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Many people who have been influential in the scene of important events in our history in terms of politics, religion and culture have grown up in the region where Karabük province is located. Sufis constitute a significant part of these people. Some of these Sufis, which have an important place in the Sufi life of Karabuk region, have also influenced the Sufi life of our country. One of these people, Sheikh Mehmed Zoravî, is an important yet unknown sufi in the sequence of the Sha’baniyye branch of the Halvetiyye sect, which was influential in the Turkish Sufi life. From his doctrine, the Cherkeshyism and Cherkeshies scholars, which had a significant impact on the Turkish Sufi life, emerged, and important scholars and sufis such as Mustafa Çerkeşî and Kuşadalı İbrahim Efendi were raised. He also played an important role in the mystical life around Karabük-Safranbolu with the lodge he founded.
In this study, we will briefly mention the Halvetiyye sect and Sha’baniyye-Nasuhiyye branch that Mehmed Zoravî was a member of and how this cult entered the Karabük region.