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Selcuk University Professor Alaаddin Akkoz Held a Seminar at QyzPU

• 31 october, 2024
  
  

  As part of the Visiting Scholar program, Professor Alaaddin Akoz Selcuk University conducted a seminar on “Turkestani Pilgrims and the Ottoman State.” During the seminar, the professor explained that the name “Turkestan” means “land of the Turks” or “Turkish homeland.” He also noted that the connections between the khanates of Turkestan and the Ottoman Empire began in the 16th century, classifying these connections into several categories: diplomatic, political, military, religious, and trade relations.

  The first Turkestani pilgrims began their pilgrimage via the Ottoman state in the mid-16th century. At that time, there were three routes for pilgrimage: the first was the sea route through northern and eastern Black Sea ports; the second was the Trans-Caucasian route, also known as the Baghdad and Hejaz route; the third was the southern route starting from Samarkand, passing through Afghanistan and India. The professor showed these routes on a map and explained them to students.

  He also mentioned that the number of pilgrims doubled with the opening of the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1899, as the railway journey was safer than the land and sea routes. Additionally, the Ottoman state provided visa and financial support to Turkestani pilgrims passing through Istanbul, and later, this matter was addressed at the state level, with special funds established for pilgrims in the early 20th century.

   

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