You can find the İslamic terms alphabeticily below:

Allah
The Arabic word for “God”, used in Islam and Christianity. The term “Allah” comes from the Arabic “al-Lah”, that can be translated with “the god”. In pre-Islamic times, in the polytheistic religion of Mecca, there was a god that was called by this name. Al-Lah was probably considered as the highest god, but not an acting power, and therefore rarely focused on in rituals. While Islam rejects the other deities, al-Lah is described as the one eternal, omnipotent god. “Allah” is therefore not a proper name, and also Arabic Christians use “Allah” in their Arabic Bible. (more…)

Five times a day the call to prayer drifts over each Muslim village, town, and city. Even though the Republic of Turkey is a secular country, ninety-eight percent of the population profess to be devout followers of the Islamic faith. Thus it is no surprise that the evocative sound of what has been called “Muslim music,” the call to the faithful, is ubiquitous in the Middle East. (more…)

The Arabic word “Islam” simply means “submission”, and drives from a word meaning “peace” and a life focused on peace, mercy, and forgiveness. In a religious context it means complete submission to the will of God. “Mohammedanism” is thus a misnomer because it suggests that Muslims worship Muhammad, peace be upon him, rather than God. “Allah” is the Arabic name for God, which is used by Arab Muslims and Christians. (more…)

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, the Government imposes some restrictions on Muslim and other religious groups and on Muslim religious expression in government offices and state-run institutions, including universities, usually for the stated reason of preserving the secular state, and distance of state to all kinds of beliefs. The Constitution establishes the country as a secular state and provides for freedom of belief, freedom of worship, and the private dissemination of religious ideas. (more…)

By the end of the seventh century, conversion to Islam had begun among the Turkic-speaking peoples, who were migrating westward from North and Central Eurasia. The initial wave of Turkish migrants converted to Sunni and other fractions Islam and became champions of Islamic orthodoxy. As warriors of the Islamic faith, or gazis, they colonized and settled Anatolia in the name of Islam, especially following the defeat of the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert (1071). (more…)

The region comprising modern Turkey has a long and rich Islamic tradition stretching back to the dawn of the Ottoman Empire. About 99% of the population is claimed to be Muslim although there has never been a survey about this ratio in reality. Unless family of a newborn or the individual himself demands the contrary, anybody is counted as Muslim in population census and reported thus in ID cards (It is a long debated issue whether to include religion in an ID card or not). Thus it can be deduced that the actual percentage of Muslims in the country is lower. (more…)

The region comprising modern Turkey has a long and rich Islamic tradition stretching back to the dawn of the Ottoman Empire. About 99% of the population is claimed to be Muslim although there has never been a survey about this ratio in reality. Unless family of a newborn or the individual himself demands the contrary, anybody is counted as Muslim in population census and reported thus in ID cards (It is a long debated issue whether to include religion in an ID card or not). Thus it can be deduced that the actual percentage of Muslims in the country is lower. Muslims in Turkey are dominantly Sunnis. Religious observance in comparison to other predominantly Muslim-populated countries is low and Muslim identity tends to be based more on tradition and cultural heritage rather than actual belief in religious dogma. The Turkish governmental system are based on European republican state with strong favour of secularism. While attempting to reform in order to strengthen bonds with European Union in hopes of future accession. (more…)

A mosque (from the Arabic mescit) is a place of public worship in Islam. The Turkish word for mosque is cami and it means “a place where people gather” in Arabic. Mosques must have an area for ritual ablutions and be positioned as such so that worshippers face Mecca during prayers. The leader (imam), when opening services at prayer times, stands in or before the mihrab, prayer niche in the mosque which indicates the direction of Mecca. The preacher, generally the imam himself, speaks from the minber. An additional liturgical requirement is the minare (minaret), a high, generally pointed tower from which Moslems are called to prayer. (more…)

He is called Allah. He exists. There is no beginning or end to His being. He is unique. He does not look like any creature. The cause of His being has nothing to do with anything except Himself. He is omniscient and omnipotent. He hears, sees and speaks without using sounds or letters. God sent a messenger to each society and Mohammed was sent for all societies which means that he is actually the last prophet.
In Islam, the lives of individuals and of society are organized by the Holy Koran, which was revealed to Mohammed as vouchsafed through the angel Gabriel. According to the Koran, everybody is born as an innocent Moslem being regardless of his mother or father, but should practice the main beliefs of Islam as he grows up. No one can or should come between God and the worshipper. (more…)

1) To say and to believe “I witness that there is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his prophet”. When somebody believes in this, it means he believes and acknowledges everything declared by Mohammed.
2) To practice namaz 5 times a day; early in the morning, at noon, in the afternoon, in the early evening and at night. (more…)