Oruç BeyOruç Bey was a 15th-century Ottoman historian.Life and careerAlmost 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.WorksOruç Bey's work is called Oruç Bey Tarihi, sometimes named similarly to other Ottoman chronicles "". It is written in Ottoman Turkish and describes the Ottoman history till Hijrah 907. His chronicle is considered as an important source for the history of the early Ottoman Empire.