4 Ağustos 2012 Cumartesi

freedom alevis



FREEDOM   ALEVİS  


Tokat’ın Zile İlçesine bağlı Alevi Aluçözü köyüne içme suyu getirilmediği gibi, kendi sınırları içine yapılan ve 1999’da tamamlanan sulama göletinden 12 yıldır faydalanamıyor. Çalmadık kapı bırakmadıklarını, belirten Köy Muhtarı Bekir İş, “Tokat Valisi köye kanal yapımının masraflı olduğunu neden gösteriyor. Koskoca barajı yapıyorsun masraf olmuyor, iş kanal yapımına gelince masraf oluyor. 12 yıldır bize hakkımız olan su verilmiyor. Bu düpedüz ayrımcılık değil de nedir? Üstelik gölet bizim köyün sınırları içinde. Bazı AKP’li il genel meclis üyeleri bunu bizim yüzümüze dahi söylüyor. ‘Sizlerden AKP’ye oy gelmiyor’ diyorlar. Alevi isek, AKP’ye oy vermiyorsak suçlu muyuz?” dedi.

Tokat merkeze bağlı Çatalkaya köyünün ise yolu yok. Köy muhtarı Yusuf Yıldırım, “Yolların yapılması ve asfaltlanması için kaç kez dilekçe verdiğimi ben de unuttum. Alevi köyü isen bir de köyünden AKP’ye oy çıkmıyorsa bittin sen. Hayatta hizmet gelmez. Yetkililer, ‘buna şükredin’ diyorlar. Köyümüzde kadrolu imam da var, cami de. Ama yolumuz yok. Suçumuz Alevi olmak” diye konuştu

AKP’ye oy vermemişsiniz

Sivas’ın Zara ilçesine bağlı Mahmut Ağa Çiftliği köyünün yolları da yıllardır asfaltlanmadı. Ulaşımın toprak yolda kışın çamurdan, yazın tozdan zorlaştığını, birçok kazanın meydana geldiğini belirten köylülerden Mustafa Duman “Köyün yolunun asfaltlanması için Zara’da daireye gittim. Bana, ‘AKP’ye kaç oy verdiniz?’ dediler. Ben de kapıyı örtüp çıktım. Biz AKP’ye oy vermediğimiz için, Alevi olduğumuz için ikinci sınıf vatandaş mıyız? Bütün çevre köyler asfaltlı. Altı yedi senede getirip bir kum döküyorlar o kadar. Bize neden böyle ayrımcılık yapılıyor?” diye konuştu.


Okullar ve pansiyonlar kapatıldı

Zile İlçe Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü de, çoğunluğu Alevi köylerinden gelen 98 ilköğretim öğrencisinin kaldığı Alpaslan Yatılı bölge Okulu (YİBO) pansiyonunu “kapasitesinin altında çalışıyor” gerekçesiyle yeni açılan fen lisesine tahsis etti. Ayrıca Alevi olan Acıpınar, Akkılıç, Güllüce, Akçakeçili köylerinden 45 öğrencinin geldiği ve toplamda 65 öğrencinin eğitim gördüğü Acısu İlköğretim okulu kapatıldı. Acısu Köy Muhtarı Cuma Demirel, köy yolunun kışın aylarca kapalı kaldığını belirterek, “Kışın soğukta, fırtınada bu çocuklar yollarda mağduru olacaklar. Okulun kapanmaması için İlçe Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü’ne başvurdum ama okulu kapaattılar. Birçok kişi çocuğunu başka kentlerdeki akrabalarının yanına göndermek zorunda kaldı. Bazı aileler de çocuklarını alıp göç ettiler” dedi.


Aleviler göçe zorlanıyor

Pir Sultan Abdal Kültür Derneği Genel Başkan Yardımcısı ve Tokat Şube Başkanı Muharrem Erkan, Alevi köylerine hizmet götürülmeyerek yurttaşların göçe zorlandığını belirterek, “Her ne kadar anayasamızda tüm yurtaşların yasalar ve kanunlar önünde eşit oldukları yazılıyor ise de iş uygulamaya gelince ayrımcılık hat safhada. Yolunu yapmayıp, suyunu vermeyip, pansiyonunu kapatıp bu insanları zorunlu olarak göçe zorlamak insanlık suçudur. Aleviler bu bölgeden boşaltılıyor. Eğitim, alt yapı, aş, iş imkanları verilmeyince zorunlu olarak insanlar büyük kentlere göç etmek zorunda bırakılıyor” diye konuştu.

