Abdal people (West Asia)

Abdals
Teberler
Regions with significant populations
 Turkey,  Syria
Languages
Turkish
Religion
Islam (Alevism)

The Abdals (Turkish: Abdallar) are a largely Turkish-speaking ethnic group found in much of Anatolia and parts of the Balkans and Syria,[1] who follow an itinerant lifestyle. This lifestyle is closely connected with the activity of music making at weddings and circumcision parties. Other occupations associated with the Abdal include tinning, basket making and sieve manufacture.[2]

  1. ^ Kaytazoğlu, Osman. "Suriye'nin ötekileri: Abdallar". Al Jazeera Turk. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ Egemen Yılgür (2015). "Kuştepe Mahallesi'nde Geç-Peripatetik Gruplar: Katmanlar, Etkileşim ve Bütünleşme" (PDF). Sav Katkı (in Turkish) (1).