Memlükler Döneminde Anadolu Halkının Kudüs'e Katkıları

T he significance of this study lies in its endeavor to elucidate the impact of migrants from Anatolia on Mamluk Jerusalem by tracing their roles across political, administrative, military, scholarly, and urban domains. It examines selected examples of emirs, scholars, and affluent individuals who contributed to shaping aspects of the Jerusalemite landscape during the period spanning the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries CE. The study further seeks to demonstrate that the relationship between Anatolia and Jerusalem was not merely one of geographical transit or incidental presence, but rather formed part of a broader network of human and civilizational interconnections within the Mamluk realm. This network facilitated the transfer of expertise, the exchange of influences, and the consolidation of patterns of social and institutional integration. The study further explores the impact of a number of these Anatolian figures who held political and scholarly positions in Mamluk Jerusalem, such as the amir Sanjar al-Jāwlī and the amir Sayf al-Dīn Kurt, particularly in the establishment of several educational, religious, and hydraulic institutions in the city. It also examines a group of Anatolian scholars who contributed to teaching in various madrasas of Jerusalem. Moreover, the study uncovers aspects of the familial and social networks that connected them, rooted in their shared geographical origins—ties they did not relinquish after their migration to and settlement in Jerusalem. An illustrative example is the marital alliance between Shaykh Sirāj al-Dīn ibn Musāfir al-Kayṣarī and Shujā’ al-Dīn Ilyās ibn ‘Imrān al-Rūmī in Jerusalem, in addition to highlighting their broader scholarly contributions within the city. Methodologically, the study is grounded in an analytical reading of Mamluk historical sources, particularly biographical dictionaries, annalistic chronicles, and works on the merits and histories of Jerusalem, alongside engagement with relevant modern scholarship on Mamluk and Jerusalem history. It proceeds from the hypothesis that Anatolian migrants constituted an active component of Jerusalem’s societal fabric, and that their influence extended beyond limited individual contributions to participation in the formation of enduring civilizational, religious, and educational structures. Accordingly, the study argues that examining this group not only illuminates a significant dimension of Jerusalem’s history in the Mamluk period, but also enhances our understanding of the nature of interregional interactions within the medieval Islamic world, and how migration and incoming elites contributed to the production of urban development, knowledge, and authority in major cities, including Jerusalem. Keywords: Anatolia, Jerusalem, Mamluks.