Prime Minister Edi Rama, at the meeting of the UN General Assembly two days ago, presented the idea of a Bektashi state within the Albanian territory, according to a model similar to that of the Vatican in Italy.
But apparently, this idea has not been supported by the Bektashis of Turkey, who have expressed themselves against the creation of such a state.
The representatives of the Alevi-Bektash Federation from Turkey in the statements published on the Haber Global Turkish network owned by Azerbaijan, say that Bektashism and the "religious state" are incompatible concepts with each other.
The chairman of the Alevi Bektashian Federation of Turkey, Zeynel Abedin Koç, said: "Bektashism is a belief system originating in Turkey. However, in Albania about 115,000 Bektashi believers, and this represents 5% of the population of Albania. The Alevi Bektashi sect has been living in these parts for centuries. Later, the Ottoman Empire expanded into the Balkans, reaching as far as Hungary, and Albania became the most important country for them. The Alevi-Bektash philosophy considers the 72 nations as One, advises everyone to be sovereign in their actions, love their words and stand on the side of the hero Ali".
For his part, the current president of the Alevi Bektashi Federation in Turkey, Husein Güzelgül, is said to have stated that while he considers the various steps taken by countries to recognize the faith of the Bektashi sect worldwide as generally positive, he also supports the view that the belief of the Bektashites and the religious state cannot go hand in hand.
"We do not consider the state based on religion to be right. Such a thing cannot exist where there is peace, harmony and love", he says.