A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF AKHĪ COMMUNITY AND FUTUWWAH STUDIES AHİLİK VE FÜTÜVVET İLE İLGİLİ ÇALIŞMALARIN BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZİ

The purpose of this study is to reveal the general view of akhī community and futuwwah studies using thebibliometric analysis method. Many studies on akhī community and futuwwah have been published in theliterature. These studies focused on the concepts of akhī community and futuwwah in social, economic, andreligious settings. A comprehensive bibliometric mapping analysis study of akhī community and futuwwahstudies has not been found. This study is thought to be distinct from other studies in the literature in thisregard. Furthermore, because of the bibliometric analysis, it can be stated that this research will be useful toresearchers working on akhī community and futuwwah. The study was designed with the quantitative researchmethod. Searches on Web of Science were conducted in accordance with the study's purpose, and 22 studieswere identified. The data in the study were analysed based on the authors' collaboration, the use of commonkey concepts, and the common citation analysis. Based on the findings of the network of author collaboration,two different conclusions were reached: the subject is out of date, and a sufficient network of relations couldnot be established in the literature. The most recent research key concepts date from 2010. Based on thefindings of the common citation network, it was determined that the cited authors were all directly involvedin the fields of akhī community and futuwwah. Because the purpose of this study was to determine theinternational visibility of the akhī community and futuwwah studies, it was limited to the Web of Sciencedatabase. Ulakbim Tr Dizin or Dergipark searches can be used to determine its visibility at the national level.The situation of the concepts akhī community and futuwwah at the national level can be revealed based on thedata obtained. However, in this study, these concepts are discussed independently of any subject. Bibliometricanalysis can also be used to uncover the connections between these concepts and more specific fields.Keywords: Akhī Community, Akhī, Futuwwah, Akhi Evran, Bibliometric Analysis, VOSviewer.