The tekke in 1974, photo taken by Machiel Kiel.

The Poshpos Tekke[1][2] also known as the Posh-Pos Baba Tekke[3][4] (Greek: Ποσπός Τεκκές, Turkish: Poş-poş or Puş-puş[1] or Poşpoş Tekkesi[5]) was an Alevi tekke (a khanqah) that was built in the fourteenth century near modern Nea Mosynopolis, in the Poshpos neighbourhood of Komotini, in northern Greece. It stood near the now ruined Yunus Bey Mosque, and was demolished in 1989.

Description

The khanqah was a stone building measuring 12 x 5 metres, with a brick-tiled roof and a 25 x 30 courtyard. The building had three rooms and three different entrance ways. The first room was the türbe (tomb), the second housed a fireplace and the third was used as a warehouse.[1][6]

History of the tekke

It has been suggested that the tekke's name is from the dervish Postinpus Baba This dervish had also founded a tekke in Prusa by order of Murad I, and thus many Ottoman tekkes of that era bore his name. According to another theory the name is derived from the phrase "postu bos" meaning that the post of the chief Sufi was usually vacant (bos).[1][6]

The tekke operated until the 1980s when it was demolished by the Municipality of Komotini in 1989[7] which cited safety concerns due to the poor condition it was in. With the decision 198/2012 of the Municipality of Komotini in July 2012 it was decided to restore the tekke in the form it had before it was demolished.[3][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ζεγκίνης 1985, pp. 208–9.
  2. ↑ Γεώργιος Τσιγάρας (2006-11-17). "Τεκκές Ποσπός Κομοτηνής". Οδηγός Περιφέρειας Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  3. 1 2 "Ξαναχτίζεται ο μοναδικός αλεβίτικος τεκές της Κομοτηνής". Εφημερίδα ο Χρόνος. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Ο τεκές του Πος Πος Μπαµπά". Αντιφωνητής. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  5. 1 2 "Poşpoş Tekkesi'ne Gümülcine Belediye Meclisi'nden onay". Azınlıkça εφημερίδα. 2012-07-11. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  6. 1 2 Ζεγκίνης 1985, pp. 250–251.
  7. ↑ "Mosques in Western Thrace". Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 2009-07-10. p. 8. Retrieved 2012-07-17.

Bibliography

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