Noun
Bektashi (plural Bektashis)
A member of an Islamic Sufi order.
The Bektashi was closely affiliated with the Ottoman Janissaries and is the heart of Turkey's large and mostly liberal Alevi population. Source: Internet
Unlike other indigenous Persianate faiths, the Yarsan explicitly reject class, caste and rank, which sets them apart from the Yazidis and Zoroastrians. citation The Ahl-i Haqq consider the Bektashi and Alevi as kindred communities. Source: Internet