Community of İskenderpaşa facts for kids

İskenderpaşa Jamia or The Community of İskenderpaşa (Turkish: İskenderpaşa Cemaati) is a branch of Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah (Sufi Order) in Turkey.

History

The Jamia of İskenderpaşa was first established by Mehmed Zahid Kotku (1897–1980) when he was appointed as the imam of İskender Pasha Mosque in Fatih district of Istanbul, which was constructed by the Grand Vizier Skender Pasha of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II (reigned 1481–1512). The leader of the jamia after Kotku's death was Mahmud Esad Coşan. Then, Coşan's son Muharrem Nureddin Coşan became the leader of this jamia.

Notable members

This community has many prominent members, including current Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Former Prime Ministers of Turkey

Necmettin Erbakan, Turgut Özal, Yıldırım Akbulut, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Other politicians

Numan Kurtulmuş, Celal Adan, Korkut Özal, Hasan Celal Güzel, Fahrettin Koca, Ahmet Özal, Nevzat Yalçıntaş and Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu.