Battalgazi Torunları Geliyor.
sedef tersanesi, sedef shipyard
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Las murallas de Constantinopla, de piedra, rodeaban y protegían la ciudad de Constantinopla.
EAST & SOUTHEAST ANATOLIA - TURKEY
Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia
With its high mountain ranges, remote plateaus, lakes and river beds splashed with colour, plus some of the best Turkish architecture anywhere, this region of Anatolia brings history to life. Sivas, Divriği, Erzurum, Battalgazi, Harput, and Ahlat, allcities in this region, were important centres of Seljuk art. In Eastern Anatolia are the cities of Ağrı, Bingöl, Bitlis, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Hakkari, Kars, Malatya, Muş, Tunceli, Van, Ardahan and Iğdır, while in the southeast are the largercities of Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Mardin, Siirt, Şanlıurfa, Batman, Şırnak and Kilis. Travelling around the east is more challenging, with huge distances between towns, extremes of climate and fewer facilities, but this is amply compensated bythe remote beauty, relatively unspoilt scenery and of course hospitality of the people.
The city of Erzurum is located on a large plane at an altitude of 1950 metres, and contains many religious schools, tombs and mosques from both the Seljuk and Ottoman period. Kars, in the far northeast, is famous for its castle, and nearby Ocaklı (Ani)is a historical city with rich architecture from the 10th and 11th centuries. Mount Ararat (Agri Dagi), whose peak soars up to 5165 metres, is significant to different religions. It is believed that after the Flood, in which all humanity was destroyed, Noah's ark came to rest on Mount Ararat and as the waters receded, Noah andhis family settled on the nearby plane of Igdir. As their numbers increased, they eventually spread along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to other parts of Anatolia.
Accordingly, Igdir is seen as the centre from which the second generation of humanitymultiplied and again spread over the world.The magnificent palace complex of İshak Paşa, which looks down onto Dogubeyazit, was built in the late 17th century by the Ottoman governor Ishak Pasa. The location and appearance of the castle is stunning, and is made up of a kitchen unit, a mosqueand separate womens and mens quarters.Lake Van is one of the highlights of the country and a tour of the entire lake should be made in order to experience the full range of beauty, including beautiful mountain silhouettes, bays, beaches, islands and important centres of Turkish culture andart. The city of Van, on the southeast of the lake, was the capital city of the Urartu empire and Van Castle, built around 1000 BC, is a marvellous example of that age.
South of Van, the city of Edremit is a poplar vacation spot famous for its beaches, campsites and restaurants. On the island of Akdamar is a museum which was originally a 10th century church. As the Tigris and Euphrates flow towards the planesof Mesopotamia, they pass through an important region of Anatolia which contains the cities of Diyarbakir, Mardin, Adıyaman, Şanlıurfa and Gaziantep, which is the oldest cultural settlement centre in Anatolia. North of Diyarbakır is Çayonu, the mostimportant neolithic settlement of the area. The basalt walls of Diyarbakır, which are more than 5km long, are the longest city walls in the country.Mardin is one of the few cities in the country that has preserved its traditional aesthetic architecture, and is unique also because of its unusual location on top of a hill.
The prophet Abraham, who is the father of three different religions,is believed to have lived in Şanlıurfa and Harran and so are considered to be sacred places.The Atatürk Dam, built in Bozova near Şanlıurfa, is the biggest in Turkey and the fourth largest in the world, and the area around Harran will be the most productive agricultural region of the country. Gaziantep is the most important industrial andagricultural area in southeastern Anatolia, and best known for its special varieties of kebap, lahmacun and baklava, and its Antep pistachios.Northeast of Adıyaman, on top of Mount Nemrut (Nemrut Dag) is the mausoleum made for the Commagene King, Antiochus I. On the east and west of the memorial grave site are the terraces where rituals were carried out, and of course the world famous hugestatues of the gods, which are best experienced at sunrise or sunset. Malatya is an important industrial and agricultural region on the lower Euphrates, famous for its apricots and the 13th century Ulu Cami mosque in Battalgazi with its beautiful glazed tiles.
