Bektash (disambiguation)

Haji Bektash was a 13th-century Muslim preacher.

Bektash or Bektaş may also refer to:

Given names

Bektash of Kakheti (died 1615), Safavid military leader
Bektash Khan (died 1639), Safavid governor
Haji Bektash Veli, founder of the Bektashi order
Bektaş Demirel (born 1976), Turkish judoka

Surname

Barış Bektaş (born 1976), Turkish politician
Cansu Bektaş (born 2003), Turkish female weightlifter
Emina Bektas (born 1993), American tennis player
Habib Bektaş (born 1951), Turkish-German writer

Places

Bektash Abad, village in Iran

Bektaş, Ayvacık, a village in western Turkey
Bektaş, Giresun, a highland (yayla) in Giresun Province, Turkey
Bektaş, Vezirköprü, a village in northern Turkey

Other uses

Bektashi Order, an Islamic Sufi mystic order originating in the 13th-century

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