Spiritual Counseling Services after the February 6 Earthquake: Kırşehir Example

Suzan Yıldırım

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Spiritual Counseling Services after the February 6 Earthquake: Kırşehir Example

Authors:

Suzan Yıldırım

Publisher:

Sivas Cumhuriyet University

Main Topics:

Din Psikolojisi

Journal:

Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.28 Issue 2, pp.547-560

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001333374

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2528-9861

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 A major earthquake occurred in Türkiye on February 6, 2023, covering 11 provinces and districts. In this earthquake, all public institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations NGOs mobilized to support the region. Some public institutions and organizations undertook the task of removing debris, providing medical attention to the injured, supplying and setting up tents, meeting needs for food and accommodation, etc. Some also provided pastoral spiritual support to reduce the traumatic effects of the earthquake. The employees of the Provincial and District Mufti Offices, the central organization and the Religious Foundations employees, who are affiliated with the Presidency of Religious Affairs PRA, a public institution, also served in the field. The fact that PRA staffs served as spiritual counselors in the earthquake zone was criticized by some groups at the time. This study aimed to determine in detail what the PRAs staff serve as spiritual counseling do in the field and to evaluate the conformity of what is done with the principles of the spiritual counseling profession, based on the literature. I conducted a case study which is a qualitative research design. The study group comprised religious officials working in Kırşehir provincial and district mufti offices. In selecting participants, I used the purposeful sampling method and the criterion sampling technique. The preferred criterion was to serve in Kırşehir provincial and district mufti offices and to work in the field as a spiritual advisor after the earthquake. Descriptive analysis was applied to the data obtained from the questions asked through semi-structured interviews conducted with the participants. Interview questions were created by the researcher in accordance with the research purpose and based on the literature review. The findings provided the following classified information: Psychologicalspiritual counseling: During the visits, holding the earthquake victims hands, hugging them, emotional companionship, caressing the childrens heads, etc. By giving a feeling of closeness, they enabled the earthquake victims to talk freely. Due to the structure of the region, they went to all the villages without any sectarian discrimination, helped the victims in the area, and expressed sympathy by saying You are our brotherssisters, we came for you, you are not alone, we share your pain, get well soon. Religiousspiritual counseling: washing the corpse, shrouding it, performing funeral prayers, activities such as the time prayers and Friday prayers, reading the Quran, preaching, and religious conversation were carried out in the tent mosque. The officers regularly visited tent cities, containers, and villages where the earthquake victims lived, checked with them how they were doing, and conducted religious ceremonies by the request of the earthquake survivors. Support service: The first officers to arrive were distributing foodwater, setting up tents, and AFAD rescue operations. Other services: To support the development of the economy in the region, the officers did shopping from the earthquake affected tradesmen, provided dowries to engaged people, and supplied books to the university students.

 A major earthquake occurred in Türkiye on February 6, 2023, covering 11 provinces and districts. In this earthquake, all public institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations NGOs mobilized to support the region. Some public institutions and organizations undertook the task of removing debris, providing medical attention to the injured, supplying and setting up tents, meeting needs for food and accommodation, etc. Some also provided pastoral spiritual support to reduce the traumatic effects of the earthquake. The employees of the Provincial and District Mufti Offices, the central organization and the Religious Foundations employees, who are affiliated with the Presidency of Religious Affairs PRA, a public institution, also served in the field. The fact that PRA staffs served as spiritual counselors in the earthquake zone was criticized by some groups at the time. This study aimed to determine in detail what the PRAs staff serve as spiritual counseling do in the field and to evaluate the conformity of what is done with the principles of the spiritual counseling profession, based on the literature. I conducted a case study which is a qualitative research design. The study group comprised religious officials working in Kırşehir provincial and district mufti offices. In selecting participants, I used the purposeful sampling method and the criterion sampling technique. The preferred criterion was to serve in Kırşehir provincial and district mufti offices and to work in the field as a spiritual advisor after the earthquake. Descriptive analysis was applied to the data obtained from the questions asked through semi-structured interviews conducted with the participants. Interview questions were created by the researcher in accordance with the research purpose and based on the literature review. The findings provided the following classified information: Psychologicalspiritual counseling: During the visits, holding the earthquake victims hands, hugging them, emotional companionship, caressing the childrens heads, etc. By giving a feeling of closeness, they enabled the earthquake victims to talk freely. Due to the structure of the region, they went to all the villages without any sectarian discrimination, helped the victims in the area, and expressed sympathy by saying You are our brotherssisters, we came for you, you are not alone, we share your pain, get well soon. Religiousspiritual counseling: washing the corpse, shrouding it, performing funeral prayers, activities such as the time prayers and Friday prayers, reading the Quran, preaching, and religious conversation were carried out in the tent mosque. The officers regularly visited tent cities, containers, and villages where the earthquake victims lived, checked with them how they were doing, and conducted religious ceremonies by the request of the earthquake survivors. Support service: The first officers to arrive were distributing foodwater, setting up tents, and AFAD rescue operations. Other services: To support the development of the economy in the region, the officers did shopping from the earthquake affected tradesmen, provided dowries to engaged people, and supplied books to the university students.

