In a majestic scene crowds of tens of thousands. They crawl out of all cities
Turkish group. And planes carrying hundreds of Muslims from all over the world.
and their prospective destination Istanbul, specifically Al-Fateh Mosque. Farewell Sheikh who
entered the hearts of millions. Because of him, thousands of people entered Islam. He is the leader of the
largest and most influential religious in Turkey. Ismail group
Agha. That contributed to the coup plot against Erdogan. And it has the final word in the
Turkish elections. When historians want to describe the progress of Islam in
the past sixty years, they can never ignore the name Mahmud Usta , which has
Osmanoglu. Known as Mahmoud Effendi. Sufi orientation Naqshbandi
. Hanafi school and jurisprudence. He spent all his life in the service of Islam.
has helped tens of thousands of scholars and opened countless number of order
mosques and institutes. Who is Mahmoud Effendi? And how he became the sheikh of the group
most influential? in Turkey. Sheikh Mahmoud Effendi was born in the year of the thousand
nine hundred and twenty-nine in Trabzon, Turkey. His father was Ali
Effendi, the son of Mustafa Effendi and his mother, Fatima, the daughter of the flood Effendi. Who
people known for their asceticism and piety. At the age of six, the Sheikh memorized
Mahmoud Effendi Quran. Sheikh Mahmoud Effendi's maturity was in his childhood
amazes everyone around him. Because of his intelligence and acumen. So much so that the people in his village are the
, they used to call their sons Mahmoud's name in the hope that they would be like him.
When he was young, the sheikh traveled to the city of Kayseri for studies
Islamic countries and took some lessons. If he stayed in Kayseri for a year, he returned to
his original village. And he studied the readings at the hands of the most famous scholars of readings in
that period. Sheikh Muhammad Rashid lover Kutlu Effendi. He also learned the sciences of
of rhetoric, theology, interpretation of the Qur’an, jurisprudence and other sciences
, the sheikh was completed by Sheikh Dorson Fawzi Effendi. At the age of sixteen he got
, a license in transportation and mental sciences. At the same time
his studies and married Zahra Hanim. Then the Sheikh began his voluntary work as the Imam
after receiving his university degree. He continued to teach and preach. And people began
to gather around him. Until he became the sheikh of the largest group in Turkey. A group of
Ismail Agha. Sheikh Mahmud Effendi began assigning lessons to students in
mosques in Turkey. And every year he traveled three weeks to
to educate and invite people. In the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four
becoming the imam of the Ismail Agha Mosque in Istanbul. And he stayed there until he was referred to
. Retirement in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six. During these years he managed
to attract thousands of students and devotees. Turkey passed through these
the years have many political fluctuations. But he preferred to avoid Western conflict
and urged people not to resort to arms. Despite the harassment
the many that he and his group were exposed to. In the year one thousand nine hundred and
exiled by the military to the city of Eskişehir. But the Mufti of Istanbul
he defended him. The decision was overturned. And in the year one thousand nine hundred and eighty-two
, he was accused of assassinating the Mufti of the Uskudar region. However, the court after the
ruled his innocence. In the year 2007, he was subjected to an assassination attempt and was
After an unknown person shot his car. And when he was transferred to the hospital
, the unknown persons followed him and shot him there. But the attempt failed
fail too. This attempt was a year after the killing of Sheikh Bayram Ali
Ostork in the Ismail Agha Mosque. He is the oldest student of Sheikh Mahmoud. With
all these violent incidents that occurred with him during his life. But he maintained
on his peaceful principles. And refrain from slipping into violence. It is marked by
his group in a special dress that everyone wears. Women's clothing is called a sheet.
black and wide clothes that only show the eyes and nose. As for the men,
They wear Islamic clothes in Ottoman style, grow beards and cover
their heads. And they follow the Hanafi school and apply everything in it. They also learn
Standard Arabic and speak it fluently. This group has great weight
and influence in Turkey. And it has an electoral weight estimated at three
percent. It had a clear impact in thwarting the plot to overthrow Erdogan
year two thousand and sixteen. And between inside and outside Turkey, Sheikh Mahmoud entered
into the hearts of millions of Muslims. He has followers all over the world.
. On Thursday, the twenty-third of June, the year two thousand,
, twenty-two, Sheikh Mahmud Usta Osmanoglu died at the age of
Ninety-three years in the hospital, where he was being treated for a kidney disease. So
heard about Sheikh Mahmoud before? And what do you know about him?