In Ovacık district of Dersim, a masjid was opened at the entrance of Munzur Gozeleri, which is considered sacred by Alevis.
One of the social and commercial facilities built as part of landscaping works was converted into a masjid.
This intervention against the belief center of the Alevi community has caused concern among citizens.
Those who consider the opening of a masjid in the region, whose population is entirely Alevi, as part of the assimilation policies, stated that the practice is a continuation of the state’s long-standing approach of ignoring the Alevi faith.
After the September 12 coup d’état, a mosque was built and an imam was appointed by the state in the same village as the historical background of today’s practice.
Pirha