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İsmailağa
İsmailağa Jamaah or İsmail Ağa Jamaah (; Ottoman Turkish: اسماعیل آغا جماعتی) is a branch of ''the :tr:Gümüşhanevî Dergâhı, Gümüşhanevî Dargah, Dergâh of Nakşibendi-Khalidiyya, Khālidī Ṭarīqah'' (List of Sufi orders, Sufi Order) in Islam in Turkey, Turkey. It takes its name from the İsmailağa Mosque in Fatih, Istanbul. It is aligned with the Naqshbandi tariqa, spiritual order of Sunni Islam SufismAhmet Şık, Niyazi Dalyancı, habervesaire.com, 18 February 2010Warfare between judiciary and government/ref> in the ''silsilah'' of Khalidiyya and was led by Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu, imam of the İsmailağa Mosque from 1954 to 1996. It has significant influence over daily life in few streets of Fatih, the capital district of Istanbul. In 2006, Deniz Baykal described the whole district of Fatih as an "İsmailağa republic". There are communities in a number of other cities in Turkey, including Erzincan. Characteristics According to Ahmet Hakan Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu
Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu (1929 – 23 June 2022), also known as Mahmud Effendi and known to his followers as "Effendi Hazretleri", was a Turkish people, Turkish Sufi Sheikh and the leader of the influential İsmailağa Jamia of the Naqshbandi-Khalidiyya centered in Çarşamba, Istanbul. Early life Ustaosmanoğlu was born in a village Imam in Miço (now Tavşanlı) village of the Of, Turkey, Of district. In his childhood, Ustaosmanoğlu is known for never missing any Tahajjud, Tahajjud prayers every night, prayed 5 times a day, never missing any prayers and always have big interests for knowledge. Later on in his teenage years, he went to a city called Kayseri for seeking knowledge (Ilm). He followed the lessons from a popular local Alim, Alim (scholar) Named Tesbihcizade Ahmed Effendi and Calekli Haci Dursun Effendi. In the month of Ramadan 1951, he was appointed as a Imam in a local masjid in the Divriği district of Sivas province. He attracted the attention of the people around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İlhan Cihaner
İlhan Cihaner (born 23 February 1968, Kağızman), is a Turkish people, Turkish leftist politician and a former prosecutor. He's a parliamentary deputy for the Republican People's Party (CHP) since 2011. He was the Chief Public Prosecutor of Erzincan from 2007; he resigned in 2011 in order to stand for election. He is a suspect in the Ergenekon trials. He is a columnist for the ''SoL (newspaper), soL'' newspaper. Career Cihaner, then a prosecutor in İdil (Şırnak Province), was the first prosecutor to point at the Turkish Gendarmerie's JİTEM, in an indictment of 1997. He held the defendants including civil servants, confessors and others responsible for killings, bombings and "disappearances". Defendant No. 1 was Ahmet Cem Ersever and defendant No. 2 was Arif Doğan. He was appointed Chief Public Prosecutor of Erzincan in 2007. In this position he ordered an investigation of the İsmailağa and Fettullah Gülen religious communities. Some months later, ''Taraf'' published a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sufi Orders
The following is a list of notable Sufi orders or ''Tariqa''. A * Adawiyya * Azeemia B * Ba 'Alawiyya (Ba’ Alawi tariqa) * Badawiyya (Badawi tariqa) * Bektashi (Bektashiyyah tariqa) * Burhaniyya (Burhani tariqa) * Barelvi C * Chishti Order (Chishti tariqa, Chishtiyya) ** Ishq-Nuri Tariqa D * Darqawiyya G * Galibi Order H * Hamallayya * I * Idrisiyya * Isawiyya (Aissawa, Issawiyya) J * Jahriyya * Jilala K * * Khalwati order (Halveti, Halwatiyya, Khalwatiyya) ** Gulshani ** Jelveti ** Jerrahi *** Nur Ashki Jerrahi ** Nasuhi ** Rahmani ** Sunbuli ** Ussaki * Khatmiyya * Kubrawiyya M * Madariyya * Maizbhandaria * Malamatiyya * Marufi * Maryamiyya * Mevlevi Order (Mawlawiyyah, Mevlevi, "Whirling Dervishes") * Mouride (Murid tariqa, Muridiyya, Yoonu Murit) * Murīdūn N * Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyyah, Al Siddiqiyya, Al Tayfuriyya, Mustafvi) ** Haqqaniyya ** İsmailağa ** Khalidiyya (see also Khâlid-i Baghdâdî) ** Saifia ** Süle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam In Turkey
Islam is the most practiced religion in Turkey. Most Turkish Sunni Muslims belong to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence. The established presence of Islam in the region that now constitutes modern Turkey dates back to the later half of the 11th century, when the Seljuks started expanding into eastern Anatolia. While records count the number of Muslims as 99.8%, this is likely to be an overestimation; most surveys estimate lower numbers at around 94%. The most popular school of thought (maddhab) being the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam (about 90% of overall Muslim denominations). The remaining Muslim sects, forming about 9% of the Muslim population, consist of Alevis, Ja'faris (representing 1%) and Alawites (with an estimated population of around 500,000 to 1 million, or about 1%). There is also a minority of Sufi and non-denominational Muslims. History Islamic empires During the Muslim conquests of the 7th and early 8th centuries, Arab armies established the Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasus
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, comprising parts of Southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural barrier between Europe and Asia, bisecting the Eurasian landmass. Mount Elbrus, Europe's highest mountain, is situated in the Western Caucasus area of Russia. On the southern side, the Lesser Caucasus includes the Javakheti Plateau and the Armenian highlands. The Caucasus is divided into the North Caucasus and South Caucasus, although the Western Caucasus also exists as a distinct geographic space within the North Caucasus. The Greater Caucasus mountain range in the north is mostly shared by Russia and Georgia as well as the northernmost parts of Azerbaijan. The Lesser Caucasus mountain range in the south is mostly located on the territory of sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Today's Zaman
