Community of İskenderpaşa
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İskenderpaşa Jamia or the Iskenderpasha Community (Turkish: İskenderpaşa Cemaati) is a branch of Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah (Sufi Order) in Turkey.
History
The Jamia of Iskenderpaşa was first established by Mehmed Zahid Kotku (1897–1980) when he was appointed as the imam of Iskender Pasha Mosque in Fatih district of Istanbul, which was constructed by the Grand Vizier Skender Pasha of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II (reigned 1481–1512). The leader of the jamia after Kotku's death was Mahmud Esad Coşan. Then, Coşan's son Muharrem Nureddin Coşan as the successor became the leader.
Notable members
This community has many prominent members, including current Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1][2]
Former Prime Ministers of Turkey
Necmettin Erbakan, Turgut Özal, Yıldırım Akbulut, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Other politicians
Numan Kurtulmuş,[2] Celal Adan, Korkut Özal, Hasan Celal Güzel, Fahrettin Koca, Yusuf Bozkurt Özal, Recai Kutan, Ahmet Özal, Nevzat Yalçıntaş[3] and Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu.[4]
References
- ^ Metin Heper. (4 March 2016). Insight Turkey: "Islam, Conservatism, and Democracy in Turkey: Comparing Turgut Özal and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 15 February 2013
- ^ a b Eurasia Review: "The Naqshbandi-Khalidi Order And Political Islam In Turkey – Analysis" Hudson Institute. 5 September 2015
- ^ "Murat Yalçıntaş Olayının İşte Bilinmeyenleri". OdaTV (in Turkish). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Radikal: "Nakşibendi şeyhi öldü - Nakşibendi tarikatının ünlü kollarından İskender Paşa cemaatinin şeyhi Coşan, Avustralya'da trafik kazasında yaşamını yitirdi. Aynı kazada ölen Uyarel, şeyhin olası haleflerinden sayılıyordu" 5 Şubat 2001