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The Turkish Republic has forbidden the activity of Sufi orders (tarikat) since the early years of its founding. However, a certain number of them have continued their activity in the form of cultural organizations or philanthropic foundations, but avoiding identifying themselves as Sufi orders in public. This article aims to show how Sufi orders could survive under these circumstances, by taking the example of the Erenköy group of the Naqshbandi order, one of the most influential Sufi groups in today’s Turkey. To do so, it analyzed the journal of the group, Altınoluk.
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