The founder of the tekke, Seyyid Ali Sultan, was often called "kızıl deli", or the red madman, due to his swift and quick reflexes as a soldier.

[14] Before its restoration in the early 200s[1] the tekke had been used as a stable by the Christian inhabitants, causing major damage to it according to the complaint by the Union of Minority University Graduates of Western Thrace to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Beginning in late fourteenth century the tekkes in the wider Evros area were used to control and guard the roads, and also enjoyed tax exemptions.

[17] The tekke complex buildings are arranged all around the tree; the kitchens, where during the holidays meals are cooked for the multitude of visitors; the konak (guest house), today where the türbedar (the caretaker of the site) lives with his family (Muslim Çolak); a türbe, meaning the burial monument-mausoleum of Seyyid Ali Sultan; the prayer area (meydan evi) and finally recent facilities with shared toilets for visitors.

Saint George is renevated every year in the tekke, a joint celebration common to Christians and Alevis alike, on May 6 (according to the old calendar), in the presence of, among others, the Metropolitan of Didymoteicho, Orestiada and Soufli.