It is believed that he was a soldier who lost his life in the conflicts in Nicosia during the Ottoman Empire's 1570 Cyprus Campaign.

The tomb, which historically served as a place of vow, had rags tied to the iron bars of its window.

According to the most widely accepted narrative, İttik Dede was born in the Peloponnese region of Greece and fought for the Ottoman forces during the Cyprus Campaign.

[2] According to Tuncer Bağışkan, these individuals were commonly referred to as "ittik" because there were no records kept about them and they were believed to not be seeking fame or glory.

[1] Ismail Güleç suggests that the term "yitik" may have been used because the grave belonged to a soldier whose identity could not be determined during the battle, or it may have been a place where a missing soldier disappeared without being found alive or dead, or the term "yitik" could have been used because the exact location of the deceased person's death was not known.