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The organization called ISIS or ISIL with its religious rhetoric is actually neo-salafism which has its historical forms as Kharijis during the period of caliph Ali and Wahhabiyya later on. This movement is more a political one although it covers its rhetoric with religious terminology as its former forms did. This religio-political movement was called neo-kharijism by Ottomans. With different fractions ISIS is a new form of Salafiyya and has a creedal background as well, which makes this movement creedal and political organization.

Funeral rituals are an ancient issue that concerns all people. As each era and race are a constant phenomenon, rituals related to death have been formed. The Turkish society also has its death ceremonies. This is different from the death ceremonies of other Muslims. However, it varies according to the region’s celebration in Turkey. Again, death ceremonies in Turkey also vary according to different faiths and cultures. However, the dominant character in every culture has been the ancient Turkish culture. Death ceremonies are practices that will contribute to moral teaching for spouses, friends and relatives. Keywords: Death, Turkish culture, funerals, moral teaching.

The aim of the topic is to deal with role of television on the lifestyle of people and their cultural and religious understanding. TV programs will be shown to change according to lifestyle, education and cultural understanding. Nevertheless, television has a great importance on the lifestyle of people. The religious understanding is a part of the lifestyle. Many Turks shape their cultural and religious understanding by watching television. The authors will deal with cultural and religious understanding from a socio-cultural perspective, exemplifying this by two Turkish television programs called 'Ekmek Teknesi' (Means of Livelihood) and 'Sir Kapisi’ (Door to Secret). The authors aim to examine the dimensions of these soap operas in the context of religious education, cultural and theological perspectives.

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