Research Article

Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century

Number: 115 October 27, 2025
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Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century

Abstract

This article examines the portrayals of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş (d. c. 1270), who has been one of the most influential velis (friends of God) among warriors and diverse dervish groups throughout the centuries. The persona of Hacı Bektaş has acquired new meanings within the transformed cultural and social contexts in different historical eras. This short analysis is limited to three intertextually related texts from the fifteenth century: the Ḫıżırnāme (1476), the Ṣaltuḳnāme (c. 1480), and the Velāyetnāme (c. 1481). Among these three works, while the Ṣaltuḳnāme and the Velāyetnāme have been subjects of numerous studies, as they include crucial details for understanding the historical events in pre-Ottoman and Ottoman times in Anatolia, the Ḫıżırnāme did not attract the attention of scholars until recently. With a particular focus on the portrayals of Hacı Bektaş in these three intertextually related texts, this study aims to generate new research questions for future studies about the historical image of Hacı Bektaş.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Turkish Islamic Literature, Culture, Representation and Identity

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

January 9, 2025

Publication Date

October 27, 2025

Submission Date

June 24, 2024

Acceptance Date

November 18, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 115

APA
Kocaer, S. (2025). Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century. Bilig, 115, 145-167. https://doi.org/10.12995/bilig.8182
AMA
1.Kocaer S. Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century. Bilig. 2025;(115):145-167. doi:10.12995/bilig.8182
Chicago
Kocaer, Sibel. 2025. “Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century”. Bilig, nos. 115: 145-67. https://doi.org/10.12995/bilig.8182.
EndNote
Kocaer S (October 1, 2025) Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century. Bilig 115 145–167.
IEEE
[1]S. Kocaer, “Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century”, Bilig, no. 115, pp. 145–167, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.12995/bilig.8182.
ISNAD
Kocaer, Sibel. “Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century”. Bilig. 115 (October 1, 2025): 145-167. https://doi.org/10.12995/bilig.8182.
JAMA
1.Kocaer S. Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century. Bilig. 2025;:145–167.
MLA
Kocaer, Sibel. “Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century”. Bilig, no. 115, Oct. 2025, pp. 145-67, doi:10.12995/bilig.8182.
Vancouver
1.Sibel Kocaer. Portrayal(s) of Hünkâr Hacı Bektaş in the Fifteenth Century. Bilig. 2025 Oct. 1;(115):145-67. doi:10.12995/bilig.8182

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