Based on the information in the intro of his chronicle, it is believed that he was a clerk born in Edirne[2] and that his father was a silk manufacturer.
Oruç Bey's work is called Oruç Bey Tarihi ("The History of Oruç Bey"), sometimes named similarly to other Ottoman chronicles "Tevârîh-i Âl-i Osman (Oruç Bey) [tr]" (History of the house of Osman).
It is written in Ottoman Turkish and describes the Ottoman history till Hijrah 907 (anno1501/1502).
His chronicle is considered as an important source for the history of the early Ottoman Empire.
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