Günşen A.2024-06-122024-06-1220091306-8253https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/17566Generally mentioned and known with the names Alevi, Bektashi, Kizilbaş and Tahtaci etc., Alevi-Bektashi communities who constitude a rich branch of Turkish culture are mentioned with some other names given by both themselves and Sunni Turkish communities. The number of these names which mostly local is undespisable. The giving reasons and the forms of these names are qualified on contributing not only to the studies on our belief culture but also to ethnologic, socioecologic , demographic structures, social history and the linguistics studies. In this communique, various sources belongs to Turkey Turkish dialects scanned and "Alevi-Bektashi" meaningful vocabulary is obtained and gathered up. Besides, these have been classified according to their different features, and dwelled upon the roots and the language features too. We hope that the vocabulary material will contribute not only to our belief culture but also to our ethnologic, socioecologic and demographic structure, and the studies on our social history and linguistics (onomastics).trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessAlevi-Bektashi; Linguistics; Onomastics; Turkey Turkish Dialects; VocabularyReview Article521011242-s2.0-77951918592Q3