tekke

tekke

A "tekke" is a dervish lodge or Sufi monastery.

Here, 'tekke' is used to refer to a Sufi lodge, which served as a religious and social gathering spot.

Eskiden tekkeler dervişlerin buluşma yeriydi.

In the past, tekkes were meeting places for dervishes.

Here, 'tekke' denotes a lodge or building connected to a religious family or tradition.

O, babasına ait olan tekkede büyümüştü.

He grew up in the tekke that belonged to his father.

In this sentence, 'tekke' refers metaphorically to a structure associated historically or culturally to a community.

Yeni açılan kültür merkezi eski bir tekkenin kalıntıları üzerine inşa edilmişti.

The newly opened cultural center was built on the ruins of an old tekke.