Turkish people - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Turkish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish People - A Brief Historical Overview
The country of Turkey has been the site of wide variety of empires and has literally been a crossroads for much of Eurasia. Some of the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yunus Emre: Encyclopedia - Yunus Emre
Yunus Emre was a 13th century Turkish poet and mystic, who had an immense influence on Turkish literature. He was the leading representat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia
Like the vast supercontinent Eurasia, the culture of Asia is the aggregate of the cultural heritage of many nationalities, societies, rel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Religion
Various pre-Islamic Turkic civilizations of the 6th century were Shamanist and Tengriist. The Shamanist religion is based on spiritual an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Turks - Culture And The Arts
The conquest of Constantinople, made the Ottomans the ruler of one of the most profitable empires on earth, connected to the flourishing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Nationalities And Ethnic Groups
There are an abundance of ethnic groups throughout Asia, with adaptations to the climate zones of Asia, which can be arctic, subarctic, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adnan Oktar: Encyclopedia Ii - Adnan Oktar - Commentary
Many of Oktar's works have been or are being translated into English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Alba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mustafa Sandal: Encyclopedia Ii - Mustafa Sandal - Biography
Mustafa Sandal accomplished his high school studies in Geneva (Switzerland) and did two years of Marketing studies in New Hampshire Colle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Turkey - Ethnicity In Turkey
The question of ethnicity in modern Turkey is a highly debated and difficult issue. Figures published in several different sources prove ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Architecture
Until contact with European influence, some cultures would build renewable buildings. For example, in Japan, the temples of Kyoto and Nar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Festivals & Celebrations
Asia has a variety of festivals and celebrations. In China, Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival are trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Religions
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated in India, a country of South Asia. In East Asia, particularly in China and Japan, Conf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Language
Main article: Turkic languages The Turkic language branch belong to Altaic language groups. The various Turkic languages are usually cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Food & Drink
This diversity is also reflected in Asian cuisine, in the use of basic ingredients as well as in the style of preparation and cooking tec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Traditions About Nomenclature
In the ancient Zoroastrian text, the Zend-Avesta, one of the grandsons of Yima (comparable to Noah as the sole survivor of a catastrophe ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - History
It is generally believed that the first Turkic people were native to Central Asia. Some scholars consider the Huns as one of the earlier ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Philosophy
Asian philosophical traditions originated in India and China, and has been classified as Eastern philosophy covering a large spectrum of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Art
A rich imagery of Asian art is revealed in several spheres, including its sculpture, paintings and handicrafts; music, dance, drama, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Turkish World And Pan-turkism
Some refer to the Turkic countries, regions and peoples as part of the Turkish World. Others are worried that this is a result and exampl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Translations For Turk
Afrikaans Turk. Albanian turk. Arabic ‏التركي. Assyrian Turk. Bulgarian турчин. Chinese 突厥. Czech turek. Danish tyrker....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Nomenclature
In modern Turkey, a distinction is made between "Turks" and the "Turkic peoples": the term Türk corresponds specifically to Turkish peop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Physical Appearance
Some historians consider "Turkic" as a linguistic categorization, rather than a strictly ethnic characterization. This is unsurprising, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mustafa Sandal: Encyclopedia Ii - Mustafa Sandal - Discography
Mustafa Sandal - Albums. 1994 Suç Bende 1996 Gölgede Aynı 1998 Detay 2000 Akışına Bırak 2002 Kop 2003 Seven (Universal) Musta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Geographical Distribution And Ethnic Division
The distribution of peoples of Turkic cultural background ranges from Siberia where the Yakut reside, across Central Asia, to Eastern Eur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Mythology And Folklore
The story of Great Floods find reference in most of the regions of Asia. The Hindu mythology tells about an avatar of God Vishnu in the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - History
It is generally believed that the first Turkic people were native to Central Asia. Some scholars consider the Huns as one of the earlier ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Philosophy
Asian philosophical traditions originated in India and China, and has been classified as Eastern philosophy covering a large spectrum of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Religions
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated in India, a country of South Asia. In East Asia, particularly in China and Japan, Conf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Festivals & Celebrations
Asia has a variety of festivals and celebrations. In China, Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival are trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Literature
Culture of Asia - Classical. In Tang and Song dynasty China, famous poets such as Li Bai authored works of great importance. They wrote...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Languages
Asia is a continent with great linguistic diversity, and is home to several language families and many language isolates. A majority of A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Art
A rich imagery of Asian art is revealed in several spheres, including its sculpture, paintings and handicrafts; music, dance, drama, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Mythology And Folklore
The story of Great Floods find reference in most of the regions of Asia, the earliest known reference being in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Food & Drink
Asia, the largest continent on the earth, is home to people of hundreds of nationalities, and ethnic and social groups. This diversity is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Turkey - Some Facts
Population: 69,660,559 (July 2005 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 26% (male 9,232,439; female 8,897,135) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 23,806...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Asia - Architecture
Until contact with European influence, some cultures would build renewable buildings. For example, in Japan, the temples of Kyoto and Nar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Geographical Distribution
The Turkic peoples have many different branches, and their total population is around 150 million. Roughly half of these belong to Turks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Turks - Brief History
The "Ottomans" became first known to the West in 1227; when they fled the Mongol Empire, into the Seljuk Empire, in what is now called An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adnan Oktar: Encyclopedia Ii - Adnan Oktar - External References
Adnan Oktar - Critical articles. Harun Yahya: The Promised Mahdi? Harun Yahya and Islamic Creationism Cloning Creationism in Turkey ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Turkey - 1965 Linguistic Census
Questions asked: "What is your mother tongue ?" and "What is the second language which you are in command of best other than your mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Turkey: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Turkey - Current Trends In Situation Of Minorities
Modern Turkey was founded by Mustafa Kemal as secular (Laiklik, Turkish adaptation of French Laïcité), i.e. without a state religion, n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkic Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkic Peoples - Turkic Roots
The term "Turk" was first officially used as a political name in the 6th century. Turkic nationalists claim that the expansion of proto-T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish People - Turkish Phenotypes And Diversity
While the majority of Turks do bear a common brunette Mediterranean appearance similar to that of neighboring countries, there are large ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish People: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish People - The Modern Turks
Ultimately, it is absurd to speak of any ‘Turkish race’ in the tangled ethnic web of Anatolia. Race as a genetic-based social categor...   » Read the article