Ramsay, William Mitchell: Impressions of Turkey during twelve years' wanderings (London, 1897)

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of his district met him, took charge of him, brought
him to a khan in Mecca and looked after him durine
his stay. His journey occupied rather more than
four months and cost altogether £T. 63 (about
£S7 stg)- In answer to a question, he explained
that the Dcllils were men who came from Mecca
every second year collecting gifts for the holy
shrine. Each of these had his special district, and
wrote down the names of those in his district who
intended to go on pilgrimage during the next two
years, and each pilgrim when he came to Mecca
inquired for his Dcllil. He also said that the
pilgrims paid nothing to the Dcllil while they were
in Mecca, but they were expected to send gifts
afterwards, of which the Dcllil received a portion.

Many of the Turkmen are Kizil-Bash (Red-
Heads), i.e., unorthodox Moslems : not merely is
that the case with the nomads, but in many cases
settled villages, where no trace of the nomadic
habit remains, are Kizil-Bash, and loathed by the
orthodox Turks.

III. YURUK.—The Yuruks are nomads, who are
found in many parts of Asia Minor, but almost
always, so far as my experience goes, in moun-
tainous districts, whereas the Turkmen tribes usually
live more in the great plains. According to Von
Luschan, the Yuruks of Lycia are an immigrant
race, akin to the Gypsies: his earlier view had