Turkish lawmakers criticized the German Federal State of Bremen which has legally recognized Alevism as a 'religion' separate from Islam. Alevism is a Muslim sect. But the region of Bremen on Oct. 14 ...

Following the statement by President of Munzur University, "Nearly 15 of our research assistants work on Alevism", we have spoken to an academic dismissed from university: "Presidency wants studies to ...

An initiative announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, with the declared aim of empowering the country's Alevi citizens, has triggered mixed reactions within the community. The ...

Turkey has been discriminating against its Alevi Muslim religious minority by failing to recognise their places of worship and pay the electricity bill of their premises, the European Court of Human ...

The Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK), the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), and Alevi organizations organized a conference titled "Alevis on the 100th Anniversary of the Republic" ...

Until a few years ago, Kurdish separatism was the only movement in Turkey that openly challenged the official view that the country was a homogeneous nation-state. But the past two decades have seen a ...

Members of Turkey's Alevi religious minority have spoken out against sectarianism in the country, after reports emerged that a doctor had issued a map that singled out the location of Alevi-majority ...

Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) supported by an alliance of six opposition parties and the Kurdish movement, is the favorite in the polls for the May 14 Turkish ...

During the recent years, Armenian media outlets have frequently referred to the distinctive features of the people called Zazas living in present-day Turkish town of Dersim (formerly the territory of ...