Eight female instructors working at the Tokat Maturation Institute completed the puşide (grave covering) prepared for the sarcophagus in the Danişment Melik Ahmet Gazi Mausoleum in Tokat's Niksar district in 2.5 years.
Since 2017, the Tokat Maturation Institute has been part of the Puşide Project, carried out under the patronage of the Presidency of Türkiye. The production of the puşide, a Persian word meaning "cover," which is placed over graves and used to cover wooden, marble, stone, or ceramic sarcophagi, began 2.5 years ago under the coordination of the Tokat Governorship for the tomb of Melik Ahmet Danişmend Gazi, the founder of the Danişmend dynasty in Niksar.
Ahmet Turan Teker, Deputy Director of the Tokat Maturation Institute, stated that an eight-person team worked on the puşide.
Explaining the dedication of the team, Teker said:
"The patterns on the puşide were stylized from the border designs of the bath basin in the Niksar Grand Bath. The eight-person team completed it by working on 15 centimeters per day. It is entirely hand-embroidered using the Dival technique, a type of embroidery that looks different on the front and back. This cover is created by inserting each stitch one by one, making it highly valuable. It is truly a masterpiece that will find its rightful place."
Emphasizing that the puşide was completed with great care over 2.5 years and expressing pride in his colleagues, Teker added:
"Our colleagues are very talented. But talent alone is not enough; dedication is also required. They devoted themselves to this work. They worked tirelessly, day and night, on weekends, even neglecting their household duties. They put in great effort to complete this puşide."
Teker concluded by stating that the puşide will be placed on the sarcophagus on Kadir Gecesi (Night of Decree), which will be observed on March 26.
