Draft:Dadash people

Dadash People (Turkish: Dadaşlar) Dadaş refers to the people living in or originating from the Erzurum region, or to any of the players who play Erzurum bar, a folklore game specifically belonging to this region.For this reason, those who express their opinions on the expression dadaş associate it with the words Erzurum and bar.The following idea has been put forward regarding the phonetic expansion of ancient names.. “Theodosiopolis: Te-odo-si Opolis. It is the ancient name of Erzurum. Dadasi/Mountain-atasi-city; His ancestor was the city of the mountaineers; In this respect, the city of Dede'os/dadash is defined as dadaşlar mountaineers. Dadash (Turkish: Dadaş) is generally referred to as Erzurum Turks.Generally in Erzurum region, 1- Brother, 2- Brave, young man, brave man. 3- brave. 4-friend It is used It is also expressed as elder brother, young man playing bar, friend from Erzurum, fellow countryman, and in a broad sense, the lord of the Erzurum region. . Sometimes it can be said directly to the person, and sometimes it is used as an honorific adjective. He is an exemplary young man from Erzurum, who holds a bar, rides horses, throws javelins, and is a Youth It is also believed that being a brother-in-law is an exceptional situation, both in Erzurum and its surroundings and in Anatolia, and that it is an inherent (dogmatic) and noble state of mind in the sense of "lordship". For the dadaş who have a historical mission based on this idea, from time to time they act as guards along the borders; the one of the needy, the poor, the lonely; A brave peasant, a tradesman with open hands and table; A faithful, well-spoken, bright-faced religious official who works in mosques; a brave orator with political civil courage, a brave commander, a civil servant who honors his duty, a teacher, a police officer; The definition "is a mother or father from Erzurum who devotes himself to his family and children" is made by a large segment of the Turkish people. Moreover, Dadash is also known as a good head of the family who has gained the respect of everyone inside and outside the family, who is trusted in every aspect, and whose table is open to spouses, friends, the poor and the needy.

İsmail Habip Sevük, who wrote articles supporting the War of Independence in various newspapers published in Anatolia during the Turkish War of Independence and is also the author of the first literary history book of the Republic period in Turkey, "Turkish Teceddüt Literature History", wrote in his work "Writings from Homeland, 1943" "Western Anatolia" In contrast to the zeybek of Erzurum, Erzurum has a dadaş. "Dadaş is a bully, not a rowdy" and he emphasizes that "dadaşlık can be considered as a way of behavior, a way of living, a sense of morality" and "Dadaşlık" is evaluated in parallel with a type of worship by the author. In fact, it was interpreted as a sect by itself. İsmail Habip Sevük, in his work written in 1943, said: "The worships of this sect are to use good weapons, to play javelin well, to know the national games well and not to give importance to money. The two most fundamental tenets in the sect are not to be afraid of anyone and not to kill anyone. Being afraid is the biggest shame, killing is even more shameful than that." ... The aim is not life but victory. If you are brave, defeat or even be defeated, you are still the same; if you killed, you did not defeat, you tarnished bravery..."

It is very remarkable that the Turkish politician and statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first President of the Republic of Turkey, was elected as the President of the Assembly and the Government, as the Erzurum deputy, at the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on 23 April 1920. Ataturk's representation of Erzurum, the land of his brothers, and the people of Erzurum in the first parliament as Erzurum Deputy; It has revealed the importance that his dadaş attaches to him and his dadaş attaches to his dadash

The fact that the expression dadaş is used in Turkmenistan today provides partial information about the etymology of the word. On the other hand, there is a town called "Dadaşlar" in Azerbaijan.

There is a rivalry and hostility between Armenians and Dadash's in the Ottoman Empire and continues until today. Generally, Dadash people do not like Armenians. Although Armenians claim that Erzurum belongs to Armenia for a greater Armenia, Dadash people are against this and Erzurum is called "Land of Dadash's" among Dadash people.

Population
According to TUIK data, 442 thousand 107 in Istanbul, 151 thousand 687 in Izmir, 147 thousand 159 in Bursa, 118 thousand 854 in Ankara, 94 thousand 858 in Kocaeli, 35 thousand 931 in Tekirdağ, 22 thousand in Manisa. It was reported that 98 people born in Erzurum lived in Sakarya, 19 thousand 361 in Antalya, 18 thousand 690 in Konya and 14 thousand 391 in Konya. The number of people born in Erzurum living in Istanbul, Izmir and Bursa has approached the population of Erzurum province.

Culture
Dadash's are the people adapted to the Erzurum region. Erzurum traditional clothes are the traditional dress of Dadash's. They also have a folk dance called Erzurum Barı, which is the folk dance of Dadash.Since there were many Armenians in Erzurum during the Ottoman period, it is possible to see dadash people living according to Armenian culture.

Language
Although the Dadaş people generally speak Turkish, there are still Dadaş people who speak Armenian due to the dense Armenian population in the Erzurum province of the Ottoman Empire