The Alevi Diaspora in Europe: Identity Preservation and Political  Participation

Kadir Kaya; Murat Ercan

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The Alevi Diaspora in Europe: Identity Preservation and Political Participation

Authors:

Kadir Kaya | Murat Ercan

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Main Topics:

Uluslararası Siyaset | Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer) | Bölgesel Çalışmalar

Journal:

Anadolu Strateji Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.215-222

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353189

pISSN:

2687-5721

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Abstract:

 This study examines the identity preservation and political participation processes of the Alevi diaspora in Europe through the cases of Germany and France. It explores the organizational structures of Alevi communities in the diaspora within the framework of transnational citizenship practices and identity politics. The analysis focuses on how these communities simultaneously maintain their cultural and political ties with Turkey while integrating into the democratic participation mechanisms of their host countries, within the context of their multilayered sense of belonging. In this regard, the study evaluates both the strategies employed by the Alevi diaspora to preserve their identity and the political stances they develop around visibility and rights-based demands in the societies they inhabit.

 This study examines the identity preservation and political participation processes of the Alevi diaspora in Europe through the cases of Germany and France. It explores the organizational structures of Alevi communities in the diaspora within the framework of transnational citizenship practices and identity politics. The analysis focuses on how these communities simultaneously maintain their cultural and political ties with Turkey while integrating into the democratic participation mechanisms of their host countries, within the context of their multilayered sense of belonging. In this regard, the study evaluates both the strategies employed by the Alevi diaspora to preserve their identity and the political stances they develop around visibility and rights-based demands in the societies they inhabit.

 This study examines the identity preservation and political participation processes of the Alevi diaspora in Europe through the cases of Germany and France. It explores the organizational structures of Alevi communities in the diaspora within the framework of transnational citizenship practices and identity politics. The analysis focuses on how these communities simultaneously maintain their cultural and political ties with Turkey while integrating into the democratic participation mechanisms of their host countries, within the context of their multilayered sense of belonging. In this regard, the study evaluates both the strategies employed by the Alevi diaspora to preserve their identity and the political stances they develop around visibility and rights-based demands in the societies they inhabit.

 Bu çalışma, Avrupadaki Alevi diasporasının kimlik koruma ve siyasal katılım süreçlerini Almanya ve Fransa örnekleri üzerinden incelemektedir. Alevi topluluklarının diasporadaki örgütlenme biçimleri, transnasyonal yurttaşlık pratikleri ve kimlik politikaları çerçevesinde ele alınmakta; çok katmanlı aidiyet yapıları içerisinde hem Türkiye ile olan kültürel ve siyasal bağlarını hem de bulundukları ülkelerdeki demokratik katılım mekanizmalarına entegrasyonlarını eş zamanlı olarak nasıl sürdürdükleri analiz edilmektedir. Bu bağlamda, Alevi diasporasının hem kimliğini muhafaza etme stratejileri hem de yaşadıkları toplumlarda görünürlük ve hak temelli talepler etrafında geliştirdikleri siyasal tutumlar değerlendirilmektedir.

Article Details

The Alevi Diaspora in Europe: Identity Preservation and Political Participation

Authors:

Kadir Kaya | Murat Ercan

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Main Topics:

Uluslararası Siyaset | Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer) | Bölgesel Çalışmalar

Journal:

Anadolu Strateji Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.215-222

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353189

pISSN:

2687-5721

Alevi Diaspora

Transnational Identity

Alevi Organizations in Europe

Political Participation and Citizenship RightsAlevilik Diasporası

Transnasyonal Kimlik

Avrupa’daki Alevi -Örgütlenmeleri

Siyasal Katılım ve Yurttaşlık Hakları

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Article Details

Authors: Kadir Kaya | Murat Ercan

Publisher: Anadolu University

Main Topics: Uluslararası Siyaset | Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer) | Bölgesel Çalışmalar

Journal: Anadolu Strateji Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.215-222

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001353189

pISSN: 2687-5721

Issues

Authors:

Kadir Kaya | Murat Ercan

Publisher:

Anadolu University

Main Topics:

Uluslararası Siyaset | Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer) | Bölgesel Çalışmalar

Journal:

Anadolu Strateji Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.215-222

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001353189

pISSN:

2687-5721