- 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 Hüseyin Bildik
Xızır (Hızır), Xızır Fast – Xızır Lokması – Xızır Kurbanı – Ab-ı Hayat
In this video, Pir Hüseyin Bildik offers a comprehensive discussion of Xızır, one of the most central figures in Alevi belief. Through rituals such as...
- Pir Veli Uğur
Baba Mansur Ocak
In this video, Pir Veli Uğur offers a comprehensive assessment of Baba Mansur Ocak by weaving together its historical, mythological, and contemporary dimensions. Within Alevi...
- 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,...
- Pir Rıza Yağmur
Becoming a Pir – Ecstasy in the Cem, the 48 Thursday Cem, Sarı Saltuk, and İtikat
In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur addresses contemporary issues facing the Alevi community through historical knowledge and personal experience. He discusses the need to reestablish...
- Pir Rıza Yağmur
Derviş Cemal Ocak – Alevi Uprisings, the Bābāʾīs, and Ocak Organization
In this video, Pir Rıza Yağmur offers a comprehensive examination of the historical origins of the Derviş Cemal Ocak and its place in Alevi religious...
- 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
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 II
This video emphasizes that the rank of pir can only be attained through being raised within an Ocak, and it opens a discussion on the...
- 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,...
