Religious Life
Muslim Turkic States
Culture and Organisation in Islamic Turkish States
Sovereignty
Subtopics
Culture and Organisation in Islamic Turkish StatesGod had the sun of state to rise in the sign of TurksGeneral SituationIn the Kara-Hanli state, the great khan titled as Arslan Khan reigned the east of the country while another khan titled as Bugra Khan that was u…Modifications in the Muslim Public (Civil) LawHowever, this state had some peculiarities much more different than the other Muslim-Iranian states such as Tahiri, Saffari and Samani states, etc. th…World DominationThe thought of world domination that was considered as one of the duties of the rulers of Steppe Turkish states was maintained in the Turkish-Islami…Issue about the Division of the CountryThe members of the dynasty that were entitled with the domination of some region in the state were called as melik (governor, prince) in Islamic-Tur…OrganisationAs it can be understood from the names of ranks and offices in the Islam-Turkish states and the work of Nizamul-mulk called as Siyasetname (Book of P…People and LandsSince the Turkish rulers did not directly interfere with the works and lifestyles of the people, the social situation in the period of Turkish-Islamic…Religious PolicyWhen the Turks had founded their states, the most important element of the cultural environment within the Middle East was doubtlessly religion. The m…The Sunni- The ShiitesAlthough Turks had mostly established relations with the Shiite Iranians within the cultural environment of Islam, most of them were Sunnite people. A…Religious InformationEnormous efforts were endeavoured for the development of Islamic information in the Islamic-Turkish states. The principal centres of teachers, preache…MysticismTherefore, the mystics had also been treated with tolerance in Turkish-Islam states and the most honoured religious mystics were respected thereof. Th…Phisolopy and Sciencehas been observed that Islamic philosophy had followed a bilateral development based on the ancient Greek philosophy and the religious mysticism and i…LiteratureThe literature and poetry had shown great development in these Islamic-Turkish states. The poets of the Iranian literature that were limited in number…ArtThere were lots of works with the quality of masterpieces that indicated the activities related with the art and public works in the period of the Tur…Public WorksTolun-oglu Ahmed who had constructed a new city (el-Katai) near Fustat in Egypt had also constructed fountains, public baths, and water dams. He also…Turkish CharacteristicsThese states as we have observed above were founded within the environment of Islam and they had provided great service in the development of Turkish-…