Sünbül Efendi

Sünbül Sinan Efendi (born 1452 CE, Merzifon; died 1529, Istanbul) was the founder of the Sunbuliyye Sufi order (also spelt Sunbuli). The Sunbuliyye were a derivative of the Khalwati (also spelt Halveti and Halvetiye) order. Sünbül Efendi's successors, the next generations were settled in Nurullah town by Konur, Icel Province around 1550.

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Sünbül, the title is Efendi, and there is no family name.
The tomb of Sünbül Efendi in the Koca Mustafa complex in Istanbul.

The tomb of Sümbül Sinan Efendi is next to the Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Istanbul. The site of his tomb was once his Tekke and mosque. The Tekke itself was once a convent that was abandoned and handed over to the Khalwatis by Sultan Bayezid II (1481-1512) to use as a Tekke.[1] Almost all of the sheikhs who sat at the post of grand sheikh of this order are buried at the Tekke, including another noted Sheikh of this order, Merkez Efendi (d.1552) in Yenikapı.

The tomb is frequently visited by Muslims, many of whom consider him to be a saint.

Alternate spellings or transcriptions of this name are: Sümbül Efendi, Sünbül Efendi, Şeyh Sümbül, Sümbül Sinan, and Sünbül Sinan.

Sünbül is the Turkish word for the hyacinth flower.


  1. "KOCA MUSTAFA PAŞA CAMİİ ve KÜLLİYESİ - TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi". TDV İslam Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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