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Other names Vayloğ Dede Türbesi
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The tomb (türbe) of Vayloğ Dede is a place of pilgrimage in Ballıkaya (Nişanyan Yeradları). A field study of folk medicine in the Alevi villages of Malatya, carried out in 2020–2021, also lists the pilgrimage sites of Vayloğ Dede and Karadirek among the important places of the village (Yılmaz 2023).
Vaylöğ Dede
Vaylöğ Dede’s real name was Mustafa Tuna. Fuat Bozkurt writes that he came from the Şah İbrahim Velî Ocak (the article mistakenly names him Mustafa Öztürk); see his page. We have not yet found a source confirming that the tomb belongs to him.
What we are looking for for this page
- The location of the tomb
- Documents or citable accounts concerning the identity of Vayloğ Dede and the period in which he lived
- Accounts of pilgrimage customs, with the narrator and date stated
Sources for this page
- Open dataSevan Nişanyan (2010–2026). Ballıkaya (mahalle), Hekimhan, Malatya. Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Komşu Bölgeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri. nisanyanyeradlari.com Accessed: 12 October 2026.Only the editorial information in the entry has been used. User notes attached to the entry have not been used as a source.
- Academic publicationMevlüt Yılmaz (2023). Malatya Alevi Köylerinde Halk Hekimliği ile İlgili İnanış ve Uygulamalar. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi, no. 108, pp. 489–505. doi.org Accessed: 12 October 2026.The article places the village within Arguvan district. Administratively, Ballıkaya belongs to Hekimhan.
- Academic publicationFuat Bozkurt (2012). Various Alevi traditions according to the ocaks and the “Buyruk” books. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi, no. 63, pp. 385–410. dergipark.org.tr Accessed: 13 October 2026.The printed issue is dated 2012; DergiPark lists the online publication date as 15 January 2013.