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HDP Deputy: Governorship Closed Cafeteria in Ramadan

HDP Deputy: Governorship Closed Cafeteria in Ramadan

HDP İstanbul deputy Ali Kenanoğlu opened up the subject that cafeteria of Governorship of Çorum had been closed during Ramadan and asked “How do they know that all people fast during Ramadan?"

Gazi Incident Victims Commemorated in 20th Anniversary

Gazi Incident Victims Commemorated in 20th Anniversary

A commemoration ceremony has been held for the 20th anniversary of Gazi Massacre - an incident that left 22 people dead in Istanbul’s predominantly Alevi Gazi neighborhood after a series of riots on March 12, 1995.

ECHR Rejects Turkey’s Motion on Mandatory Religion Classes

ECHR Rejects Turkey’s Motion on Mandatory Religion Classes

The European Court of Human Rights rejected Turkey’s motion on the ruling that urged Turkey to remove mandatory religion classes in the education system.

18 February 2015

Teachers, Students Boycott Classes For Education Reform

Teachers, Students Boycott Classes For Education Reform

A countrywide boycott by the appeal of Eğitim-Sen educators union and Alevi organizations has been launched as of this morning to urge authorities to remove compulsory religion classes and education in mother tongue.

13 February 2015

“Around 100 Municipalities Gave Cemevis Temple Status”

“Around 100 Municipalities Gave Cemevis Temple Status”

Republican People’s Party Vice Chairman Veli Ağbaba told bianet that around 100 municipalities administered by his party have now recognized cemevis as temples.

6 February 2015 Ekin Karaca

4 Municipalities Recognize Cemevis As Temples

4 Municipalities Recognize Cemevis As Temples

Alevi Bektaşi Federation Chairman Selahattin Özel slammed the government’s politics on Turkey’s Alevi people while 4 opposition municipalities in the western province of Izmir officially recognized cemevis as temples.

5 February 2015 Begüm Yalçınkaya,Aslı Sayat

Maraş Massacre Commemorations Face Ban

Maraş Massacre Commemorations Face Ban

Maraş Province Governor’s Office banned all marching, protest and press statement activities related to the commemoration of 1978 Maraş Massacre that officially killed 111 people.

19 December 2014

Turkey Appeals ECHR Verdict on Compulsory Religion Classes

Turkey Appeals ECHR Verdict on Compulsory Religion Classes

Turkey appealed to the ECHR verdict on compulsory religion classes on its last day of application. The court may either admit or decline the application without any further explanation.

18 December 2014

Alevi People to Boycott Religion Classes After New Decision

Alevi People to Boycott Religion Classes After New Decision

Alevi association declared that they would hold a demonstration on February 8 to protest the compulsory religion classes starting from first grade as well as not send their children to school on the first week of the new semester in February 2015.

10 December 2014

ECHR: Turkey Discriminated Cemevis

ECHR: Turkey Discriminated Cemevis

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs’s rejection of paying electricity bills of a cemevi is a “violation of right to religion” and “discrimination”.

2 December 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Turkey’s Arab Alawites and the Syrian Conflict

Turkey’s Arab Alawites and the Syrian Conflict

Turkey's Alawites do not face the same threats as the people of Syria and Iraq. Despite the porous nature of Turkey's southern border, it is not about to collapse. But the Alawites of Hatay feel vulnerable.

12 November 2014 William Eichler

On the Margins: Secular Human Rights in Turkey

On the Margins: Secular Human Rights in Turkey

In Turkey, Muslim groups have used the “human rights” framework to protect their religious practices, such as wearing headscarves in universities and workplaces. But what happens when the “rights” demanded by dominant religious groups contradict the rights and demands of others?

20 October 2014 Pınar Tremblay

Sivas Massacre Victims Remembered

Sivas Massacre Victims Remembered

A group of activists marched to Madımak Hotel in the eastern province of Sivas to commemorate the killing of 35 intellectuals in 1993.

Cemevi Shooting in Antep

Cemevi Shooting in Antep

A motorcycled assailant opened fire on the crowd attending a funeral service in a cemevi in Antep province. Three were injured in the event.

Report Reveals Discrimination Against Turkey's Alevis

Report Reveals Discrimination Against Turkey's Alevis

An Alevi association annual report reveals at least 60 right abuses including board-marking of apartments with Alevi residents, discrimination of Alevis' funerals were committed in 2012.

31 January 2013 Nilay Vardar