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What culture is followed in Turkey?
Turkey has a very diverse culture that is a blend of various elements of the Oğuz Turkic and Anatolian, Ottoman (which was itself a continuation of both Greco-Roman and Islamic cultures), and Western culture and traditions which started with the Westernization of the Ottoman Empire and continues today.
What is most valued in Turkish culture?
More than half of Turks see justice as the most important value, according to a study conducted by Doğan Holding regarding Turkish society’s common values. The “Turkey Values Survey” said justice ranked first on both the personal values list and the list of values that people want to see in Turkey.
How should we recognize Muslims’ identity?
In conclusion, people should recognize Muslims’ identity not just by their clothing, language or origin, but by the intellectual identity that defines them.
What constructs the Islamic identity?
What constructs the Islamic identity? The Islamic identity is constructed from major components which formulate the Muslim’s mindset and shape his views towards himself, his Lord, humanity, animals, plants and the universe at large.
What is the Islamic external perception of the world?
The Islamic external perception aside from the direction towards the universe, has another direction towards other human beings. Islam set rules for dealing with human beings under the divine umbrella of mercy with which the Muslim’s perspective towards life is shaped.
What do Muslims believe about cutting down trees?
Also Muslims believe that the universe in totality is in a constant state of praise to God thus they share with Muslims the act of praising but each in its different way and in conformity with its nature. Therefore Muslims were instructed not to cut trees with the aim of destruction and not to hunt animals for the sake of pleasure.