Annoucements
Alevi Encyclopedia – Austrian Academy of Sciences Partnership
The Alevi Encyclopedia and the Commission “Vanishing Languages and Cultural Heritage” (VLACH) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) have established a partnership based on shared academic interests and ethical...
The 2nd Alevi Encyclopedia Symposium: Scholarly Solidarity and the International Network “A New Threshold in Alevi Studies: Collective Memory, Collaborative Production, and Digital Publishing”
The 2nd Alevi Encyclopedia Symposium (10–12 October 2025, Dortmund) institutionalized international networking and scholarly solidarity within the field of Alevi Studies, transforming the encyclopedia into a permanent structure organized around...
Call for Authors: Alevi Encyclopedia – Third Group of Entries (Submission Deadline: 15 December 2025)
Dear colleagues, We would like to invite you to contribute to the third round of entries for the Alevi Encyclopaedia.
II. Alevi Encyclopedia Symposium — Dortmund, 10–12 October 2025
The Second Alevi Encyclopedia Symposium will take place on 10–12 October 2025 at DAKME Alevitisches Kulturzentrum e.V. in Dortmund. Bringing together scholars, researchers, and experts working on Alevism and related...
Contribute to the Alevi Encyclopedia – 2nd Round Entries Open! (Deadline 15 September 2025)
Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to contribute to the second round of entries for the Alevi Encyclopaedia. This is an open-access, multilingual digital platform dedicated to documenting and...
Knowledge Born from the Ashes: The Alevi Encyclopedia is Online!
Why July 2? July 2 is not an ordinary day on the calendar, but a turning point in the history of the Alevis.
It is the date on which the screams...
The Alevi Encyclopedia - Pirs and Anas Workshop Successfully Completed
The faith leaders who carry Alevism’s oral tradition into the present—pirs, anas, and dedes—came together on May 10–11, 2025, at the Rıza Şehri Academy for the “Pirs–Anas Workshop.” The workshop...
1st Pirler–Analar Workshop: Path Guides Explain Alevism
The “1st Pirler–Analar Workshop”, organized in cooperation with the Alevi Encyclopedia and the Rıza City Academy, will take place in Dortmund on May 10–11, 2025.
Alevi Encyclopedia Statement on Recent Developments in Syria
As the Alevi Encyclopedia approaches publication, we are deeply concerned by the recent escalation of jihadist violence and repression against minorities - particularly Alevis - as well as democratic and...
Call for Contributions
Alevi Encyclopediais a digital platform dedicated to providing accurate and comprehensive information about Alevism. Its mission is to preserve and convey Alevi culture to future generations by presenting it within...
Alevis write their own Encyclopedia
The Alevi Encyclopedia project, initiated in April 2024 under the leadership of the Rıza Şehri Academy, aims to compile knowledge about Alevism from its own sources; to systematically classify, examine,...
