Zazas
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The Zazas are an Iranian people who speak Zaza, an Iranian language belonging to the Indo-European language family. Zazas live primarily in the Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia regions of Tu
Zaza men, clad in traditional white garments, stand near the ruins of an old church in Gerger, Ottoman Empire, 1901
The geographical distribution of Zazas (Dimli, Dilmi) and the historical Deilam (Delm, Dlm) region
Alevism
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Alevism, also known as Qizilbashism, is a syncretic and mystic movement, traditionally associated with Haji Bektash Veli. It is generally agreed that it is akin to a Sufi rendition of Twelver Shi'ism
Zazas
…a Zaza diaspora in Western Europe, particularly in Germany. Zazas are predominantly adherent to Islam, divided internally between the Sunni school and Alevism. This sectarian division is manifested in the dialectal variations of the Zaza language; the northern dialect of the language is spoken by Alevi Zazas…
Women partaking in Semah ritual
A 15th century illustration of Haji Bektash Veli
Yunus Emre is one of the main figures of Anatolian Folk Islam
Tomb of Ahi Evren; founder and leader of the Ahi Brotherhood, which evolved into a Beylik later on