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| '''Yobaz''' is a pejorative ] term meaning ]. | '''Yobaz''' is a pejorative ] term meaning ]. | ||
| Someone who is overly attached to a thought, a belief, or an ideology<ref name="Viki-Definition">{{cite web |url=https://tr.wiktionary.org/yobaz |publisher=Vikisözlük |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>. This is sometimes used by secular and liberal Turks towards religious fanatics, usually linking them with intolerance, hypocrisy and hatefulness. They were also portrayed as dangerous provocateurs of innocent ]s in the name of "wrong" Islam, as opposed to the "true" Islam which had to be limited to the individuals' private lives.<ref>Umut Azak, , I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd, 2010, pp. 87, 111. {{ISBN|978-1-84885-263-1}}</ref> | Someone who is overly attached to a thought, a belief, or an ideology<ref name="Viki-Definition">{{cite web |url=https://tr.wiktionary.org/yobaz |title=yobaz |publisher=Vikisözlük |accessdate=12 November 2020}}</ref>. This is sometimes used by secular and liberal Turks towards religious fanatics, usually linking them with intolerance, hypocrisy, and hatefulness. They were also portrayed as dangerous provocateurs of innocent ]s in the name of "wrong" Islam, as opposed to the "true" Islam which had to be limited to the individuals' private lives.<ref>Umut Azak, , I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd, 2010, pp. 87, 111. {{ISBN|978-1-84885-263-1}}</ref> | ||
| The Turkish rock band ] released a song titled "Yobaz". | The Turkish rock band ] released a song titled "Yobaz". | ||
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Yobaz is a pejorative Turkish term meaning bigot.
Someone who is overly attached to a thought, a belief, or an ideology. This is sometimes used by secular and liberal Turks towards religious fanatics, usually linking them with intolerance, hypocrisy, and hatefulness. They were also portrayed as dangerous provocateurs of innocent Muslims in the name of "wrong" Islam, as opposed to the "true" Islam which had to be limited to the individuals' private lives.
The Turkish rock band Kurban released a song titled "Yobaz".
See also
References
- "yobaz". Vikisözlük. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- Umut Azak, Islam and Secularism in Turkey, I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd, 2010, pp. 87, 111. ISBN 978-1-84885-263-1