Career
A tomb was built for him in 1996. Mehmet Nuri Efendi was born in Şahinler village of Bilecik/Gölpazarı. He became the müftü of Bilecik in 1912 and continued in this function till his death.
During the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) he took an active role in the local Turkish national movement.
As the müftü of Bilecik he recognized the fatwa of Ankara as legitimate. This fatwa was supportive of the Turkish nationalists based in Ankara.
After the Greeks occupied Bilecik he moved to a nearby village from which he regularly informed Ankara of the events. His body was buried in the village graveyard.
His hometown of Bilecik was also burned by the Greeks during the same month.
In 1996 a tomb was built for him which is a site of local commemoration.
