Pir Sultan Abdal (born Haydar) is an important religious figure in Alevism of Turkmen origin, who is thought to have been born in the village of Banaz...

like Ahmad Yasawi, Yunus Emre, Shah Ismail, Shaykh Haydar, Nesimi, Pir Sultan Abdal, Gül Baba, Sarı Saltık and to varying degrees more broadly the Shia...

Veli (Haji Bektash) and is regarded as the “Second Pir” (pīr-e ṯānī or second elder). Balım Sultan was born in 1457 in the town of Dimetoka in Rumelia...

and Kurdish Alevis diverge as Kurdish Alevis put more emphasis on Pir Sultan Abdal than Haji Bektash Veli, and Kurdish Alevism is rooted more in nature...

beliefs more rooted in nature veneration, and put more emphasis on Pir Sultan Abdal as their religious symbol, unlike Turkish Alevis who emphasize the...

Imams, as well as sayings and songs written by Yunus Emre, Pir Abdal Musa, Pir Sultan Abdal, and Ismail I, known by his pen name, Khata'i.[citation needed]...

Sayyid Muhammad ibn Sayyid Ibrāhim Ātā. He is also referred to as the "Sultan of Hearts" and the "Dervish of the Dervishes". He is revered among Alevis...

during the incident. The victims, who had gathered in the hotel for the Pir Sultan Abdal festival, were killed when a mob set fire to the hotel. The attack...

Taşlamalar (1990) Sultan Suyu "Pir Sultan Abdal'dan Deyişler" (1990) Ruhi Su performs Sufi Hymns by Yunus Emre and Pir Sultan Abdal (1991) Dostlar Tiyatrosu...

of the ashik tradition Kaygusuz Abdal, Alevi folk poet, (1341–1444) Kadi Burhan al-Din, (1345–1398) Pir Sultan Abdal, (1480–1550) Nasimi, (1369–1417)...