Turkey ‘highly' restrictive on religious freedom



18 December 2009 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, ANKARA
Turkey is among 33 countries whose governments impose “high” restrictions on religion, according to a report released by the US-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

The report, titled “Global Restrictions on Religion” and released Wednesday, finds that 64 nations -- about one-third of the countries in the world -- have “high” or “very high” restrictions on religion. But because some of the most restrictive countries are very populous, nearly 70 percent of the world's 6.8 billion people live in countries with high restrictions on religion, the brunt of which often falls on religious minorities. US allies Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 10 mostly Muslim nations whose governments impose the most curbs on religion, according to the report.
Afghanistan’s government also ranked poorly, highlighting a potentially sensitive diplomatic flashpoint as President Barack Obama sends more US troops to the Central Asian country to quell a growing insurgency. Switzerland, which recently banned the construction of minarets, on the other hand, was listed among countries where there are “low” restrictions on religious freedoms.
The report ranked countries by two measures: government restrictions on religion and restrictions from violence or intimidation by private individuals or groups. Saudi Arabia was the only country to rank “very high” in both measures.
Both lists rank 198 countries worldwide and are based on scales of 0-10. The rankings fall under four categories: “Very High,” “High,” “Moderate” and “Low.”
The first index ranked 10 mostly Muslim countries as having “very high” restrictions on religion. It also included China and mostly Buddhist Myanmar.
According to the same index, Turkey is ranked among 33 countries where government restrictions on religion are “high.” Russia, Greece, Bulgaria and Belarus are also in the same group.
“But the list of countries with high restrictions also contains some that are widely seen as democratic, such as Turkey and Israel. Israel’s score is driven up by security policies that sometimes have the effect of limiting access to religious sites, and by its preferential treatment of Orthodox Jews. The government recognizes only Orthodox Jewish religious authorities in some personal status matters [such as marriage] concerning Jews and devotes the bulk of state funds provided for religion to Orthodox Jews, even though they make up only a small portion of all Jews in Israel. Among the factors in Turkey’s score is that millions of Alevi Muslims, a minority whose beliefs and practices differ in significant ways from Sunni Islam, are required to receive Sunni Muslim religious instruction in state schools. During the period studied, Alevis had numerous court cases pending against the Ministry of Education regarding forced religious instruction,” the Pew Forum said in its analysis of the Government Restrictions Index (GRI).
The GRI is based on 20 questions used by the Pew Forum to assess state curbs on religion at the national, provincial and local levels.
“Is public preaching by religious groups limited by any level of government?” and “Taken together, how do the constitution/basic law and other national laws and policies affect religious freedom?” are among the questions asked.
By region, the Middle East and North Africa were the most restrictive, while the Americas were the least. The governments of sub-Saharan Africa were ranked less restrictive than those of Europe, the report said.
“The relatively high government restrictions score for Europe’s 45 countries is due in part to former communist countries, such as Russia, which have replaced state atheism with state-favored religions that are accorded special protections or privileges,” the report said


WHAT  İS  ALEVİSM ?




MASSACRES  !!!



Turkish alevis today



SIVAS MASSACRE

On July 2, 1993 a group of Turkish Alevi intellectuals (artists, writers, and musicians) were in Sivas, a city in central Turkey, for a cultural festival. Among them was one writer who had translated and published parts of Salmon Rushdie’s Satanice Verses. Hearing of his presence at the festival, a mob of radical Islamists set fire to a hotel killing 37 people. The death toll included tourists, two hotel staff, two people from the mob and many of the Alevis. (Wikipedia)


Many people were arrested and at least 31 were sentenced to life in prison. However, at least four of the defendants, who have been waiting to be charged for 19 years, recently had charges dropped due to the passing of the statute of limitations. (This ruling is being appealed.)

DO YOU KNOW?
Naturally many Alevis were upset and took to the streets. But my guess is that most foreigners do not know much about the Alevis of Turkey. For this reason I think this is a good month to highlight a helpful book on the subject.

What or who is an Alevi/Alevism?

Where in Turkey do they live?
What percentage of the population are Alevis?
How do they practice their faith?
Who are their saints and where are they centered? (Hint: You will find the answer in Cappadocia.)
How do you know if a Turk is an Alevi?

Do you know the answers to these questions?

If not, you should read John Shindeldecker’s booklet, Turkish Alevis Today, which covers these and more questions you may have. This small book (60 pages) is packed with information that will broaden your understanding of an important minority group in Turkey. [John is a friend of mine, and I hope to post an interview with him later in the month.]

MORE INFORMATION:
If you are interested in finding out more about the Alevis when you visit Cappadocia, you should make a trip to Hacı Bektaş about 45 minutes from Avanos.

Alevi style music is also available. Cem Kervan, a friend of mine living in Bursa, writes and performs his own music. You can see one of his music videos here.

OTHER LINKS
If you are interested in reading more about this, check out these links:
Wikipedia- Sivas Massacre
Hurriyet Daily News
Alevi Protest Court Decision
Protest Story with video
Zaman review of Turkish Alevis Today

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Maraş Massacre(Alevis killed in TURKEY)
In Maraş, Turkey. Lots of Muslim Turks anounced from Mosques "Kill the Alevis, Kill Qizilbashes for Allah" and then muslim families started to kill Alevi People about 30 years ago. It was the biggest massacre we, alevi people had in the republic of Turkey. Muslim people made 3 moon symbols to Maraş Streets and They marked Alevi people home's doors before one day of massacre. After that, they started to kill Alevi men, women and children. Also they killed our pregnant women and their kids



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