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1.       tommysbar
492 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 04:27 pm

Okay I know that Turkey is a muslim country I ythink everyone knows that but are there varoius types of muslims within Turkey?????? My friend comes from Hatay and he has tried to explain that his religion is slightly different i dont understand any info would be a huge help?????

2.       ciko
784 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 04:51 pm

long story it would take days to tell that

3.       tommysbar
492 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 04:54 pm

OK

4.       AEnigma III
0 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 04:55 pm

There are different divisions in Islam - the main ones being Sunni and Shi'a.

For more information try:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam

5.       ciko
784 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 04:57 pm

there is nothing called shia in turkey sorry but you are wrong..that is why i said it is a long story.

6.       AEnigma III
0 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 04:59 pm

Quoting ciko:

there is nothing called shia in turkey sorry but you are wrong..that is why i said it is a long story.



OK sorry - not in Turkey

How about "liberal" or "moderate" sunni Is that a better description?

7.       tommysbar
492 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 05:03 pm

okay i think i have started something here oooppps im sure my friend said something beginning with H possibly A

8.       ciko
784 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 05:04 pm

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting ciko:

there is nothing called shia in turkey sorry but you are wrong..that is why i said it is a long story.



OK sorry - not in Turkey

How about "liberal" or "moderate" sunni Is that a better description?



hahahahahahhahahahaha made me laugh out loud
ermmmm shi'is live in south iraq and in some other arab countries. there are two kinds of islam in turkey.. sunni and alevi.. alevis believe in same things but in different ways..for example they dont fast in ramadan..they fast 12 days in another month..things like this..but we are not like sunni and shia in iraq..we dont killl eachother alevis generally come from east and souteast Turkey..they could be turkish or kurdish. and offffffff you need a book about it it is really long story!!!

9.       k_s
1526 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 05:05 pm

Quoting tommysbar:

okay i think i have started something here oooppps im sure my friend said something beginning with H possibly A


Maybe your friend said "Alevi".
They are also muslim.

10.       tommysbar
492 posts 		 17 Aug 2007 Fri 05:06 pm

hahahahah thank you so much

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