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ABSTRACT

Salafism is the name of a movement that emerged in the history of Islamic thought. However, it did not represent an independent recognized sect. There was no agreement among the scholars on this. The early Salafis were concerned with adhering to the pure aspect of Allah’s unity, and they made special efforts to protect belief in the oneness of Allah Almighty. Their attitudes and beliefs underline this commitment. However, Salafi thought developed over time, and changed its character and tended to extremism among the Bedouins in the Arab region. The Salafists who emerged three centuries ago were characterized by the use of violence. They organized themselves in the Nejd region after the emergence of Muhammad bin Abd al-Wahhab in the Arabian Peninsula in the eighteenth century, in order to spread his teachings that declared war on polytheism and polytheists. But those who followed him and stood up to serve this mission were Bedouin nomads who grew up in an environment free from the effects of science and civilization, not knowing wisdom, kindness and flexibility. The British orientalists described them as "Wahhabis" after Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab, and this name spread as a way of demeaning them. The adventures of the Salafis (the Wahhabis) have continued to this day, as they rule the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and are distinguished by the use of violence, and their reach has increased in the past fifty years, spreading terror throughout the Middle East. Terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda and ISIS have emerged within the Wahhabi community, threatening peace in the region, and have negatively affected the Western world against Islam. Especially the "Salafi jihadists" who emerged after the "Arab Spring" because their terrorist acts were not limited to the Middle East, but most parts of the world suffer from the horror they broadcast. Therefore, it was the duty of experienced researchers to provide the public with objective information on Salafism and Wahhabism, which is important in all respects. I have been interested in this topic in this book, even though the position narrows from comprehending the topic in its various details. That is why I wrote about the problem of Salafism very briefly in Turkish. These lines are but a humble attempt and a mere study of the limits of Salafist activities in Turkey.