- Baba Sedat Bican
Taking Dem, Sâkilik, Taking Dem in the Cem Ritual, and Dem in Everyday Life – Baba Sedat Bican
In this video, Baba Sedat Bican discusses the practice of dem almak (“taking dem”) within the Alevi-Bektashi tradition. Contrary to the exclusionary and discriminatory claim...
- Pir Cemal Cenan
Ağuçan Ocak
In this video, Pir Cemal Cenan, an Ocak member of the Ağuçan Ocak and an active pir, presents an insider perspective on how Ocak memory...
- Pir Cemal Cenan
Marriage and the Marriage Ceremony in Alevism, Musahiplik, and the Deyiş & Gülbenk Recited during the Ceremony
In this video, Pir Cemal Cenan explains the institution of marriage and religious marriage (nikâh) in Alevism from an insider perspective, together with the rituals...
- Pir Cemal Cenan
Ancestor Worshipping in Alevism, Sacred Places (Jiare), Kalu Bela, and Devr-i Daim – Pir Cemal Cenan
In this video, Pir Cemal Cenan speaks about the culture of jiare (sacred places/visits) in Dersim Alevism and explains this belief practice from an insider...
- Pir Hasan Hayri Şanlı
What Is Alevism? & What Is Hakk?
In this video, Pir Hasan Hayri Şanlı presents a basic framework for understanding what Alevism is and discusses Alevism through the concept of Hakk and...
- Ana Didar Cenan
Ağuiçen Ocak, Raa Haqi, Dersim Alevism, Kurmanci Prayer
In this video, Ana Didar Cenan shares historically, sociologically, and ethnographically significant information about the Ağuiçen Ocak, of which she is a descendant. The narration...
- Pir Veli Uğur
Zeynel Abidin in Alevi Mythology – Oppression and Resistance
In this video, Pir Veli Uğur recounts a narrative from Alevi mythology concerning Zeynel Abidin, the only male survivor of the Kerbela tragedy. This narrative...
- Pir Veli Uğur
Kerbela and the Christian Monk in Alevi Mythology
In this video, Pir Veli Uğur shares one of the most striking and profound narratives of Alevi mythology. At the center of the story stands...
- Pir Rıza Yağmur
What Is Alevism? – Alevis and Islam: İkrar, Hakikat, Devriye
In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur presents a comprehensive narrative shaped around the question “What is Alevism?” By explaining the ritual of ikrar through deyiş,...
- Ana Cevahir Altunok
Becoming an Ana & Experiences and Challenges of Analık
This video addresses the current position and function of the institution of analık in the Alevi belief system through women’s experiences. Within Alevism, which is...
