PAST EVENTS
Second Workshop of Pirs and Anas Held in Dersim
The Alevi Encyclopedia’s first event in Turkey, the Second Workshop of Pirs and Anas, brought together academics, pirs and anas in Dersim. Discussions focused on how Alevism is lived across different communities, digital memory initiatives and the transmission of faith between generations.
Alevi Encyclopedia Presented at the First International Congress of Alevi Studies (5–7 June 2026, Çorum, Türkiye)
The Alevi Encyclopedia was presented at the First International Congress of Alevi Studies, held in Çorum, Türkiye, on 5–7 June 2026. As the Encyclopedia’s first major international academic event in Türkiye, the congress provided an important platform to introduce its first-year activities, its model of collective knowledge production, and its…
The Alevi Encyclopedia at the LSE Kurdish Studies Conference: Intersecting Fields, Shared Questions, and New Academic Dialogues
The Alevi Encyclopedia participated in the LSE Kurdish Studies Conference, bringing the intersections between Alevi Studies and Kurdish Studies into an international academic forum. Through its conference stand and dedicated panel, the Encyclopedia presented its collective, multilingual, and interdisciplinary model of knowledge production.
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…