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Alevism (; Turkish: Alevîlik or Turkish: Anadolu Alevîliği/Alevileri, also called Qizilbash, or Shī‘ah Imāmī-Tasawwufī Ṭarīqah, or Shīʿah-ī Bāṭen’īyyah) is a syncretic, heterodox, and local tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical (bāṭenī) teachings of Ali, the Twelve Imams and a descendant—the 13th century Alevi saint Haji Bektash Veli. Alevis are found primarily in Turkey among ethnic Turks and Kurds, and make up between 10-25% of Turkey's population, the largest belief after Sunni Islam.After the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, a dispute arose about his legitimate successor. The Islamic community was divided into those who adhered to Abu Bakr, named Sunnis, and those who sided with Ali, called Shia. Concurrently, people who sided with Ali were called Alevis, defined as those who adore to Ali and his family. Therefore, some authors uses Shiism synonymously with Alevism. However, Alevism is not Shiism, but affected by Shiism and although they share some common beliefs with the Twelver Shia, their rites and practises are wholly different from Shiism.. Thus Alevism incorporates Turkish beliefs present during the 14th century such as Shamanism and Animism, which mixed with Extremist Shias and Sufi beliefs that were adopted by some Turkish tribes, similar to the Sufi-Ghulat view of the first Safavids, and later integrated with Sunnism..
In Turkey, Ja'faris, Alavids, Kaysanites, Qarmatians, Fatimid Ismailis, Nizaris, Qizilbashes (also known as Turk Alevileri), Nusayris (also known as Arab Alevileri) and Pamiris are called as Aleviler (Alevis). However Alawism and Alevism are two distinct sects. The topic Alevi investigated in this article refers to Kızılbaş faith.
Some of the differences that mark Alevis from mainstream Muslims are the use of cemevi halls rather than mosques; worship ceremonies that feature music and dancing, and where both women and men participate; non-observance of the five daily salat prayers and prostrations (they only bow twice in the presence of their spiritual leader), Ramadan, and the Hajj (considering true pilgrimage to be an internal one). Alevis have some links with Twelver Shia Islam (such as importance of the Ahl al-Bayt, the day of Ashura, the Mourning of Muharram, commemorating Karbala), but do not follow taqlid towards a Marja' source of emulation. Some practices of the Alevis are based on Sufi elements of the Bektashi tariqa.
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Alevism
00:02:26 1 Etymology
00:03:51 2 Beliefs
00:04:53 2.1 God
00:06:22 2.2 Spirits and Afterlife
00:07:14 2.3 Scriptures and prophets
00:08:01 2.4 The Twelve Imams
00:08:45 2.5 Plurality
00:09:48 2.6 The perfect human being
00:10:51 2.7 Interpretation of itafsir/i
00:11:31 2.8 Creed and jurisprudence
00:14:06 3 Differences with other Muslim denominations
00:16:26 3.1 Alawites
00:19:00 4 Practices
00:20:04 4.1 Cem and Cemevi
00:22:22 4.2 Twelve services
00:24:21 4.3 Festivals
00:25:00 4.3.1 Mourning of Muharram
00:25:53 4.3.2 Hıdırellez
00:26:56 4.3.3 Müsahiplik
00:28:22 4.3.4 Folk practices
00:29:33 4.3.4.1 Ziyarat to sacred places
00:30:42 4.3.4.2 Almsgiving
00:31:29 5 Society
00:31:38 5.1 Leadership structure
00:33:59 5.2 Position of women
00:35:32 5.3 Relations with other Muslim groups
00:36:18 5.3.1 Sufi elements in Alevism
00:37:25 5.3.2 Relations with majority Sunnis
00:39:58 6 History
00:40:29 6.1 Seljuk period
00:41:03 6.2 Ottoman period
00:41:36 6.3 Republic
00:43:14 7 Demographics
00:44:20 7.1 Population estimates
00:48:39 7.2 Social groups
00:50:38 8 Influences of the Muslim sects on the Alevī faith throughout Anatolia and the Balkans
00:50:52 8.1 Bektashi
00:51:39 8.1.1 Bektashiyyah doctrine: iBektashism and Hurufism/i
00:52:15 8.1.1.1 Wahdat al-Mawjud
00:53:48 8.1.1.2 Batiniyya and Ismailism
00:55:16 8.1.2 Qizilbash
00:55:59 8.1.2.1 Qizilbash doctrine: iKızılbaşlık/i
00:58:19 9 Alevi music
