THE PROBLEM OF SOURCES IN THE STUDY OF TEKKE HISTORY (A CRITICAL REVIEW OF ERKAN ÖVÜÇ'S ARTICLE)

This article examines the methodological problems of source criticism in the study of the history of the Üsküdar Uzbek tekke. Central to this discussion is the scholarly article published in 2018 by Erkan Övüç under the title "How is Tekke history written?" The four-category source typology proposed by Övüç tekke records, tombstones and inscriptions, archival documents, and oral history is critically analysed in terms of its strengths and limitations. On the basis of this critical assessment, the article demonstrates that Övüç's typology contains three significant lacunae: the Istanbul periodical press of the early twentieth century, the consular reports of the Russian Empire, and memoir literature. The article proposes an expanded seven-category typology that incorporates these three additional source types and evaluates the prospects for their application in tekke scholarship.

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