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???? Fayn exists to monitor those in power, broaden our perspectives, tear down the walls of echo chambers, and resist the information chaos of the 21st century. Add a modest brick to the effort to open up space for independent and qualified journalism and become one of Fayn’s paid subscribers. Check out the subscription options ???? https://www.fayn.press/abonelik/ Menzil is a religious organization affiliated with the Halidiye branch of the Naqshbandi order, which has the most followers in Turkey. However, today, Menzil resembles a giant holding company rather than a religious community. In addition to its commercial activities, the community is also on the agenda with the power it has gained in public positions in recent years. It is possible to come across the opinion that they have replaced members of the Gülen organization who were purged from the bureaucracy after the July 15 coup attempt even in the Religious Affairs Directorate’s Menzil report. Fayn investigated the structure, political relations and economic power of the order from the statements reflected in the records about Menzil from the 1970s to the present. In order to see the stories firsthand, he entered the village of Menzil, where the order had banned taking pictures, with a group that set out from Ankara. He recorded the rituals at the center of the community, which tens of thousands of people visit every week to repent and declare their allegiance to the sheikh. Here is the anatomy of a order from beginning to end. #faynstudio #menzil #documentary ???? Fayn is an independent digital news and storytelling studio. ???? We're an independent digital news & multimedia storytelling studio from Istanbul. Subscribe to Fayn ► https://bit.ly/3CzQvkT Fayn on Instagram ► / faynstudio Fayn on Twitter ► / faynstudio