Özet:

The study of Alevism and Bektashism, as a general trend, was carried out on the concepts of other Islamic groups. These studies, which were carried out without mastering the Alevi-Bektashi terminology, caused major errors. The information pollution caused by studies that cannot put concepts in their proper place has reached grave dimensions. One of the central concepts of the Alevi-Bektashi path is confession. In the studies of Alevism and Bektashism, the erkân (ritual) meaning of the concept of confession was usually taken into account. Very little has been said about the theoretical framework of the concept. The main topic of this study is to outline the theoretical framework of the concept of confession. The sources we use in our study are the written sources of Alevism and Bektashism. Among these sources are the Erkannames and Buyruks, which are the carriers of collective memory, especially the works of the Alevi-Bektashi arifs. It is also necessary to count the current works written around the concept of decency among the sources of the study. This study consists of two main headings. The first title contains the dictionary and term meaning of the word confession. In the Alevi-Bektashi way, confession has complementary meanings both as a genus name and as a term. The second title of the study is devoted to the theoretical framework of the term confession in the Alevi Bektashi way.

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