- Pir Rıza Yağmur
Hak Lokması, Hakullah, Çıralık – Alevism, Christianity, and Islam
In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur presents a comprehensive assessment of the institution of çıralık, which holds deep significance within the Alevi belief system. Addressing...
- Pir Rıza Yağmur
Alevi Organization in the Diaspora – Derviş Cemal Ocak, Turkmen and Kurdish Talips
In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur candidly shares the process of taking over relations with the talips of the Derviş Cemal Ocak after his transition...
- Pir Rıza Yağmur
The Ocak Institution, İkrar, Marriage in Alevism, Alevi Ethics, and Alevism and Islam
In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur explains the fundamental pillars and internal systematics of traditional Alevi teaching, drawing on his long life experience. He conveys...
- Zeynel Abidin Koç
Ocak-Based Alevism, Cemevis, and the Reconstruction of Tradition I
This video discusses how Ocak-based Alevism is being reconstituted through contemporary cemevis. Historically, the Ocak system functioned through oral culture and internal community hierarchies. Today,...
- Zeynel Abidin Koç
The Baba Mansur Ocak and the Kureyşan Ocak
This video examines the historical and religious bond between the Baba Mansur Ocak and the Kureyşan Ocak, focusing in particular on the narrative of the...
- Ana Cevahir Altunok
Musahiplik – The Görgü Cem & the Pir Gate (Pir Kapısı)
This video addresses the institution of musahiplik, which constitutes the foundation of the Alevi path, through Görgü cems held in Elmalı. Musahiplik is a lifelong...
- Ana Cevahir Altunok
The Institution of Analık – The Ocak System – Social Change
In this video, Ana Cevahir Altınok provides an in-depth account of the sacredness of the concept of ana in the Alevi belief world and its...
- Ali Doğan
Analık & Pirlik Institution – the Fourth Gate of Hak
In this video, Pir Ali Doğan, a member of the Seyyid Seyfeddin (Pîrî Sevdîn) Ocak, addresses the service positions corresponding to the “fourth gate of...
- Ali Doğan
İkrar – the Second Gate of Hak
In this video, Pir Ali Doğan, a member of the Seyyid Seyfeddin (Pîrî Sevdîn) Ocak, explains in a multi-layered manner the concept of ikrar, defined...
- Pir Hüseyin Elmas
The Cemal Abdal Ocak (Dersim) & Elif Ana
In this video, Pir Hüseyin Elmas examines in greater depth the belief practices and ritual repertoire shaped around the Cemal Abdal Ocak in Dersim. While...
