The Alevis Dilemma
Source:Lima Charlie News Date:08Apr2019
Turkey observers usually pinpoint the ethnic tensions between Turks and Kurds, but few pay attention to an even deeper secterian divide. Alevites vs the Sunni majority. This analysis by a
Turkey’s Alevis, a Muslim Minority, Fear a Policy of Denying Their Existence
Source:New York Times Date:23Jul2017
NYT should be applauded for bringing the plight of Turkey’s “other” and forgotten minority, the Alevites, to the limelight. Probably as numerous as the Kurds, staunchly secular