Ve âlâ ibadillâhis sâlihin, min ehlissemâvâti vel ehlil erdin ve gafele an zikrikel gâfulune, ve sellim ve radiyallâhu taalâ an eshâbi Resulillahi ejmain.
12 A gathering of Sufis to perform the whirling rituals of the Mevlevite and other orders. I will give detailed explanation on this in the following chapters.
13 Dergah is a sacred place where dervishes of a certain order gather or live.
14 A monthly magazine that was published by the above-mentioned Meta Psychic Investigations and Scientific Research Association.
15 The practice of regression to past lives under hypnosis.
16 A great Sufi and a virtuose Ney player known for his satirical poems targeting politicians and the general state of affairs. A Ney is a reed flute, usually associated with the Mevlevite order or Sufism in general. Neyzen means Ney player.
17 Imam is a religious minister who leads the prayers and who also has other duties.
18 Agabey literaly means elder brother and is used very commonly for show respect to people who you are close to and are older in terms of age.
19 A former Soviet Republic in the Caucasus populated mainly by Tatars ( a Turkic tribe) which now is a part of the Russian federation.
20 DNA is able to Illuminate Islams Lineage -https://www.thenational.ae/uae/dna-could-illuminate-islam-s-lineage-1.504829
21 A Turkic tribe
22 https://www.haplogroups.org/haplogroup-j1-y-dna-m267
23 An Islamic practice of seclusion, like that of Tibetan hermits.
24 Baba and Dede are titles of mystical Masters.
25 A place where followers of the Mevlevite Order gather, live or perform religious practices.
26 Orders or Tarikats are dervish groups where a certain path is followed to reach enlightenment
27 Sheikh here means a spiritual Master of an order in this case the Sheybani order.
28 Http://www.rifai.org/sufism/turkce/tarikatler/sadiyye/ikinci-dogumu, last access: 15-09-2018
29 Kadirî, Ushshakî, Mevlevî, Bektashî, Sâdî and Rufaî orders.
30 Oruc Bey was given the prayer of the Kadiri Order known as the Evrad-i Sherife-i Kadiriyye. These prayers are chanted regularly at certain times.