Hüve’l-Bâkî
“He is the Everlasting” — Mapping Ottoman social networks, physical gravestone structures, and epigraphs.
Platform Statistics
Archival Database Coverage
Theses, books, & academic references ingested
Courtyards, imperial hazires, & graveyards
Volumetric structures & masonry details recorded
Biographies & kinship networks cataloged
Selected Highlights
Hand-picked entries showcasing database richness and fields.
Eyüp Sultan Haziresi
One of the most prestigious courtyards (Hazire) in Istanbul, hosting tombs of Ottoman bureaucrats, military officers, and scholars.
Sadrazam Sokollu Mehmed Paşa
An architectural masterpiece built of Proconnesian marble featuring high-relief calligraphic engravings and specialized cavuk headwear.
Derviş Mehmed Efendi
Mevlevi Dervish recognized by his Mevlevi Sikke cap engraving, born in Skopje, deceased in Istanbul in 1782.
Build Your Thesis on Hüvel Bâkî
If you're studying a cemetery for a thesis or research project, an Editor account gives you ready-made forms for cemeteries, tombs, elements, persons, epitaphs, and motifs - so your data goes straight into the system, and once reviewed, becomes part of a lasting, publicly searchable digital archive.
Help Us Preserve Ottoman Epigraphic Heritage
We are actively looking for researchers, epigraphists, historians, and volunteers to help transcribe Ottoman scripts, translate inscriptions, resolve familial kinship networks, and submit high-resolution grave photographs.