Ḥājjī Bektāsh Walī

…in the 13th century by Haji Bektash Veli. The Islamic order acquired definitive form in the 16th century in Anatolia (now Turkey [Türkiye]) and spread to the Balkans during the Ottoman period. Bektashis, whose numbers are estimated to be anywhere from 7 million to 20 million followers, are found throughout…