Turkey's Alawites and Bektashiyah and their possible impact on Iran's strategic assessment

The Alawites is the title used for all Alawites and Bektashis in Turkey. Despite some ideological differences with the Shiites, at a time of history, the Alawites approached to the Safavid rule in Iran, given the opposition of the Ottomans to them. Although with the consolidation of the faithful Shi'ism in Iran, on a hand, and the Alevis avoiding from the jurisprudence and the law, on the other hand, the Alevis gradually separated from the Iranian government, but with the formation of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and with a view to the geopolitics of Shiism and the existence of some commons The Alawites of Turkey and Shiite Imams, the question arises that what is the position of the Alawites in Turkey in the strategic assessment of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and what are their opportunities and threats to the Islamic Republic? In answering this question, the author of this article argues that despite some similarities between the Alawites and the Shiite Imams,  and as a result, creating some opportunities for vicinity and collaboration of the Alawites and the Shiite Imams, as well as the Islamic Republic of Iran, the restrictions and barriers The proximity of the Alawites and Shiite Imams is more than the capacities and the fields of cooperation, and as a result, the possibility of the strategic closeness seems unlikely. This article tries to describe and analyze the fields, opportunities and barriers of cooperation between the Alawites and the Shiite Imams using the available library resources on the beliefs and position of the Alevis of Turkey.