What is Abdal of Turkey?
The Abdals in [[Turkey]] are [[Nomad]], and the majority live in [[Anatolia]]. They came once together with [[Turkmen people]] from Central Asia to Anatolia in [[Sultanate of Rum]]. The Abdals have an own sectret language, it's a mix of Turkish-Arabic-Persian-Kurdish and some Romani loanwords, they believe in [[Alevism]] and there jobs are circumcising boys, to make basket, tinsmith, metalworking and musicians.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.academia.edu/36004813 |title=(PDF) Abdals in Cultural Geography of Anatolia &#124; Nilüfer Köşker - Academia.edu |access-date=2022-09-08 |archive-date=2022-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909115232/https://www.academia.edu/36004813/Abdals_in_Cultural_Geography_of_Anatolia |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref>https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1557757</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{asia-stub}} [[Category:Ethnic groups in Turkey]]