Yurekli, Z., Architecture and Hagiography in the Ottoman Empire: The Politics of Bektashi Shrines in the Classical Age: [Review]

In the late fifteenth century and throughout the sixteenth century, the shrines of
the eighth-century Seyyid Gazi and thirteenth-century Hacı Bektaş, which had both recently come under Ottoman rule, underwent extensive renovations that
transformed them into monumental and multifunctional pilgrimage complexes.
Shortly after the two shrines were incorporated into the nascent empire and just
before or concurrent with their remodeling, hagiographic narratives linking
together the two saints and their burial sites began circulating in writing. The
shrines’ renovations were not only initiated roughly at the same time but were
also sponsored by patrons of a similar background, military raider commanders
(gazis) from the European provinces of the empire.