HELD EVENTS
The 2nd Alevi Encyclopedia Symposium (10–12 October 2025, Dortmund)
The 2nd Alevi Encyclopedia Symposium and Workshops were held on 10–12 October 2025 in Dortmund, hosted by the DAKME Alevi Cultural Center (DAKME Alevitisches Kulturzentrum e.V.). The symposium and evening reception on Friday brought together around sixty participants and scholars from Turkey, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. On Saturday…
Alevi Encyclopedia at the II Biannual Alevi Studies Conference 2–4 July 2025 | Westminster University, London
From 2–4 July 2025, Westminster University’s Cavendish Campus in London hosted the Second Biannual Alevi Studies Conference (BICAS). Organized by Dr. Ümit Çetin, Dr. Celia Jenkins, and Tufan Bozkurt of Westminster University, together with Dr. Kumru Berfin Emre from the University of the Arts London, the three-day event brought together…
First Pirler–Analar Workshop (Spiritual Guides Speak on Alevism) 10–11 May 2025, Dortmund (DAKME e.V.)
The Alevi Encyclopedia held its first Pirler–Analar Workshop on 10–11 May 2025 at the Rıza Şehri Akademisi in Dortmund. Under the title “Spiritual Guides Speak on Alevism,” the gathering aimed to document the oral memory of Pirler and Analar – the carriers of the Alevi faith – and to place…
First Alevi Encyclopedia Symposium (16-17 November 2024, Dorrtmund)
On 16–17 November 2024, the Alevi Encyclopedia was publicly introduced with its first symposium in Dortmund, hosted at DAKME e.V. and organized with the support of the Rıza Şehri Akademisi and the Hakikat Foundation. The event brought together scholars from Europe and Turkey, representatives of Alevi institutions, intellectuals, and religious…
