The Buyruks are a collection of spiritual books providing the basis of the Alevi

Alevi

The Alevi are a religious and cultural community, primarily in Turkey, constituting probably more than 15 million people....

 value system. The word buyruk in archaic Turkish

Turkish language

Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...

 means adept. Topics addressed in the Buyruks include Musahiplik (spiritual brotherhood), a wide range of Alevi stories and poems. The story of Haji Bektash Veli is found in these books.

The Buyruks also contain Qur'an

Qur'an

The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...

ic verses, sayings of Imam Ali, Ja'far as-Sadiq and the other Twelve Imams

Twelve Imams

The Twelve Imams are the spiritual and political successors to Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, in the Twelver or Ithna-‘ashariyyah branch of Shī‘ah Islam....

, as well as sayings and songs written by Yunus Emre

Yunus Emre

Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...

, Pir

Pir (Sufism)

Pir or Peer is a title for a Sufi master equally used in the nath tradition. They are also referred to as a Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man. The title is often translated into English as "saint" and could be interpreted as "Elder". In Sufism a Pir's role is to guide and instruct his...

 Abdal Musa and Shah Ismail.

Authority

The Buyruks include pillars which Dedes must uphold, and Alevis must also generally adhere to the rules put forth in them.