İn Cin explained

İn Cin (also: İn jinn) is a Turkish phrase used to express that a place is entirely abandoned.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Background

According to Turkish beliefs, İn and jinn inhabit forgotten or desolated places.^[4] Therefore, a place visited by such beings, as for example in "İn cin top oynamak" ("İn and jinn play ball"), means that this place must be completely devoid of human life.^[5]

The combination of these two entities bears resemblance to the Quranic phrase al-ins wa al-jinn (الإِنسِ وَالْجِنِّ).^[6] However, whereas in Arabic the term al-ins (الإِنسِ) refers to mankind, the similar Turkish term (İn) refers to a being similar to the jinn (human means insan in Turkish).^[7] The İn would be less predictable in behavior and more prone to chaos than the jinn.^[8]

The jinn entered the Turkish consciousness through Islam. The İn refers to a type of demon from Turkish legends. İn might root in the concept of Turkic master spirits (İye).^[9] In many Turkish tales, people are afraid or even killed by the İn and jinn when visiting haunted places.^{[10] [11]}

See also

• Div
• Peri

Notes and References

1. Web site: İn Cin Ne Demek? | Kelimeler.Net.
2. Web site: İn cin ne demek? İn cin TDK sözlük anlamı nedir?. May 24, 2022. Mynet Eğitim.
3. Aydın, Hasene. "Mitolojik Kökenli Doğaüstü Varlıkların Deyimlere Yansıyan Özellikleri." Turkish Studies 16 (2021): 3.
4. Ergun, Pervin. "Türk kültüründe ruhlar ve orman kültü." Millî Folklor 87 (2010): 113-121.
5. Web site: İn cin top oynamak ne demek? İn cin top oynamak TDK sözlük anlamı nedir?. June 9, 2022. Mynet Eğitim.
6. Nünlist, Tobias (2015). Dämonenglaube im Islam [Demonic Belief in Islam] (in German). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-110-33168-4.
7. Web site: İn cin ne demek? İn cin TDK sözlük anlamı nedir?. Mynet Eğitim. 24 May 2022 .
8. Murat BengisuKafekültür Yayincilik p. 149
9. Duymaz, Ali, and Halil İbrahim Şahin. "MESLEK FOLKLORU KAPSAMINDA GELENEKSEL MESLEKLERDEKİ PİR İNANCI VE HİKÂYELERİ ÜZERİNE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME." Milli Folklor 22.87 (2010).
10. Gözaydın, Nevzat. "Türkiye'de ölü ve ölümle ilgili anlatılar katalogu üzerine-VIII." p. 27
11. DİREKÇİ, Bekir. "" İpäk Yoli Äfsånäläri" nin Tasnifi." Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi 26 (2009): 39-56.