 A major earthquake occurred in Türkiye on February 6, 2023, covering 11 provinces and districts. In this earthquake, all public institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations NGOs mobilized to support the region. Some public institutions and organizations undertook the task of removing debris, providing medical attention to the injured, supplying and setting up tents, meeting needs for food and accommodation, etc. Some also provided pastoral spiritual support to reduce the traumatic effects of the earthquake. The employees of the Provincial and District Mufti Offices, the central organization and the Religious Foundations employees, who are affiliated with the Presidency of Religious Affairs PRA, a public institution, also served in the field. The fact that PRA staffs served as spiritual counselors in the earthquake zone was criticized by some groups at the time. This study aimed to determine in detail what the PRAs staff serve as spiritual counseling do in the field and to evaluate the conformity of what is done with the principles of the spiritual counseling profession, based on the literature. I conducted a case study which is a qualitative research design. The study group comprised religious officials working in Kırşehir provincial and district mufti offices. In selecting participants, I used the purposeful sampling method and the criterion sampling technique. The preferred criterion was to serve in Kırşehir provincial and district mufti offices and to work in the field as a spiritual advisor after the earthquake. Descriptive analysis was applied to the data obtained from the questions asked through semi-structured interviews conducted with the participants. Interview questions were created by the researcher in accordance with the research purpose and based on the literature review. The findings provided the following classified information: Psychologicalspiritual counseling: During the visits, holding the earthquake victims hands, hugging them, emotional companionship, caressing the childrens heads, etc. By giving a feeling of closeness, they enabled the earthquake victims to talk freely. Due to the structure of the region, they went to all the villages without any sectarian discrimination, helped the victims in the area, and expressed sympathy by saying You are our brotherssisters, we came for you, you are not alone, we share your pain, get well soon. Religiousspiritual counseling: washing the corpse, shrouding it, performing funeral prayers, activities such as the time prayers and Friday prayers, reading the Quran, preaching, and religious conversation were carried out in the tent mosque. The officers regularly visited tent cities, containers, and villages where the earthquake victims lived, checked with them how they were doing, and conducted religious ceremonies by the request of the earthquake survivors. Support service: The first officers to arrive were distributing foodwater, setting up tents, and AFAD rescue operations. Other services: To support the development of the economy in the region, the officers did shopping from the earthquake affected tradesmen, provided dowries to engaged people, and supplied books to the university students.

