As an Anatolian Muslim, I learned about the hospitality and respect that had kept many cultures together for a long time when I was little. I was exposed to the Sufism and learned my religion through following the teachings of many dervishes and hodjas, like Haci Bektas, Mawlana, Şeyh Edebali, and Said Nursi, under a community that, in order to eradicate poverty, ignorance, and religious conflicts, built schools all around the world, found international organizations that spread the ideas of peace, and organized culture festival and interfaith dialogues to provide a safe platform to share different values, cultures, and traditions.
