A Bektashi was once asked: "Why don´t you pray?" He answered: "There is a verse in the Qur´an which says ´don´t pray´." They told him: "Read the end of it also: ´...when you are drunk´." When this was told to him he answered: "I am not one of those who memorize the Qur´an."

I am not sure about this. ayin yapmak means ´to perform a religious ceremony´, hak demek in principal means ´to speak the truth´ and this is probably what the Bektashi means but the Mevlevi might have a more specific idea in his mind, something to do with the ceremony. Just a guess.

My Try No Matter What:

One of the Bektashis asked a Mevlevi how the religious ceremony is performed. When the Mevlevi told "We say the truth and turn" the Bektashi answered: "No, beloved, if we once have spoken the truth we don´t turn any more but abide by it."

Indeed; "Hakk" is a name of God in Islam. So Mevlevi says: "We say Hakk (we mention His name) and turn"; turning as physical action like a planet turns around, turns on its axis (something like swivel) Hak may mean also truth, or sometimes justice, right.

But "dönmek" has another meaning (sözünden dönmek); something like to break the promise, not to keep the promise. And as "Hak" means the truth, so Bektaşi thinks that if he say something like promise, a truth, he won´t go back on his word.

I thought there must be some kind of a misunderstanding between the two speakers and that is the idea of the joke. Thanks, you made it clear, caliptrix.

Bektashi, while walking around in Istanbul, passed from close a pompous building which he supposed was the palace of the Sultan. A showy vagon was standing in front of the building. When a man in silver embroidered clothes came out he saluted the guards. While the man was entering the vagon Bektashi´s curiosity was aroused and drawing close to one of the guards he asked: "The one who is entering the vagon, is he the Sultan?" This one said "No, he is one of the Sultan´s servants." Bektashi first looked at the man in the vagon, then at the wretchedness of his own appearance. Then, opening his hands, he said "Hey Allah. Look at the Sultan´s servant and then take a look at yours."

Sofu Bektaşi´ye İslam´ın şartını sorar.  -Birdir der Bektaşi.  Sofu: -Daha İslam´ın şartının 5 olduğunu bilmiyorsun, bir de bilimden dem vuruyorsun deyince, Bektaşi: - Îmanım, haç ve zekatı siz kaldırdınız, oruçla namazı da biz kaldırdık, geriye kelimeyi şahadetten başka ne kaldı ?

A fanatic asked Bektashi the conditions of İslam. Bektashi said "one". Fanatic said "You even don´t know the conditions of İslam are 5, but you are talking about it. Bektashi said: "My friend, you removed pilgrimage and alms, we removed fasting and praying. What is left other than confession of faith?"

Note: Bektashi criticise fanatics because of them being mingy. Fanatic is a character who seems very religious but very mingy too. In Bektashi jokes Bektashis always criticise this character.

Hmmm....The word mingy is very unusual here in the USA.............in fact I had to look it up to realize it is another word for stingy. Perhaps it´s used in other English speaking countries? 

I have never heard the words "mingy" and "stingy". I am not a native english speaker, that may be normal for me. But sometimes i wonder when it will end to come accross strange words. I am getting hopeless learning english will not end for the rest of my life... I should stop looking for new words sometime in the future.

Mingy is used in Australia, but stingy would be more commonly used.

I guess it is strange because it also looks very similar to minge,  a slang word which has a totally different meaning. 

Well one learns more every day ...or should.........I´ve never heard, or seen anyone use the word "mingy" in speech or text. Stingy is the more popular word. Miserly is also used at times. I think the Turkish word is "cimri"

İtibar Prestige

Softanın biri Bektaşinin önüne geçti: A fanatic stood in front of Bektashi:

-Ey Erenler; iyisin, hoşsun, ilim irfan sahibisin; bir de oruç tutup, namaz kılsan, bizim nazarımızda da itibarın olur o zaman, dedi. " O dervish! You are good, nice and you have knowledge. If you fast and pray, then you will gain prestige in our eyes."

Bektaşi gülümseyerek: Bektaşi smiling:

-Sizin nazarınızda itibar kazanmak için, tanrı önündeki itibarımı zedeleyemem, dedi.

"I can´t harm my prestige in front of God in order to gain prestige in your eyes."