Oruç Bey
Oruç Bey was a 15th-century Ottoman historian.Almost nothing is known from his personal life. Based on the information in the intro of his chronicle, it is believed that he was a clerk born in Edirne and that his father was a silk manufacturer.Works
Oruç Bey's work is called Oruç Bey Tarihi, sometimes named similarly to other Ottoman chronicles "Tevarih-i Al-i Osman". It is written in Ottoman Turkish and describes the Ottoman history till Hegira 907. His chronicle is considered as an important source for the history of the early Ottoman Empire.
