14. YÜZYIL ANADOLU’SUNDA AHÎLERİN SİYASİ, SOSYAL ve KÜLTÜREL İLİŞKİLERİNİ HAKİKAT ve EFSANE BAĞLAMINDA YENİDEN GÖZDEN GEÇİRMEK

Ahis have undertaken important economic and social duties in Turkish history and have successfully presented these duties to the state and social life needed by the Turkish States. Ahis, who continued their important role in the 14th century, also took on Sufi roles. In this respect, the Ahism Organization was seen as an institution that contributed to the socio-cultural life of the period rather than a political power for the Turkish Principalities Period. In the 14th century, the Ahis became one of the most remarkable groups of the period with their relations with the Turkish Principalities and their role in the founding stages of the Ottoman Empire. In this century, due to resource limitations, Ahis have been the subject of popular works in addition to historical sources and have attracted attention with their legendary aspects. Ahis, who are known for their contribution to the administrative and socio-cultural life of the Turkish Principalities and the Ottoman Empire as a Seljuk heritage in the 14th century; They have been the subject of works such as menâkİbname, vilayetname, travelogue and futuvetname. In our study, the purpose of this article will be to evaluate these works and to discuss the place of the Ahis in both historical literature, popular sources and public imagination in terms of the limitations between truth and legend.