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Original bdg. HC. Small 4to. (27 x 18 cm). Proceedings in Turkish. 653 p., ills. Uluslararasi Börklüce Mustafa Sempozyumu: Bildiriler. International Symposium on Börklüce Mustafa: Proceedings. Börklüce Mustafa was one of the principal disciples of Sheikh Bedreddin. He lived around the turn of the 14th/15th centuries, and preached a system that can be compared to modern Communism. Between 1415-1416 he gathered Turkmen peasants, Greek sailors and Jewish merchants on the Karaburun peninsula in order to rebel against high taxes and other injustices. Börklüce Mustafa's life is relatively obscure, and well into the 20th century scarcely covered by scholarship, except in the context of his mentor, Sheikh Bedreddin. The main primary account on his activities is that of the Byzantine historian Doukas, along with a few scattered references in other sources. As a result, not even his name is certain, "Börklüce Mustafa" being but one of the suggested original names for Doukas' Hellenized rendering ? ?. According to different sources he gathered around 4.000-10.000 people. In the beginning of the rebellion Iskender Pasha tried to crush the revolt, but he couldn't because of the narrow alleys of the Karaburun peninsula. The people of Karaburun managed to crush the army of Iskender Pasa. After this more Turkmen Muslims and Christians joined the rebellion. After the defeat Mehmed sent Timurtas Pashazade Ali Bey with all the troops of the Saruhan province and Aydin to Karaburun. These troops were also defeated by the peasants. Ali Bey managed to flee to Manisa. (Source: Wikipedia).

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