Faith / Tomb (türbe)
Terzibaba Tomb
Merkez, Erzincan
The cut-stone tomb of Muhammed Vehbi (Terzibaba), a Naqshbandi-Khalidi sheikh who earned his living as a tailor, who gave his name to Erzincan's largest cemetery.
Safety warning
Its story
The mystic, whose real name was Mehmed Vehbi and who was known as Terzi Baba (Father Tailor) because of his profession as a tailor, was the representative of the Khalidi branch of the Naqshbandi order in the Erzincan area. When he died in the cholera epidemic of 1848, he was buried in a wooden tomb built by his disciples; the city cemetery, formerly called Kaledibi, also gradually came to bear his name. When the wooden tomb was destroyed in a fire, the municipality had a new cut-stone tomb built in its place in the 1980s. The plain building, reached by four steps, with a two-columned portico and an octagonal dome, has iron grilles on its door and windows. The cemetery also contains other tombs, such as that of Hacı Hafız, one of Terzibaba's disciples; the tomb welcomes visitors from within and outside the city year-round.
Key facts
- Period
- 1848 (tomb rebuilt in the 1980s)
- Admission
- Free
- Getting there
- Terzibaba Cemetery, south of the city center
- Visit duration
- 20–30 minutes
Trip purpose
- Free
- Quiet
Location
39.71702, 39.49928
Where to eat nearby
No food & drink venues listed nearby.
Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors; Overture Maps
Reviews
No approved reviews yet. Reviews are written in the app after a visit.
Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/terzi-baba | https://goturkiye.com/erzincan/see | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131390803