ia . ▁The ▁Be kt ashi ▁order ▁was ▁b anned ▁throughout ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁by ▁Sultan ▁Mah m ud ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁After ▁ ▁Must af a ▁K em al ▁At at ür k ▁b anned ▁all ▁S uf i ▁orders ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁Be kt ashi ▁leadership ▁moved ▁to ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁established ▁their ▁headquarters ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tir ana , ▁where ▁the ▁community ▁declared ▁its ▁separation ▁from ▁the ▁Sun ni . ▁Under ▁commun ist ▁rule ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁- ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Be kt ash ism ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁Alban ia . ▁ ▁Many ▁" te kk es " ▁( l od ges ) ▁operate ▁today ▁in ▁Alban ia . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁identify ▁themselves ▁as ▁having ▁some ▁connection ▁to ▁Be kt ash ism . ▁ ▁" A lev ian " ▁Commun ities ▁▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁remaining ▁myst ical ▁orders ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁besides ▁the ▁Be kt ashi , ▁there ▁are ▁those ▁that ▁associate ▁with ▁the ▁main line ▁Sun ni ▁establishment , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁who ▁feel ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁distant ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁S unn is ▁and ▁Be kt ash is , ▁and ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁organization ▁have ▁oscill ated ▁between ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Sun ni ▁establishment , ▁with ▁the ▁Be kt ash is , ▁and ▁as ▁their ▁own ▁independent ▁organization . ▁Today , ▁these ▁sect s , ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁them ▁being