Ever heard of the ‘Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order’? You most likely haven’t, at least not yet. But if all goes to plan, it will soon become the world’s smallest microstate — a ...

The mini state, whose territory will consist of around 0.1 square kilometers, is planned to be the “Vatican” of the Shi’ite Bektashi Sufi order. BABA MONDI, leader of the Bektashi sect of ...

Behind Edi Rama’s announcement of a Vatican-type ‘microstate’ for the Bektashi movement in Tirana, some critics of his rule see a bid to distract attention from domestic scandals and win ...

'The Night of 40 Martyrs' is one of the most important rituals of the mystical Bektashi dervishes. This is the first time this ritual has been completely caught on camera.

"We're going to set up a group of negotiators," the Bektashi spiritual guide repeated when asked for details of how his future state will function. Read more Subscribers only Elections in Turkey ...

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a ...

The pontiff tends to a billion-strong Catholic flock from the grandeur of Rome. The Bektashi World Centre, squeezed between an industrial estate and some fields being gnawed at by sheep ...

Ever heard of the ‘Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order’? You most likely haven’t, at least not yet. But if all goes to plan, it will soon become the world’s smallest microstate — a ...