The History of the Alevism is that of a heterodox, esoteric community found within Anatolia and neighboring regions. == Medieval period == During the great Turkish expansion from Central Asia into Iran and Anatolia in the Seljuk period (11–12th centuries), Turkmen nomad tribes accepted a Sufi and pro-Ali form of Islam that co-existed with some of their pre-Islamic customs.
The History of the Alevism is that of a heterodox, esoteric community found within Anatolia and neighboring regions. == Medieval period == During the great Turkish expansion from Central Asia into Iran and Anatolia in the Seljuk period (11–12th centuries), Turkmen nomad tribes accepted a Sufi and pro-Ali form of Islam that co-existed with some of their pre-Islamic customs.
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