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Bektashi

Noun

Meaning

Bektashi (plural Bektashis)

A member of an Islamic Sufi order.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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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

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