Trakya University Faculty of Letters Lecturer Prof. Dr. Ahmet Günşen said that Kızıl Deli Sultan (Seyyid Ali Sultan), defined as the “watchman of Rumelia” by Hacı Bektaş Veli, played an important role in the conquest of the Balkans.
Prof. Dr. Günşen, at the International Symposium on Alevism and Bektashism in the Balkans, organized at the Balkan Congress Center by Edirne Governorship, Trakya University, Ministry of Culture and Tourism Alevi-Bektashi Culture and Cemevi Presidency and Balkan Cities Cooperation Edirne Platform, “Red Deli from the Language of His Disciple Sadık Abdal” He made a presentation titled “Sultan and His Role in the Conquest of Rumelia”.
Günşen stated that Kızıl Deli Sultan was one of the pioneers of the Alevi-Bektashi belief culture and his tomb was located in the Ruşenler village of Dimetoka, Greece.
Stating that Red Deli Sultan was one of the leading warriors in the Ottoman conquest movements in Rumelia, Günşen said that he came to Balıkesir with his forty brave men under the guidance of Hacı Bektaş Veli, and then crossed the Dardanelles and went to Gallipoli in a process full of miracles. expressed.
Günşen also explained that, according to rumors, Red Deli Sultan’s voice was very loud and his shouts resembled thunder, and said, “Historical facts connect this situation with an earthquake that took place in Gallipoli in 1354. With that earthquake, the bastions of the castle in Gallipoli collapsed. Those who took advantage of this were the ones who took advantage of this.” They conquered Gallipoli under the leadership of Süleyman Pasha, then Keşan, İpsala, Uzunköprü reveals the conquest process from Hayrabolu and Edirne to Dimetoka and Silistra.” he said.
Günşen pointed out that Kızıl Deli Sultan, one of the leading names of the Bektashi tradition, was someone who conquered hearts in the Balkans.
Stating that the Balkans quickly came under Turkish rule and Islam became widespread, Günşen said, “The conquest of the Balkans took place in a very rapid process. Gallipoli was conquered in 1354, Edirne in 1361, Kosovo in 1389 and Nicopolis in 1396.” We are in the colonizer Turkish dervishes who established the real infrastructure of the conquest process in the Balkans. One of them is Kızıl Deli Sultan, known in Hacı Bektaş Veli’s Velayetnamesi and in that tradition as the watchman and conqueror of Rumelia in the Balkans. he said.
