Tarikat/Cemaat Mensuplarının Gözünden Katılım Sebepleri ve Tarikat/Cemaat Ortamları.

The aim of this study is to determine the reasons for joining to religious groups and their views on the cult and community environments. In this study, qualitative research method and semi-structured interview form were used. The main problem of the research is the question of how the members of sects and congregations view these groups in the context of the reasons for their participation in these groups. In line with this problem, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 24 women and 13 men from the Naqshbandi, Qadiri order and the Nur Community. According to the results of the study, the reasons for joining such religious groups can be listed as the influence of the primary social environment such as family elders, friends, neighbors or close relatives, the influence of charismatic religious group leaders and the activities of existing communities for individuals within the immediate environment. In the context of these reasons, it can be said that the participants evaluate religious order and community environments in a positive way and see these environments as places where warm, sincere, spiritual desires and feelings are satisfied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]