Religious and social life of Antalya Turkmen Alevist

For Alevîsm, names such as Qizilbash, Rafida, Bektashism are used in our Ottoman archival sources. Different names such as Abdal, Yorouk, Zazas People, Barak People, Afshar People, Nalchies, Chepni People, Saricas, Amuca Tribes, Bedreddinîes, Terekeme People and Turkmen were used in our oral tradition for Anatolian Alevîsm. This situation is reflected in the political, social, geographical and historical period of Central Asian Turkish history and culture. The Alevîs-Bektashi communities depend on the monasteries and dergahs in terms of their construction. The monotheks have provided Alevîsm with important internal social-religious organizations such as education, faith, and law. The Turkmen-Alawiten< groups living in Antalya, located in the Teke region in the geographical direction, are also generally depend on the Abdal Musa Dergah. In our study, socio-cultural values of Alevî-Bektashi communities living in Antalya and its provinces have been tried to be determined within the scientific methodology of History of Islamic sects.