administration of the zaviye of Yakub Abdal that founded at the side of Elmadag to do a safety service for passengers. The administrative problems at the institution changed according periods as a reflection of the society. The economical conditions that got worse in the Ottoman State, effected people working in waqfs deeply. Corruptions and irregularities in the administration of waqfs point out that situation. In this context, tasks of tevliyet and mesihat in the Yakub Abdal Waqf frequently changed hands. Based on the archival sources, this article examines the history of the zaviye of Yakub Abdal in details. In this article that focuses on the zaviye, it is discussed that big administrative and economical conflicts appearing on the institution from its foundation to the 19th century.