Turan Cemiyet) was formed in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire and was supported by both Bolsheviks and the German Empire. This project, however, had a strong Islamist and Pan-Islamist agenda and was aimed also at non-Turanian Muslims of Central Asia. See also Turanism Pan-Turkism Hungarian Turanism Turan Turanid race References External links The Nazi Connection with Shambhala and Tibet, Alexander Berzin, May 2003, Study Buddhism Indigenous organizations in Russia Organizations established in 1839 Pan-Turkist organizations Tatar nationalism Turanism