This is rather interesting. I have never heard of this sect before. Apparently it has something to do with dervishes:
"A law passed on Dec. 13, 1925, seized dervish lodges, shrines and mausoleums, which are all worship institutions used by the Alevis until then."
Read entire article:
Alevis want back places of worship seized by Ataturk - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
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