Ahmed Mâhir Efendi (1860-1922) was a versatile figure who lived during the final period of the Ottoman Empire and the early years of the Republic, possessing the qualities of a scholar, a Sufi, a poet, and a politician. Described as being skilled in knowledge, oratory, and recitation—and even noted for his political acumen in the Chamber of Deputies, where he was compared to his fellow townsman İsmail Mâhir Efendi—Ahmed Mâhir Efendi was born in Kastamonu, an important province of the Ottoman Empire in terms of science and culture, and completed his education in this city, which nurtured many scholars and Sufis. Well-versed in sciences such as exegesis (tafsir), hadith, jurisprudence (fiqh), and Quranic recitation (qira'at), Ahmed Mâhir Efendi served as a professor in the madrasas of Kastamonu, trained master reciters with the title of *shaykh al-qurra*, and taught tafsir and theology (kalam) as a professor at the Darülfünun and the Medresetü'l-Vâizîn in Istanbul. He was also a distinguished figure in the field of literature, a fact he demonstrated in his commentary on Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari’s work, *al-Hikam al-Ata'iyya*, which was written in a style between poetry and prose. In addition to this, he also authored a tafsir and numerous poems.

This work presents to our readers a complete study prepared using newspapers, archival documents, and parliamentary records of the period regarding the life and works of Ahmed Mâhir Efendi, alongside his 1900 publication, the *Hutbe Mecmuası* (Collection of Sermons). His *Hutbe Mecmuası* was formed by compiling 73 Arabic sermons he delivered at the Nasrullah Mosque in Kastamonu. As will be seen, Ahmed Mâhir Efendi's effective oratory is reflected in these sermons.