Dadash People
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Dadaşlar | |
|---|---|
 Dadash Flag From Erzurum footbal clube and Dadash's Group | |
| Total population | |
| 1,930,767 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Turkish language | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Turkish people, Kurds |
The Dadash or Dadaş people (Turkish : Dadaşlar) are the indigenous people of Erzurum in eastern Anatolia. There are Dadaş people of Persian, Kurdish, and Greek origin, but primarily they are a people of Turkish origin.[1][2] Generally, Dadash's have roots in Kipchak Turks.[3] Approximately 1,930,767 people of Turkey's total population were born in Erzurum (Dadash).[4] There were 1.5 million Dadash in Turkey in 2017.[3]
Name origin
[edit]The following idea has been put forward regarding the subject in terms of its phonetic expansion. “Theodosiopolis: Te-odo-si Opolis. It is the ancient name of Erzurum. Dadasi/Dağ-atasi-city; His ancestor was the city of the mountaineers; In this respect, the city of Dede'os/dadaş is defined as the mountain people.[4][5]
In Erzurum and its surroundings, as well as in Anatolia, it is believed that being a brother-in-law is an exceptional situation and that it is an inherent (dogmatic) and noble state of mind in the sense of "lordship".[5]
The fact that the expression dadaş is used in Turkmenistan today provides partial information about the etymology of the word. On the other hand, there is a town called "Dadaşlar" in Azerbaijan.
Culture
[edit]Erzurum culture is a culture belonging to Dadaş. Erzurum bar is a folk dance game from Erzurum region.
The existence of the Dadaş people in the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish War of Independence was remembered and literary works emerged.
İsmail Habip Sevük, who is also the author of the first literary history book of the Republic period in Turkey, "Turkish Teceddüt Literature History", stated in his work "Yurttan Yazılar, 1943" that "In response to the zeybek of Western Anatolia, Erzurum has a dadaş. Dadaş is not a rowdy, but a bully." by emphasizing that "brotherhood can be accepted as a form of behavior, a way of living, and an understanding of morality" "Dadaşlık" was evaluated by the author as a type of worship, and was even interpreted as a sect. İsmail Habip Sevük, in his work written in 1943, said: "The worships of this sect are to use good weapons, to play javelin well, to know the national games well and not to give importance to money. The two most fundamental tenets in the sect are not to be afraid of anyone and not to kill anyone. Being afraid is the biggest shame, killing is even more shameful than that." ... The goal is not life but victory. If you are brave, win or even be defeated, you are still the same; "If you killed, you did not defeat, you tarnished the bravery..."[6][7]
Ancient History
[edit]In the Seljuk coins minted, the name of the city was Erzenü'r-Rûm (ارزن الروم), Erzen-i Rûm (ارزن روم) The Rum expression in its old name is a sign that the city remains from Rome and Byzantium.
References
[edit]- ^ "erzurumluların gerçek etnik kökeni". Ekşi Sözlük. 2021.
- ^ "Erzurumun etnik yapısı". Etnikce. 2019.
- ^ a b "Türkiye'de 1.5 Milyon Dadaş Var". milliyet.com.tr/. Archived from the original on 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b "Ülkede 1 milyon 930 bin 767 Erzurum doğumlu var". Erzurum Gazetesi.
- ^ a b "Dadaş Kelimesinin Anlamı". erzurum.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31.
- ^ Sevük, İsmail Habip (1987). Yurttan Yazılar. Ankara, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları.
- ^ Hancı, Hanifi (2009). Seyyahların Gözüyle Erzurum. ER-VAK yayınları.