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Alawi Massacres in Syria: The Historical Roots of the HTS Regime's Genocidal Intent

This entry documents the recent massacres targeting the Alevi community in Syria and draws attention to the continuity between these practices of violence and their…

Alevism and Social Trauma

This entry examines how Alevi identity has been shaped through the framework of historical trauma and collective memory, and how it is narrated especially in…

Ahl-é Haqq (Ehli Heq, Ahl-é-Haqîqat, Yarsanism, Kaka‘i)

Yarsanism, also known as Ahl-e Haqq, is a syncretic belief that combines various mystical and gnostic traditions with Islamic, Mazdean, and ancient Kurdish elements. The…

Alevis’ Struggles for Rights: A Human Rights Law Perspective

A town in Central Anatolia. A green Alevi town in the steppe, like an oasis among yellow fields. The reason for my visit was, of…

A Brief History of Bağlama

The bağlama is, as in the past, still the most important instrument of our folk music today. It would not be inaccurate to say that…

Baba Sedat Bican

The Kırklar, Selflessness, and Equality in Alevism

In this video, Baba Sedat Bican discusses the phenomenon of the Kırklar (The Forty), one of the most central concepts and foundational narratives of Alevi...

Baba Sedat Bican

Kurban in Alevism

In this video, Baba Sedat Bican discusses the concept of kurban in Alevism through its religious, symbolic, and ritual dimensions. He explains that, within the...

Pir Ecevit Emre

The Belief in Devriye, “May the Cycle Continue” (Devri Daim Olsun), and the Phenomenon of Death in Alevism

In this video, Pir Ecevit Emre explains the concept of devriye, one of the most important cosmological notions in the Alevi belief system, through the...

Pir Ecevit Emre

Alevism and Devriye: Death and “devri daim olsun”

Note: This interview was conducted in German. In this video, Pir Ecevit Emre discusses devriye, an important concept in Alevism. The discussion brings together death,...

Pir Ecevit Emre

The Doctrine of the Four Gates and Forty Stations in Alevism (Şeriat, Tarikat, Marifet, Hakikat)

In this video, Pir Ecevit Emre discusses the doctrine of the “Four Gates and Forty Stations” (4 Kapı 40 Makam), one of the foundational teachings...

Pir Hasan Aygün

Kirvelik and Musahiplik in Alevism

In this video, Pir Hasan Aygün explains the concepts of kirvelik and musahiplik, which occupy an important place in the social and religious order of...

Pir Müslüm Aktar

Alevis and the Cem Ritual: Meaning, Structure, and Transformation

Note: This recording was made in German. In this video, Pir Müslüm Aktar discusses the cem ritual in Alevism. He explains what a cem is,...

Pir Hasan Aygün

The Cult of Ana Fatma in Alevism

In this video, Pir Hasan Aygün speaks about Ana Fatma, one of the most central symbolic figures in Alevism. Aygün interprets Ana Fatma not only...

Pir Hasan Aygün

The Four Elements, Çar Anasır, the Four Gates and Forty Stations in Alevism

In this video, Pir Hasan Aygün explains the concept of Çar Anasır, which frequently appears in Alevism, through the four basic elements of nature: air,...