 Ülkemizde 6 Şubat 2023 tarihinde 11 il ve ilçelerini kapsayan büyük bir deprem yaşanmıştır. Bu depremde bütün kamu kurumları ve Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları STK bölgeye destek olmak için seferber olmuştur. Bazı kamu kurum ve kuruluşları enkaz kaldırma, yaralılara tıbbi müdahale, çadır temini, kurulması, iaşe ve ibate vb. ihtiyaçların karşılanması için görev yaparken, bazıları da yaşanan depremin travmatik etkilerini azaltmaya yönelik manevi destek hizmetleri yürütmüşlerdir. Bir kamu kurumu olan Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığına DİB bağlı İl ve İlçe Müftülükleri personeli, merkez teşkilatı ve Diyanet Vakfı çalışanları da sahada görev yapmıştır. DİB personelinin deprem bölgesinde manevi danışman olarak hizmet vermesi, o tarihlerde, bazı kesimler tarafından eleştirilmiştir. DİB personelinin alanda yaptıklarının incelenmesi bu çalışmanın konusunudur. Çalışmanın amacı manevi danışman olarak hizmet veren DİB personelinin alanda neler yaptıklarını detaylarıyla belirlemek ve yapılanların manevi danışmanlık mesleğinin ilkelerine uygunluğunu literatür esas alınarak değerlendirmektir. Araştırma nitel araştırma desenlerinden, durum çalışmasıyla Case Study yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Kırşehir il ve ilçe müftülüklerinde çalışan din görevlileri oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışma grubunun seçiminde amaçlı örneklem yöntemi kullanılarak ölçüt örneklem tekniği ile veri toplanmıştır. Burada tercih edilen ölçüt, Kırşehir İl ve İlçe Müftülüklerinde görev yapmak ve depremde manevi danışman olarak, alanda çalışmış olmak şeklinde belirlenmiştir. Katılımcılarla yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yoluyla sorulan sorulardan elde edilen verilere, betimsel analiz uygulanmıştır. Mülakat soruları araştırma amacına uygun olarak ve literatür taraması esas alınarak araştırmacı tarafından oluşturulmuştur. Bu araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bulgular, DİB tarafından manevi danışmanlara düzenlenecek eğitim programlarının düzenlenmesinde veri oluşturması yönüyle önemlidir. Araştırma sonunda bulgular şöyle sınıflandırılmıştır: Psikolojikmanevi danışmanlık: Ziyaretlerde depremzedelerin ellerinin tutulması, kucaklama, duygusal refakat, çocukların başlarının okşanması vs. yakınlık hissi verilerek depremzedelerin rahatça konuşmalarına imkân oluşturmuşlardır. Bölgenin yapısından dolayı mezhepsel ayırım yapmadan bütün köylere gidip Siz bizim kardeşimizsiniz, sizin için geldik, yalnız değilsiniz, acınızı paylaşıyoruz, geçmiş olsun ifadeleri ile duygudaşlık hissi verilmiş ve yardım götürülmüştür. Dinîmanevi danışmanlık: Cenaze yıkamak, kefenlemek, cenaze namazı kıldırmak, çadır mescidinde vakit ve Cuma namazı kıldırmak, Kuran okumak, dua ve sohbet etmek gibi faaliyetler yapılmıştır. Depremzedelerin yaşadıkları evler, çadır kentler, konteynerler ve köyler düzenli ziyaret edilerek hal ve hatırlarının sorulup, vatandaşın isteği üzerine dini törenler yapılmıştır. Destek hizmeti: Özellikle ilk giden görevliler yemeksu dağıtma, çadır kurma ve AFAD çalışmalarında kurtarma işlemine katılmışlardır. Diğer hizmetler: Depremzede esnafın kalkınması ve ekonomik destek için, esnaftan alış-veriş yapmışlar, nişanlı kızlara çeyiz ve üniversite öğrencilerine kitap yardımında bulunmuşlardır.

Article Details

Spiritual Counseling Services after the February 6 Earthquake: Kırşehir Example

Authors:

Suzan Yıldırım

Publisher:

Sivas Cumhuriyet University

Main Topics:

Din Psikolojisi

Journal:

Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.28 Issue 2, pp.547-560

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001333374

pISSN:

2528-9861

Psychology of Religion

Spritual/Psychological Counseling

Pastoral Counseling

Earthquake

PRA StaffDin Psikolojisi

Manevi/Psikolojik Danışmanlık

Dini danışmanlık

Deprem

DİB Personeli

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Article Details

Authors: Suzan Yıldırım

Publisher: Sivas Cumhuriyet University

Main Topics: Din Psikolojisi

Journal: Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.28 Issue 2, pp.547-560

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001333374

pISSN: 2528-9861

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Authors:

Suzan Yıldırım

Publisher:

Sivas Cumhuriyet University

Main Topics:

Din Psikolojisi

Journal:

Cumhuriyet İlahiyat Dergisi Vol.28 Issue 2, pp.547-560

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001333374

pISSN:

2528-9861