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A Transition Period Ritual of the Karay Turks: Death
- Emine Atmaca,
- Reshide Gözdaş,
- Ekin Kaynak Iltar,
- Rabia Akçoru and
- Süleyman Ertan Tağman
Karaism is a Jewish sect that emerged in the Middle Ages and became the name of a Turkish tribe in time. Its name is derived from “kara- (K-R-A)”, meaning “the ones who can read the sacred scripture” in Aramaic–Hebrew. T...