Examination of the terms of Alevi-Bektashism in the flame-Bektashi classics Makâlât

One of the works that reflects the Alevism-Bektashism belief is Makâlât, which is assumed to belong to Hacı Bektâş-ı Velî. This study is based on Hacı Bektaş-ı Velî's Makâlât, one of the pioneers of the Alevi-Bektashi belief system. It is aimed to work on and contribute to this field due to the lack of studies on the explanation of the terms formed by systematization within the Alevism-Bektashism belief. In order to give these religious meanings gained by moving away from daily life, the terms mentioned in the work named Makâlât have been determined as the priority in this study. Then, explanations of these terms were made and the terms were exemplified by making block quotations from the parts where the terms appear in the work. The study consists of an introduction and two parts. In the introduction part, the subject, importance, aim and method of the research are explained. In the first part, information about Hacı Bektaş-ı Velî and his works are given. Makâlât is especially emphasized in these works. In the second part, the main problem of "What is the term?" is emphasized and some general explanations are given. Afterwards, semantic and phonetic analyzes of the terms in Makâlât, which reflect the basis of the Alevism-Bektashism belief system, were conducted. Keywords: Alevism-Bektashism, Hacı Bektaş-ı Velî, Makâlât, Term.