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LESSON NOTESAdvanced Audio Blog S1 #15Top 10 Turkish Cities: Konya

CONTENTS

2 Turkish2 English

3 Vocabulary3 Sample Sentences4 Cultural Insight

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TURKISH

1. Konya

2. Bir Trkehri olan Konya, lkenin ortalarnda yer almaktadr ve arkeolojik bulgular, M..3000 ylndan beri ehrin kurulduu yerde medeniyetlerin yaad n gs termektedir.

Trkiyedeki pek ok kent gibi Konya da, Hititler, Firigler ve Kimmerler gibi eitliuygarlklar tarafndan ynetilmitir. Bugn ise Trkiyenin 7. byk kentidir.

3. Konya, muhtemelen Trkiyenin dini adan en muhafazakar ehri olarak bilinmektedir.Yerel halk buehri slamn Kalesi olarak tanmlar. Ayrca Trkler arasnda genellikleKonya halk, dier blgelere nazaran daha dindar olarak tannr.

4. Konyadaki en nemli yerlerden biri Rumi Trbesidir. Rumi, ounluk tarafndanMevlana olarak bilinir ve 1200l yllarda yaam tr. Birslam teologu,air ayn zamanda

sufidir. Afganistanda domu olmasna ramen Konyaya g etmi ve burada vefatetmitir. Bugn Konyadaki mezar bir trbedir. Trbe, Mslmanlarn ibadet ettikleriolduk a nl bir yerdir. Rumi vefat ettiinde, onun izinden gidenler, kendi eksenietrafnda dnmeye benzeyen bir dans gibi olan Sema ayini ile nl Mevlevi Tarikatn kurmutur. Bu nedenle tarikat, Dnen Derviler Tarikat olarak da bilinir.

5. Konya, ayrca Rnesans dneminde Avrupada rabet gren Trk hallar ile mehurolmutur. Pahal hallar, bir statnn sembol olarak satn alnmakta ve sahibininzenginliini gstermektedir.

ENGLISH

1. Konya

2. The Turkish city of Konya is located centrally in the country, and archeological finds show

that there have been civilizations living at the site of the city since about 3,000 B.C. Likemost cities in all of Turkey, various peoples ruled over Konya, including the Hittites, the

Phrygians, and the Cimmerians. Today it is Turkeys seventhlargest city.

3. Konya is known as probably the most religiously conservative city in Turkey. Locals have

referred to it as the citadel of Islam. Also Turks generally recognize that residents of

Konya tend to be more devout than Turks from other parts of the country.

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4. One of the most important places in Konya is Rumis tomb. Rumi was more commonly

known as Mevlana, and he lived during the 1200s. He was a Muslim theologian and

poet, as well as a Sufi mystic. Although he was born in Afghanistan, he moved to Konya

and eventually died there. Today there is a shrine to him at his tomb in Konya. The shrine

is a very popular place for Muslims to make a pilgrimage to. When Rumi died, hisfollowers set up the Mevlevi Order, which is very well-known today for its Sama

ceremony, which includes a distinctive whirling dance. For this reason, the order is also

known by many as the Order of the Whirling Dervishes.

5. Konya was also put on the map for its famous Turkish carpets, which became popular in

Europe during the Renaissance. The expensive carpets were often purchased as a

status symbol and to show off the wealth of the owner.

VOCABULARY

Tur kish English

kale citadel

muhafazakar conservative

dini a dan religiously

dindar devout

sufi mystic

trbe shrine

dervi dervish

dnmek whirl

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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Yerliler, korunmak iin kaabilecekleri

kaleyi in aa ettiler.

"The natives set up the citadel as a place

they could run to for protection."

Tarikat n muhafazakar kesimi, liberal

kesimiyle anla mazl k iindeydi.

"The conservative branch of the

denomination was at odds with the liberal

side of it."

Amcam dini a dan Red Sox'u szde

takip etmi tir.

"My uncle supposedly followed the Red

Sox religiously."

Dindar Katolikler, do um kontrolne

inanmamaktad r.

"Devout Catholics do not believe in birth

control."

Sufiler bazen sihre inan r ve manevi

alemi kendi niyetleri iin kullanmaya

al r.

"Mystics sometimes believe in magic and

try to harness the spiritual realm for their

own purposes."

Trbe, sessizce hrmet edilen ve ibadet

edilen bir yerdi.

"The shrine was a place of quiet reverence

and worship."

MISSING

"Dervishes are initiates within the Suni

part of Islam."

ocuk, ekseni etraf nda dnmeye

ba lad .

"The child started whirling around in

circles."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Mevlevi Tarikat veya Dnen Dervi ler Tarikat Konya'da kurulmu tur. Tarikat n islamitrenlerinin uygulanmas nda nemli bir rol stlenmi olan bu ayin, Allah'a olan sevgiyi ifadeeden olduka belirgin bir dn hareketidir. UNESCO, bu ayini nsano lunun Szl veManevi Miras listesine alm tr. Eskiler, Mevlevi Tarikat 'n n yarat cs Rumi'nin Konyaar s nda yrd nde eki kullanan i ilerin kard seslerden etkilendi ini rivayet eder.Daha sonra duydu u ritmle bir daire iinde dnmeye ba lam tr.

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So, What's a Whirling Dervish?

The Mevlevi Order, or the Order of the Whirling Dervishes, was founded in Konya. The dance

that plays an important role in the practice of this Islamic denomination is a very distinctive

whirling movement, which is meant to symbolize the remembrance of God. UNESCO namedthe ceremony to its list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Tradition says the story was created by Rumi, the originator of the Mevlevi Order, after he

walked through the Konya market and heard the rhythms being beat by the hammerers in the

marketplace. He then started whirling in a circle to the rhythms he heard.