Community of İskenderpaşa
İskenderpaşa Jamia or The Community of İskenderpaşa is a branch of Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah in Turkey.History
The Jamia of İskenderpaşa was first established by :tr:Mehmed Zahid Kotku|Mehmed Zahid Kotku when he was appointed as the imam of İskender Pasha Mosque in Fatih district of Istanbul, which was constructed by the Grand Vizier Skender Pasha of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II. The leader of the jamia after Kotku's death was Mahmud Esad Coşan. Nowadays, Coşan's son :tr:Muharrem Nureddin Coşan|Muharrem Nureddin Coşan is the leader of this jamia.This community has many prominent members, including current Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan., Turgut Özal and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan., Beşir Atalay, Recai Kutan, Korkut Özal, Hasan Hüseyin Ceylan, Cevat Ayhan, Ahmet Tekdal, Akif Gülle, Temel Karamollaoğlu and Nevzat Yalçıntaş.
