TY - JOUR TT - The Diplomatic Role of Ulama in the Relations Between the Ottoman and Anatolian Beyliks AU - Çiftcioğlu, İsmail PY - 2009 DA - December JF - Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi JO - SUTAD PB - Selçuk Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 1300-5766 SP - 193 EP - 205 IS - 26 KW - Osmanlılar KW - Anadolu Beylikleri KW - Ulemâ KW - Diplomasi KW - Elçilik N2 - In the Ottoman and Anatolian Beyliks dominated by the Seljuk tradition in terms of organization and institutions, the ulama (scholars) mostly worked in the areas of teaching, judicial activities and book writing. Besides, both the Ottomans and Anatolian Beyliks used the scholars in the area of diplomacy. The main reason for their use as a diplomatic mission can be attributed to their popularity and respect among the population as well as the rulers. The ulama charged with diplomatic mission to solve the problems between the Ottoman and Beyliks played a significant role in establishing peace and realizing agreement. Along with such official mission, the ulama sometimes adopted a voluntary role to mediate between the conflicting parties and made significant contributions to peace and cooperation. UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/sutad/issue//276677 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/257873 ER -