This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2010) |
The Ahi Brotherhood (Turkish: Ahî, plur. Ahîler), referred to as Ahi Republic by modern historians,[1] was a fraternity, guild and a beylik based in modern-day Ankara in the 13th and 14th century Anatolia.
Most notably, the one in Ankara which was ended by the Ottoman takeover in 1362, was often romantically referred to as an Ahi republic by modern historians.