Show freemasonry IN ix TURKEY ter tvr xe Y although for fon he the last thirty years it has baa bem bean supposed that freemasonry existed in turkey yet it was only about five years ago that anything certain was ascertained certa ined on the subject about that time a commercial traveler a freemason while at belgrade was introduced into a turkish lod iode lodge lode e by a christian professor and there met with a most brotherly reception the turkish freemason freema sons song call themselves dervishes Der and continue mus sul mans but they have the thet same ceremonies and the same signs as the freemason freemasons free tree masons s of 0 europe r and ana pursue rhe the same objects of humanity and benevolence lence ahny appear toi to have raised themselves above ibe prejudices of islamism as they do not admit polygamy and women were present unveiled at the banquets of the lodges the lodge of bel bei botchis composed of stefi ty members its master ismail mehemet is at the same time grand krand master of 0 all the lod iod lodgeskin lodges gesin in european and is id arf relation with all the lodges of the turkish im emy emr pire and also with those of arabia and pennia those in the ottoman empire are numerous constantinople a alone on e has hat nine the most f famous amous of which ia the convent of the turnings Turn Torn ingi detki ches of tecka in Persi athe dhe order counts members the turkish freema sons wear as a distinctive rna raa mark rk a small brown shawl ornamented with different fig nha figures dres by an and ji ao decahedron dodecahedron of white whim marble about hivo livo inches finites in diameter highly polished and having baving 0 red spots which signify spots of bloods and are a remembrance t of AU freemis freemasonry into turkey and was punished with death for so doing they wear this badge suspended round the neck leck by a white cord i the grandmaster grandmaiter grand paster master of the ah 6 lodge at it belgrade is a highly respectable man nan aad and is an honorary mem member berot berof of the lod lods lodge 9 pt L Leip elp sic sic turkish freemason free masons 3 a are re sn gene general lat a very respectable men t |