Özet:

As the Ottoman Empire entered the 19th century, it was weakened after losing many wars and became the target of Western imperial states. In line with these objectives, one of the most suitable regions for the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire was the Balkans. The interventions of Western states in the region and the waves of nationalism originating from Europe accelerated the separation of the Balkans from the Ottoman Empire. In this process of rupture, life for the Ottoman constituents in the region will not be the same as it used to be. One of the Ottoman elements in the region is the Bektashis, the heirs of Sarı Saltık Baba, who first migrated here during the Seljuk period. In this process of rupture, the Bektashis, who were the face of tolerance of Islam and the carriers of Turkish culture in the Balkans, caused different attitudes within the Bektashi sect due to the continuation of their prohibition in the perception of the state on the one hand and the formation of nationalist movements in the region on the other. In this study, it will be tried to reveal how important the Bektashis were for the region in the process of the separation of the Balkans from the Ottoman Empire and the attitudes of the Bektashis towards this process through some examples.

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