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Bektashism

Bektashism (Turkish: Bektaşîlik, Albanian: Bektashi) is a Sufi order of Islam that evolved in 13th-century western Anatolia and became widespread in the Ottoman Empire. It is named after the walī (saint) Haji Bektash Veli, with adherents called Bektashis. Origins of Haji Bektash's teachings can be traced back to the scholar Ahmad Yasawi of Turkestan. The…

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Headquarters
World Headquarters of the Bektashi, Tirana (seat of the order) · Haji Bektash Veli Complex, Nevşehir (cultural)
Abbreviation
Bektashism
Dedebaba
Baba Mondi (Bektashi Order) · Ali Haydar Ercan (Turkish Bektashi Federation) · Esma Ersin (Presidency of Alevi/Bektashi in Turkey)
Key people
Haji Bektash Veli – patron saint · ʿAlī al-Aʿlā – reorganizer who introduced the ideas of Nāimī · Nesîmî – Ḥurūfī poet and a follower of Nāimī · Balım Sultan · Gül Baba – a Murshid of ʿAlī al-Aʿlā
Region served
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Turkey, other Albanian and Turkish diaspora
Type
Dervish order

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World Bektashi Congress

In Turkey (before 1930)

In Albania (1930–present)

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Bektashism

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Triples187
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related to Bibliography · 60
Bektashism → Albania, Albanian Religion, Albert, Algar, Ankara, Ayini, Bektaşi, BEKTĀŠĪYA, Brill, Christianity's, Church, Conforming Haji Bektash, Contemporary Turkey, David, Derviş Ali, Dictionary, Die Welt, Doja, Elsie, Emil BH
related to Beliefs · 24
Bektashism → Abbas, Abbas Ali Türbe, Abu Bakr, Ali, August, Bektashis, Fourteen Innocents, God, Haji Bektash, Haji Bektash Veli, Husayn, Imams, In, Islamic, Mount Tomorr, Mu'awiya, Muhammad, Muslims, Sajjad, Talha
related to Demographics and geographical distribution · 23
Bektashism → According, Albania's, Alevi, Alevi/Bektashi, Alevi/Bektashi Culture, Alevism, An, Anatolia, Balkans, Bekhtashis, Bektashi, Bektashis, Culture, Dedebaba Reshat Bardhi, Ministry, Muslim, Ottoman-era Greek Muslim, Presidency, September, The
related to Post-World War II · 22
Bektashism → After, Albania, Albanian, Baba Edmond Brahimaj, Bektashi, Bektashi Order, Bektashis, Despite, Enver Hoxha, Hajji Dedebaba Reshat Bardhi, In June, Muslims, Nevertheless, Order, Second World War, Sunni, The, Tirana, Today, Turkey
related to Community hierarchy · 21
Bektashism → Above, After, Albanian, Anatolian, Arabic, Bektashi, First-level, Following, Hacıbektaş, Hajibektash, Hajji Bektash Wali, Like, Pir Evi, Reality, Solucakarahüyük, Sufi, The, The Saint's Home, The Turkish, They
related to Origins and establishment · 18
Bektashism → Ahmad Yasawi, Ali, Anatolia, Balım Sultan, Bektash, Bektashis, By, Islamic, It, Kazakhstan, Muhammad, Sayram, Second Elder, Sufi, Sunni Islam, The, Twelve Imams, Twelver Shi'ism
Key people · 7
Bektashism → Baba Rexheb - a pivotal figure in introducing Bektashism to the Western world, Balım Sultan, Gül Baba – a Murshid of ʿAlī al-Aʿlā, Haji Bektash Veli – patron saint, Nesîmî – Ḥurūfī poet and a follower of Nāimī, Salih Nijazi - the last Dedebaba of Turkey and the first Dedebaba of Albania, ʿAlī al-Aʿlā – reorganizer who introduced the ideas of Nāimī
Dedebaba · 3
Bektashism → Ali Haydar Ercan (Turkish Bektashi Federation), Baba Mondi (Bektashi Order), Esma Ersin (Presidency of Alevi/Bektashi in Turkey)
related to List of Dedebabas · 3
Bektashism → Dedebabas, Supreme Leaders, This
Headquarters · 2
Bektashism → Haji Bektash Veli Complex, Nevşehir (cultural), World Headquarters of the Bektashi, Tirana (seat of the order)

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bektashi baba bektashis order albania albanian tekke dedebaba ali tirana turkey headquarters bektash haji turkish sultan anatolia sufi dede macedonia

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BektashismAbbreviationBektashism1.00infobox
BektashismDedebabaBaba Mondi (Bektashi Order)1.00infobox
BektashismDedebabaAli Haydar Ercan (Turkish Bektashi Federation)1.00infobox
BektashismDedebabaEsma Ersin (Presidency of Alevi/Bektashi in Turkey)1.00infobox
BektashismHeadquartersWorld Headquarters of the Bektashi, Tirana (seat of the order)1.00infobox
BektashismHeadquartersHaji Bektash Veli Complex, Nevşehir (cultural)1.00infobox
BektashismKey peopleHaji Bektash Veli – patron saint1.00infobox
BektashismKey peopleʿAlī al-Aʿlā – reorganizer who introduced the ideas of Nāimī1.00infobox
BektashismKey peopleNesîmî – Ḥurūfī poet and a follower of Nāimī1.00infobox
BektashismKey peopleBalım Sultan1.00infobox
BektashismKey peopleGül Baba – a Murshid of ʿAlī al-Aʿlā1.00infobox
BektashismKey peopleSalih Nijazi - the last Dedebaba of Turkey and the first Dedebaba of Albania1.00infobox
BektashismKey peopleBaba Rexheb - a pivotal figure in introducing Bektashism to the Western world1.00infobox
BektashismRegion servedAlbania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Turkey, other Albanian and Turkish diaspora1.00infobox
BektashismTypeDervish order1.00infobox

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