Against the backdrop of their collective identity, identity formation poses a special challenge to young Alevis and Afghan Christians. In Turkey, constitute marginalized group not officially recognized by state. Afghanistan, conversion Christendom is denounced as apostasy punished with death. This contribution compares coping strategies two adults who are radically segregated state’s majority d...

In order to examine stability over time in the features of cases of the reincarnation type in Turkey, 45 cases studied by one investigator were compared with 45 later cases studied by another investigator. The two sets of cases occurred about a generation apart. On the side of the subject 9 features were compared; on the side of the concerned deceased person (the “previous personality”) 3 featu...

Freedom of religion and conscience is regarded among one of the human rights in international documents signed or declared after the World War II. In this paper I investigate from a legal perspective whether the freedom of religion and conscience and religious minority rights that Alevis enjoy in Turkey are in line with the standards in relevant international documents. Therefore I firstly exam...

This article aims to deal with the cem which is main form of worship in Alevism, Semah as an inseparable part cem, and this context, Kırklar or Council considered be source semah. The study focuses on some important issues Miʿrāj event Council. In how Prophet Muhammad’s ascension took place, who invited what happened during journey, he stopped by Forties after was discussed there, semah perform...

This paper critically examines the diminishing agency of first-urbanised Alevi generation vis- à-vis Justice and Development Party (AKP) their sectarian agenda mediated by political Islam. The conceptual position is underpinned Foucault’s concept governmentality theory in broader cultural terms. These theoretical frameworks interweave to present a rich complex set snapshots that document genera...