01:02:17 10 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Alevism (; Turkish: Alevîlik or Turkish: Anadolu Alevîliği/Alevileri, also called Qizilbash, or Shī‘ah Imāmī-Tasawwufī Ṭarīqah, or Shīʿah-ī Bāṭen’īyyah) is a syncretic, heterodox, and local tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical (bāṭenī) teachings of Ali, the Twelve Imams and a descendant—the 13th century Alevi saint Haji Bektash Veli. Alevis are found primarily in Turkey among ethnic Turks and Kurds, and make up between 10-20% of Turkey's population, the largest belief after Sunni Islam.After the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, a dispute arose about his legitimate successor. The Islamic community was divided into those who adhered to Abu Bakr, named Sunnis, and those who sided with Ali, called Shia. Concurrently, people who sided with Ali were called Alevis, defined as those who adore to Ali and his family. Therefore, some authors uses Shiism synonymously with Alevism. However, Alevism is not Shiism, but affected by Shiism and although they share some common beliefs with the Twelver Shia, their rites and practises are wholly different from Shiism. Thus Alevism incorporates Turkish beliefs present during the 14th century such as Shamanism and Animism, which mixed with Extremist Shias and Sufi beliefs that were adopted by some Turkish tribes, similar to the Sufi-Ghulat view of the first Safavids, and later integrated with Sunnism.In Turkey, Ja'faris, Alavids, Kaysanites, Qarmatians, Fatimid Ismailis, Nizaris, Qizilbashes (also known as Turk Alevileri), Nusayris (also known as Arab Alevileri) and Pamiris are called as Aleviler (Alevis). However Alawism and Alevism are two distinct sects. The topic Alevi investigated in this article refers to Kızılbaş faith.
Some of the differences that mark Alevis from mainstream Muslims are the use of cemevi halls rather than mosques; worship ceremonies that feature music and dancing, and where both women and men participate; non-observance of the five daily salat prayers and prostrations (they only bow twice in the presence of their spiritual leader), Ramadan, and the Hajj (considering true pilgrimage to be an internal one). Alevis have some links with Twelver Shia Islam (such as importance of the Ahl al-Bayt, the day of Ashura, the Mourning of Muharram, commemorating Karbala), but do not follow taqlid towards a Marja' source of emulation. Some practices of the Alevis are based on Sufi elements of the Bektashi tariqa.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Alevism (; Turkish: Alevîlik or Turkish: Anadolu Alevîliği/Alevileri, also called Qizilbash, or Shī‘ah Imāmī-Tasawwufī Ṭarīqah, or Shīʿah-ī Bāṭen’īyyah) is a syncretic, heterodox, and local tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical (bāṭenī) teachings of Ali, the Twelve Imams and a descendant—the 13th century Alevi saint Haji Bektash Veli. Alevis are found primarily in Turkey among ethnic Turks and Kurds, and make up between 10-25% of Turkey's population, the largest belief after Sunni Islam.After the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, a dispute arose about his legitimate successor. The Islamic community was divided into those who adhered to Abu Bakr, named Sunnis, and those who sided with Ali, called Shia. Concurrently, people who sided with Ali were called Alevis, defined as those who adore to Ali and his family. Therefore, some authors uses Shiism synonymously with Alevism. However, Alevism is not Shiism, but affected by Shiism and although they share some common beliefs with the Twelver Shia, their rites and practises are wholly different from Shiism.. Thus Alevism incorporates Turkish beliefs present during the 14th century such as Shamanism and Animism, which mixed with Extremist Shias and Sufi beliefs that were adopted by some Turkish tribes, similar to the Sufi-Ghulat view of the first Safavids, and later integrated with Sunnism..
In Turkey, Ja'faris, Alavids, Kaysanites, Qarmatians, Fatimid Ismailis, Nizaris, Qizilbashes (also known as Turk Alevileri), Nusayris (also known as Arab Alevileri) and Pamiris are called as Aleviler (Alevis). However Alawism and Alevism are two distinct sects. The topic Alevi investigated in this article refers to Kızılbaş faith.
Some of the differences that mark Alevis from mainstream Muslims are the use of cemevi halls rather than mosques; worship ceremonies that feature music and dancing, and where both women and men participate; non-observance of the five daily salat prayers and prostrations (they only bow twice in the presence of their spiritual leader), Ramadan, and the Hajj (considering true pilgrimage to be an internal one). Alevis have some links with Twelver Shia Islam (such as importance of the Ahl al-Bayt, the day of Ashura, the Mourning of Muharram, commemorating Karbala), but do not follow taqlid towards a Marja' source of emulation. Some practices of the Alevis are based on Sufi elements of the Bektashi tariqa.
