Bektaş () is a highland and settlement in

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Etymology

''Bektaş'' may be a

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

compound word of ''bek'', "strong", and ''taş'' "stone", which refers to the big stones and rocky places on the plateau. However, according to Chepnis, it is an eponym for

Haji Bektash Veli Haji Bektash Veli or Wali ( fa, حاجی بکتاش ولی, Ḥājī Baktāš Walī; ota, حاجی بکتاش ولی, Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli; sq, Haxhi Bektash Veliu) (1209 – 1271) was a Muslim mystic, saint, Sayyid and philosopher from Kh ...

who was a

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and a famous religious leader of Alewian Turks.

Location and geography

Bektaş is located in

Dereli Dereli is a town in Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Dereli District.Giresun Giresun (), formerly Cerasus (Ancient Greek: Κερασοῦς, Greek: Κερασούντα), is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon. Etymology Giresun wa ...

province in the eastern

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region of

. Kulakkaya, Melikli Obası, Kurttepe location and Alçakbel are the main settlement areas which are used in summer times. Visitors come to the area in the beginning of May and leave in the end of October. The plateau cannot be visited in winter due to intense snow falls. The mean altitude of the Bektaş is 1600 meters. It is reached via a 56-km road from Giresun city center. The weather is generally cold and foggy.

Bektaş festivities

Bektaş Festivities ( tr, Bektaş Yayla Şenlikleri) is a summer time festival which is organized in the Bektaş Plateau between 23-25 July every year.

External links

* A view of Bektaş Plateau Dereli District Plateaus of Turkey Landforms of Giresun Province {{Giresun-geo-stub