Kartal Cemevi is a
cemevi
A cemevi or cem evi (pronounced and sometimes written as djemevi; meaning literally "a house of gathering" in Turkish) is a place of fundamental importance for Turkey's Alevi-Bektashiyyah tariqa populations. Certain Alevi organizations describe ...
of
Alevi
Alevism or Anatolian Alevism (; tr, Alevilik, ''Anadolu Aleviliği'' or ''Kızılbaşlık''; ; az, Ələvilik) is a local Islamic tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical Alevi Islamic ( ''bāṭenī'') teachings of Haji Bektash Veli, w ...
Moslems
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located in
Kartal
Kartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik.
Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated (total population of 541,209) (200 ...
district of
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
.
Kartal Cemevi Foundation is created as "Kartal Cemevi Culture, Education and Social Assistance Association" since 1993. The land of the Cemevi is requested by Kartal's mayor Mehmet Ali Büklü.
The architecture of the building is designed by Gökçe Gencay.
Since 1996, the association is turned into a foundation.
Kartal Cemevi Vakfı Official Website
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File:Kartal cemevi.jpg, Kartal Cemevi
File:Kartal Cemevi, die Decke des Gebetshauses.JPG, Ceiling of the Kartal Cemevi
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Alevism
Islamic organizations based in Turkey