A CRETAN WOMAN BEKTASHI: “THE CROWNED DERVISH” THE EXAMPLE OF MÜYESSER BACI

Abstract

Cultural identity and beliefs are one of the most important factors that determine the position of
women in socio-cultural life, and therefore, the perspective of today's societies towards women is
shaped within the framework of these historical arguments. As in the family, the use of social rights
and freedoms of women, which is the most basic element of society, is increased in proportion to
the level of development of societies or is exposed to extreme restrictions, as in the case of the
Taliban. In the history of the Turks, the perception of women originating from Central Asia has
preserved its dignity by being glorified both before Islam and in the period from the acceptance of
Islam through the present. This article discusses the women dervishes in Bektashism, which is one
of the Muslim Turkish communities.