 However, according to Chepnis, it is an eponym for Haji Bektash Veli who was a holy man and a famous religious leader of Alewian Turks.Bektaş is located in Dereli district of Giresun province in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey.Kulakkaya, Melikli Obası, Kurttepe location and Alçakbel are the main settlement areas which are used in summer times.