Alevi-Bektaşi Kültürünün Türk Halk İnanışları ve Uygulamalarına Yansıması

With the acceptance of Islam by the Turks, and then their migration to the Anatolian geography,a syncretic structure has occurred in the cultural context in the Anatolian field. The religious andcultural environment inherited from a large number of civilizations that had lived in Anatolia alsopartially influenced the Turkish culture and beliefs that originated in Central Asia with the arrival ofTurks in Anatolia. This syncretic structure, which predominantly constitutes the Turkish culture inAnatolia, has been transferred to the present day with mythologies, epics, legends, proverbs, talesand folk beliefs. Nomadic Turks accepted Islam by combining the local and universal values of theGok Tengri religion and other religions / cultures with the influence of Sufism. This situation createdthe Anatolian Alevism within the framework of love to Hz. Muhammed, Hz. Ali, Hz. Fatima, Hz.Hasan and Hussein, devotion to the twelve imams and dedes/religious guides who are believed to betheir descendants in Anatolia. The aim of this study is to examine the folk beliefs of Alevi-Bektashicommunities living in Anatolia, arising from differences in understanding and interpreting Islam in line with their own internal dynamics. With this purpose, the addition of Alevi-Bektashi-based folkbeliefs to the origin of Turkish folk beliefs in the Anatolian area was discussed. The informationused in this study is based on the data obtained by Field Research Method. As a result of these data,different cadres were added to the origin of Turkish Folk Beliefs through oral and written sources ofAlevi culture.