On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, the Bektashi World Leader, His Grace, Haxhi Dede Edmond Brahimaj, received the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Mr. Mustafa Şentop and the accompanying delegation. The meeting took place in the premises of the Bektashi tekke “Harabati Baba” -Tetovo, one of the facilities included in the agenda of local institutions visited by the head of the Turkish Parliament. Dede Edmond Brahimaj, accompanied by local clerics who accompanied him, after welcoming friends from Turkey, together, we visited the premises of this Bektashi institution, and the accompanying clerics, after welcoming friends from Turkey to the Bektashi tekke in Tetovo, largest of the Balkans. Friends from Turkey were surprised by the history and surroundings of this famous tekke and made their own assessments. At the same time, during this visit, the history of this famous tekke, the vicissitudes that the clerics have faced in the long journey of time, yesterday and today, the growing efforts of Bektashism for more peace, love and kindness and love, without distinction of religion, ethnicity, race and color, were part of the constructive conversation between the Bektashi World Leader, Dede Edmond Brahimaj and the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Şentop.
This meeting is in addition to other meetings held recently by the Bektashi World Leader, with senior state officials in the region and beyond, in the context of the role of spreading and official recognition of this peaceful faith.