The Second Pirs and Anas Workshop, organised by the Alevi Encyclopedia, will take place in Dersim on 5–6 September 2026.
The workshop will bring together representatives of Alevi spiritual traditions and scholars to discuss the plurality of Alevism, the experiences of different paths and traditions, digital knowledge production, archival initiatives and current academic research. The programme will feature presentations on the Alevi Encyclopedia, the Alevi-Bektashi Digital Archive and the Alevi Archive, as well as a panel devoted to the Path, traditions and continuity.
The programme for Saturday, 5 September 2026, is as follows.
Language: All presentations, panels and discussions will be held in Turkish.
PROGRAMME
10:00 | Opening
10:30–12:00 | Panel
The Alevi Encyclopedia: The Digital Memory of Alevism’s Many Voices
- Dr Hayal Hanoğlu
- Dr Sönmez Alvanoğlu Yolcu
- Assoc. Prof. İhsan Koluaçık
- Dr Ozan Doğan
12:15–13:45 | Panel
Alevi Studies and Digital Knowledge Production
The Alevi Encyclopedia
Dr Ahmet Kerim Gültekin – Online
The Alevi-Bektashi Digital Archive
Assoc. Prof. Ayfer Karakaya-Stump, William & Mary, USA – Online
The Alevi Archive: An Ethnohistory of Alevi Communities in Anatolia, 16th–20th Centuries
- Prof. Dr Markus Dressler, Leipzig University, Germany
- Dr Hayal Hanoğlu, Saxon Academy of Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
13:45–15:15 | Break
15:30–17:00 | Panel
The Path, Traditions and Continuity
- Pir İbrahim Kete
- Pir Kazım Açıktepe
- Ana Raime Kızılkan
17:00–17:30 | Musical Performance
Date: Saturday, 5 September 2026
Starting time: 10:00
Venue: Hüseyin Güntaş Library and Conference Hall
Address: Moğultay Neighbourhood, Cumhuriyet Avenue No. 16, Tunceli
