ISLAM IN TURKEY

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ISLAM IN TURKEY

• By Ülküye EVREN, Hülya DEGER Özgür TOPAL
  and Halis KABLAN

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ISLAM

• Historical Background
• Social Life
• Islamic Art and Philosophy
• Misconceptions

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Historical Background

• Pre-Islamic Arabia
• Mohammad and Foundations-to 632
• Islamic Expansion and Empire-to 750
• Abbasid Caliphate

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Historical Background

• Muslim Spain
• Muslim Persia
• Egypt and North Africa
• The Turks

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Prayer
SOCIAL LIFE

• Personal everywhere
• Public in Mosques

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Ramadan, Bayram Kandil
SOCIAL LIFE

• Ramadan Bayrami
• Kurban Bayrami
• 5 Kandils

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• The Islamic style is distinguished by the novelty
  and extraordinary quality of techniques used in
  the making of utilitarian objects. These
  techniques are
• Calligraphy (Beautiful Writing)
• Miniature Painting
• Ceramic Tiles (Cini)
• Ebru (Paper Marbling)

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• CALLIGRAPHY is the art of handwriting.
• MINIATURE PAINTING is the painting of small
  pictures.

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• CERAMIC TILES (CINI) is used for interior
  decorations.
• EBRU (PAPER MARBLING) is a traditional Turkish
  art.

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Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi
ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY

• The great Anatolian philosopher and the father of
  the Mevlevi sec.
• "Come, come again, whoever you are,
  come!Heathen, fire worshipper or idolatrous,
  come!Come even if you broke your penitence a
  hundred times,Ours is the portal of hope, come
  as you are."

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I.Women in Turkey
MISCONCEPTIONS

• Different from other Middle Eastern countries
  women in Turkey are free to perform different
  jobs such as
• Politicians
• Singers
• Farmers
• Carpenters

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II. State structure of Turkey
MISCONCEPTIONS
Turkey is a democratic state
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CONCLUSION

• Historical Background
• Social Life
• Islamic Art and Philosophy
• Misconception

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Websites and Contact Info

• http//www.allaboutturkey.com/islam.htm
• Our e-mails addresses
• Ülküye Evren ulkiye_at_bilkent.edu.tr
• Hülya Deger hulyad_at_bilkent.edu.tr
• Özgür Topal tozgur_at_bilkent.edu.tr
• Halis Kablan halisk_at_bilkent.edu.tr