İskenderpaşa Jamia or the Iskenderpasha Community () is a branch of Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah (Sufi Order) in Turkey.
History The Jamia of Iskenderpaşa was first established by (1897–1980) when he was appointed as the imam of Iskender Pasha Mosque in Fatih district of Istanbul, which was constructed by the Grand Vizier Skender Pasha of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II (reigned 1481–1512). The leader of the jamia after Kotku's death was Mahmud Esad Coşan. Then, Coşan's son as the successor became the leader.
Notable members This community has many prominent members, including current Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.Metin Heper. (4 March 2016). Insight Turkey: "Islam, Conservatism, and Democracy in Turkey: Comparing Turgut Özal and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan" 15 February 2013Eurasia Review: "The Naqshbandi-Khalidi Order And Political Islam In Turkey – Analysis" Hudson Institute. 5 September 2015
Former Prime Ministers of Turkey Necmettin Erbakan, Turgut Özal, Yıldırım Akbulut, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Other politicians Numan Kurtulmuş, Celal Adan, Korkut Özal, Hasan Celal Güzel, Fahrettin Koca, Yusuf Bozkurt Özal, Recai Kutan, Ahmet Özal, Nevzat Yalçıntaş and Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu.Radikal: "Nakşibendi şeyhi öldü - Nakşibendi tarikatının ünlü kollarından İskender Paşa cemaatinin şeyhi Coşan, Avustralya'da trafik kazasında yaşamını yitirdi. Aynı kazada ölen Uyarel, şeyhin olası haleflerinden sayılıyordu" 5 Şubat 2001
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