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Turkey’s Religious Journey

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Abbas Following a special prayer for the deceased, men carry the coffin to the Konya cemetery. Turkey. 1988. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Within the shrine of the revered Sufi poet and philosopher Jalal al-Din Rumi, also known as Mowlana, the letters Ho, written in Arabic, refer to God. Sufis chant Ho like a mantra while they perform (...)
Abbas A young man reads from the Koran inside the courtyard of the Eyup mosque. Istanbul, Turkey. 2002. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Young students pray at the Fatih Koranic School. Istanbul, Turkey. 1988. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Young girls study the Koran in Arabic at the Suleymaniye Koranic School. Istanbul, Turkey. 1988. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Clothes designer Yakan Yildrim at work in his atelier-boutique. Istanbul, Turkey. 2002. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A mother and her companions mourn a young girl who died of disease. Turks, even if they are not religious, practice Muslim rituals. Near Tarsus, Turkey. 2002. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
A. Abbas Circling his tomb covered by the Turkish flag, pilgrims pray to Dede Hizir, a local Muslim saint. Adana, Turkey. 2005. © A. Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Dervishes, one of them a woman, pray among Alevis in their prayer house, on the anniversary of Ataturk's death. The Alevi sect, which makes up 20% of the population of Turkey, mix Zoroastrian, Hind (...)
Abbas A female model poses in a sexy dress for a fashion shoot. Istanbul, Turkey. 2002. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Film director Nuri Bilge Ceylan with his wife at a private party. Istanbul, Turkey. 2002. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the Islamist AKP (Justice and Development) Party addresses an electoral rally where men and women are mixed. Bursa, Turkey. 2002. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A woman wearing the Islamic scarf, a large Turkish flag and the Bosphorus Bridge linking Europe to Asia, all three symbols of modern Turkey. Istanbul, Turkey. 2005. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Militants of the islamist AKP (Justice and Development Party) display a portrait of their leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a rally, before the parliamentary elections of November 3rd 2002. Istanbul, (...)
Abbas Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the Islamist AKP (Justice and Development) Party is mobbed by supporters at a rally. He is protected by bodyguards. Istanbul, Turkey. October 2002. © Abbas | Magnum Photos