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Great Alevi Convention: 'New Constitution should be made including equal citizenship'

Great Alevi Convention: 'New Constitution should be made including equal citizenship'

Meeting in İstanbul on Sunday, the Great Alevi Convention announced a final declaration with eleven demands.

26 December 2022

Sacred tomb representing women's role in Alevi-Bektashi culture awaits restoration

Sacred tomb representing women's role in Alevi-Bektashi culture awaits restoration

HDP MP Kenanoğlu has asked why Kadıncık Ana Tomb, a sacred mausoleum representing the role of women in Alevi-Bektashi culture, has not yet been restored even though the Ministry of Culture and Tourism promised to do so in 2019.

8 September 2020

The Police Attack People in Gazi Quarter, İstanbul

The Police Attack People in Gazi Quarter, İstanbul

Police attacked people who gathered for the deceased member of DHKP/C to hold a funeral ceremony in Gazi Quarter of İstanbul. A police officer died, two people were injured.

27 July 2015 Ekin Karaca

Alevi Organizations Urge for Lifting Mandatory Religion Courses

Alevi organizations, which do not agree with the principles of Sunni Islam, protest the mandatory religion courses in schools, taught in spite of the decisions of the European Human Rights Court and the State Council. The activity will continue until the schools open in September.

25 August 2008 Erhan Üstündağ