''Today's Zaman'' (Zaman is Turkish for 'time' or 'age') was an English-language daily newspaper based in Turkey. Established on 17 January 2007, it was the English-language edition of the Turkish daily '' Zaman.'' ''Today's Zaman'' included domestic and international coverage, and regularly published topical supplements. Its contributors included cartoonist Cem Kızıltuğ. On 4 March 2016, a state administrator was appointed to run ''Zaman'' as well as ''Today's Zaman''. Since a series of corruption investigations went public on 17 December 2013 which targeted high ranking government officials, the Turkish government has been putting pressure on media organizations that are critical of it. , the website of ''Today's Zaman'' had not been updated since 5 March, while all archived articles prior to March 2016 were removed. On July 20, 2016, five days after the military coup attempt, ''Today's Zaman'' was shut down after an executive decree by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rand Corporation
The RAND Corporation, doing business as RAND, is an American nonprofit global policy think tank, research institute, and public sector consulting firm. RAND engages in research and development (R&D) in several fields and industries. Since the 1950s, RAND research has helped inform United States policy decisions on a wide variety of issues, including the Cold War space race, the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, the U.S.–Soviet nuclear arms confrontation, the creation of the Great Society social welfare programs, and national health care. RAND originated as "Project RAND" (from the phrase "research and development") in the post-war period immediately after World War II. The U.S. Army Air Forces established Project RAND with the objective of investigating long-range planning of future weapons. Douglas Aircraft Company was granted a contract to research intercontinental warfare. Project RAND later evolved into RAND, and expanded its research into civilian fields suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Justice and Development Party (Turkey), Justice and Development Party (AKP), which he co-founded in 2001. He also served as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. Coming from an Islamist background and promoting socially conservative policies, Turkey has experienced increasing authoritarianism, democratic backsliding and suppression of dissent under Erdoğan's rule. Erdoğan was born in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, and studied at the Marmara University, Aksaray Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, before working as a consultant and senior manager in the private sector. Becoming active in local politics, he was elected Welfare Party's Beyoğlu district chair in 1984 and Istanbul chair in 1985. Following the 1994 Istanbul mayoral election, 1994 lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chador
A chādor ( Persian, ), also variously spelled in English as chadah, chad(d)ar, chader, chud(d)ah, chadur, and naturalized as , is an outer garment or open cloak worn by many women in the Persian-influenced countries of Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and to a lesser extent Tajikistan, as well as in Shia communities in Iraq, Bahrain, Lebanon, India and Qatif in Saudi Arabia in public spaces or outdoors. A chador is a full-body-length semicircle of fabric that is open down the front. The garment is pulled over the head, and is held closed at the front by the wearer; the chador has no hand openings, buttons, or clasps. It may also be held closed by being tucked under the wearer's arms. The word in Classical Persian could be used in reference to almost any cloth, headscarf, or even tents. This definition is mostly retained in the Eastern Persian varieties Tajiki and Dari, which commonly use reflexes of ''chādar'' in reference to almost any cloth or scarf, including loosel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalwar Kameez
Shalwar kameez (also salwar kameez and less commonly shalwar qameez) is a traditional combination dress worn by men and women in South Asia, and Central Asia. '' Shalwars'' are trousers which are atypically wide at the waist and narrow to a cuffed bottom. They are held up by a drawstring or elastic belt, which causes them to become pleated around the waist. The trousers can be wide and baggy, or they can be cut quite narrow, on the bias. Shalwars have been traditionally worn in a wide region which includes Eastern Europe, West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia. The '' kameez'' is a long shirt or tunic. The side seams are left open below the waist-line (the opening known as the ''chaak''), which gives the wearer greater freedom of movement. The kameez is usually cut straight and flat; older kameez use traditional cuts; modern kameez are more likely to have European-inspired set-in sleeves. The kameez may have a European-style collar, a Mandarin collar, or it may be collarles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaftan
A kaftan or caftan (; , ; , ; ) is a variant of the robe or tunic. Originating in Asia, it has been worn by a number of cultures around the world for thousands of years. In Russian usage, ''kaftan'' instead refers to a style of men's long suit with tight sleeves. It may be made of wool, cashmere wool, cashmere, silk, or cotton, and may be worn with a sash. Popular during the time of the Ottoman Empire, detailed and elaborately designed garments were given to ambassadors and other important guests at the Topkapı Palace. Variations of the kaftan were inherited by cultures throughout Asia and were worn by individuals in Russia (North Asia, Eastern Europe and formerly Central Asia), Southwest Asia and Northern Africa. Styles, uses, and names for the kaftan vary from culture to culture. The kaftan is often worn as a Coat (clothing), coat or as an overdress, usually having long sleeves and reaching to the ankles. In regions with a warm climate, it is worn as a light-weight, loose-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
