7 articles in this issue
Ali Yaman, Prof. Dr., Mehmet Ersal, Yrd. Doç. Dr.
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Cahit Telci
Tahtacis constitute one of the most authentic communities across Asia Minor as the members of the community defined themselves-or who were defined by otherswithin the broad cultural milieu of “Alevis.” Although the number of monographic studies focusing o... see more
Namiq Musali
Shah Ismail is accepted as one of Seven Great Poets in Alevi tradition. His mother Alamshah Begum is one of the women who played a significant role in the medieval history of Azerbaijan. This woman belonged to Akkoyunlu Dynasty from her father’s side and ... see more
Ozan Yilmaz, Bülent Akin
“Conks” which have an important place in Turkish culture and literature, show a unique structure within Alevi writing tradition. In this sense, it occurs that the contents of “conks” belonging to “dedes” and “zakirs”, are organized in accordance with ritu... see more
Mehmet Salih Erpolat
Although the existence of the Turkmen Alevis in Diyarbakir and its environs is a known fact, the reflection of this matter on the Ottoman archive records is not much known. In this paper, the reasons for this problem will be explained.In this paper, detai... see more
Nihat Yalçin, Yashar Behnoud
Cem ceremonies within Alevi belief system, along with belief-centered rituals which they contain, also include elements of music. In the context of belief and music, cem ceremonies have a major role in keeping alive and transmitting music accepted as sacr... see more
Serkan Köse