Ziyaret

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Ziyaret is the Turkish term for a place of pilgrimage. It literally means 'meeting'. It seems to be derived from Ziyarat, a Persian term for an Islamic pilgrimage, which itself is derived from the Arabic Ziyarah.

There are many ziyaret in Turkey -- however, the secular government has strongly discouraged open displays of Muslim piety. The ziyaret have either been turned into museums, or closed.