Sufi. A Moslem mystic of somewhat pantheistic sympathies.
Sunni. The Orthodox Moslems, dominant in Turkey, who regard Abu Bekr, Omar, and Othman as being legitimate Khalifs and assign them precedence over Ali.[{420}]
Tashnak. The Armenian Revolutionary Society. See p. [245].
Tel. A prehistoric barrow or tumulus.
Vali. A Provincial Governor-General. A Turkish governor of the highest rank.
Vilayet. The province under the jurisdiction of a Vali.
Yezidi. See [chap. iv, pp. 87-110].
Zaptieh. A policeman of the Turkish constabulary. See p. [47].
Ziaret. A Moslem place of pilgrimage; usually the tomb of a saint.