Alevism | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:47 1 Etymology
00:04:20 2 Beliefs
00:05:27 2.1 God
00:07:12 2.2 Spirits and Afterlife
00:08:09 2.3 Scriptures and prophets
00:09:01 2.4 The Twelve Imams
00:09:48 2.5 Plurality
00:10:59 2.6 The perfect human being
00:12:07 2.7 Interpretation of itafsir/i
00:12:51 2.8 Creed and jurisprudence
00:15:41 3 Differences with other Muslim denominations
00:18:17 3.1 Alawites
00:21:06 4 Practices
00:22:15 4.1 Cem and Cemevi
00:24:49 4.2 Twelve services
00:27:02 4.3 Festivals
00:27:44 4.3.1 Mourning of Muharram
00:28:42 4.3.2 Hıdırellez
00:29:52 4.3.3 Müsahiplik
00:31:26 4.3.4 Folk practices
00:32:44 4.3.4.1 Ziyarat to sacred places
00:34:01 4.3.4.2 Almsgiving
00:34:54 5 Society
00:35:03 5.1 Leadership structure
00:37:39 5.2 Position of women
00:39:24 5.3 Relations with other Muslim groups
00:40:16 5.3.1 Sufi elements in Alevism
00:41:32 5.3.2 Relations with majority Sunnis
00:44:20 6 History
00:44:53 6.1 Seljuk period
00:45:30 6.2 Ottoman period
00:46:06 6.3 Republic
00:47:56 7 Demographics
00:49:09 7.1 Population estimates
00:53:58 7.2 Social groups
00:56:10 8 Influences of the Muslim sects on the Alevī faith throughout Anatolia and the Balkans
00:56:24 8.1 Bektashi
00:57:15 8.1.1 Bektashiyyah doctrine: iBektashism and Hurufism/i
00:57:53 8.1.1.1 Wahdat al-Mawjud
00:59:38 8.1.1.2 Batiniyya and Ismailism
01:01:14 8.1.2 Qizilbash
01:02:01 8.1.2.1 Qizilbash doctrine: iKızılbaşlık/i
01:04:36 9 Alevi music
01:09:03 10 See also
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- Socrates
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Alevism (; Turkish: Alevîlik or Turkish: Anadolu Alevîliği/Alevileri, also called Qizilbash, or Shī‘ah Imāmī-Tasawwufī Ṭarīqah, or Shīʿah-ī Bāṭen’īyyah) is a syncretic, heterodox, and local Islamic tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical (bāṭenī) teachings of Ali, the Twelve Imams and a descendant—the 13th century Alevi saint Haji Bektash Veli. Alevis are found primarily in Turkey among ethnic Turks and Kurds, and make up between 11-12% of Turkey's population, the largest belief after Sunni Islam.After the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, a dispute arose about his legitimate successor. The Islamic community was divided into those who adhered to Abu Bakr, named Sunnis, and those who sided with Ali, called Shia. Concurrently, people who sided with Ali were called Alevis, defined as those who adore to Ali and his family. Therefore, some authors uses Shiism synonymously with Alevism. However, Alevism is not Shiism, but affected by Shiism and although they share some common beliefs with the Twelver Shia, their rites and practises are wholly different from Shiism. Thus Alevism incorporates Turkish beliefs present during the 14th century such as Shamanism and Animism, which mixed with Extremist Shias and Sufi beliefs that were adopted by some Turkish tribes, similar to the Sufi-Ghulat view of the first Safavids, and later integrated with Sunnism.In Turkey, Ja'faris, Alavids, Kaysanites, Qarmatians, Fatimid Ismailis, Nizaris, Qizilbashes (also known as Türk Alevileri), Nusayris (also known as Arab Alevileri) and Pamiris (also known as Pamir Alevileri) are called as Aleviler (Alevis). However Alawism and Alevism are two distinct sects. The topic Alevi investigated in this article refers to Kızılbaş faith.
Some of the differences that mark Alevis from mainstream Muslims are the use of cemevi halls rather than mosques; worship ceremonies that feature music and dancing, and where both women and men participate; non-observance of the five daily salat prayers and prostrations (they only bow twice in the presence of their spiritual leader), Ramadan, and the Hajj (considering true pilgrimage to be an internal one). Alevis have some links with Twelver Shia Islam (such as importance of the Ahl al-Bayt, the day of Ashura, the ...