We have completed our hall preparations for the XIZIR Cemi, which will take place tomorrow.
Our friends, who were responsible for the preparation, also prepared traditional dishes of Dersim cuisine.
They cooked “Khesıka” and we ate it together.
We invite all our friends to Cemaatê Dersimi Berlin tomorrow at 17:00.
We are waiting for you at the XIZIR Cemetery .
May 4 is the day of remembrance of the Dersim genocide. On this day, Dersimer and her friends in Dortmund and the surrounding area, together with many parts of Germany, Europe and the world, commemorate the tens of thousands of innocent civilians who were brutally murdered.
The Turkic policy wanted to create a race, a language, a faith. This resulted in years of oppression and assimilation against the population of Dersim, which resulted in a genocide/Tertele in 1937/38.
The historical, cultural and social pillars of Dersims and the Alevi Kızılbaş people. were destroyed. While we bow respectfully to the memory of all the people murdered in Dersim 38 Tertele, we once again call on the state authorities to face up to their own dark history.
Although then-Prime Minister Erdoğan admitted the genocide in a political maneuver to then-CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu on November 23, 2011, he has so far taken no concrete steps and has not truly apologized to the people of Dersim, instead pushing for a rapid eradication of Dersim culture.
In particular, the villagers of Dersim, who were forcibly expelled from their villages in 1994-95, were not allowed to return to their villages. Thus, the construction of dams and hydroelectric power plants has continued, the nature and forests of Dersim have been burned down and our forests are still being burned down and cut down for so-called “safety reasons”. Dersim, the motherland of Alevis and Kızılbaş, continues to disappear and the people of Dersim continue to be stigmatized. All Alevi, Romanian, Armenian and Kurdish initiatives of the AKP government remain pure words, as well as the aforementioned “apology”.
President Erdoğan, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus and all party leaders: “How long will the wound of Dersim 1937-38, which has not healed for 87 years, continue to bleed? Listen to the Dersimers and their screams now! Do not ignore the demands of the people of Dersim. The people of Dersim expect you to take concrete steps and comply with the demands and your apology. Don’t close your ears to Dersim’s scream.
We call on all those who stand up for democracy, human rights, love and justice to join us on this painful day of remembrance, May 4.
It is the duty of every honorable person who says he is righteous to listen to the cries of the people of Dersim. We invite all upright people and institutions to participate in our commemoration on May 4th.
Contribute to Dersim’s Scream!
If you are not with us, we are missing one person!
ADDRESS: HAUS DER VIELFALT, ZUR VIELFALT 21, 44147 DORTMUND, at 6.00 p.m.
Dersim, Municipality of Westphalia
………………………………………..2. We remember you with love and longing, dear President!
Our brother, comrade and friend Metin Bozdağ, who was president of our federation between 2013 and 2022, went to the right on March 2, 2022.
Metin President was like a tree that had spread its roots in the soil of Dersim. He carried every ounce of Hardo Dewre in his soul and lived it with every breath. The destruction of people and nature in this ancient Alevi country shook him to the core, like the Iliç disaster in recent days. Every drop of water that was condemned to the dams built was a snake wrapped around his neck and that of his hometown. He shed tears over the fate of the creature that was set on fire along with the forests, and he would race against time to come to their aid.
Metin Abi was a human being, a lover of truth. He was a dervish from the world, integrated with 72 nations in the world of his mind. His heart beats with the hearts of the oppressed groups who are persecuted all over the world. He always tried to keep alive the hope and dream that the land of understanding, where wars would end and people would live in peace and tranquility, would one day become a reality.
Dear Mr. Chairman,
Our pain is as fresh as yesterday, and our hearts will not accept being without you. Our only comfort is to have known a person like you, a person with a pure heart, and to have walked the path with him. We are proud to be your colleagues, comrades and friends. Don’t let Hardo Dewres hurt you in the land of Raa Haq!
May your soul rest in peace…
March 1, 2024
Federationê Komelunê Desımi yê Europe
Federation of European Dersim Associations (FDG)
The suffering, trauma, tears and voices of the victims of genocide and massacres on the Anatolian axis are united in Central Macedonia.
In Central Macedonia/Imathias Prefecture (one of the strongholds of Pontic Greeks in Greece), an impressive gathering of representatives of different ethnic backgrounds has come together from 5 to 8 September 2023. The main theme of the conference was: “Genocides: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – Their Consequences, Their Coping and Their Avoidance”.
Each of them bears the weight of the sacrifices they have suffered at the hands of the racist policies of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, whether through expulsion from their homelands or even the horror of genocide. Assyrian Christians, Armenians, Greeks, Dersimians, Yazidis, Kocgiri and Arab Alawites have united in a common cause: justice and reconciliation. The organizations were characterized by:
– Yervand Khosrovian (Armenian National Cultural Center)
– Dimitris Konstantinidis (AGADEKA Council of Peoples and Association of Greeks from Pontos in Cologne
– Kenan Araz (Institute of Mesopotamia Studies-IfMS )
– Kemal Karabulut (Chairman of the Federation of Dersim Communities in Europe FDG)
– Prof. Dr. Sefik Tagay (Society of Ezidi Academics, GEA)
– Hasan Özer (Association of Citizens of Kocgiri in Europe)
– Petrus Afrem-Barsom (Assyrian Youth League of Central Europe)
Represent.
Our diversity is our collective strength, and our shared history of suffering connects us deeply. The time has come to transcend ethnic and religious boundaries and proclaim a powerful message of unity and solidarity.
We would also like to express our deep appreciation for the dedicated scientists and researchers who laid the foundation for this historic meeting. Special thanks to:
– Prof. Dr. Theodosis Kyriakidis, Chair of Pontic Studies, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki
– Prof. Dr. Bedriye Poyraz, University of Ankara, Turkey
– Prof. Dr. Armen Marsoobian (invited), Southern Connecticut State University
– Prof. Dr. Sefik Tagay, Cologne University of Applied Sciences
– Prof. Dr. Önver Cetrez, Uppsala University, Sweden Dr. Zeki Sagdıc, General Practitioner Midyat/Turabdin, Turkey
Their important research and expertise have made it possible for us to come together here for four days and work for a better future.
Special thanks also go to: Elena Lazadaou for the moderation, Parthena Iordaniou for the Greek and German translations and AGADEKA board, especially Dimitrios Konstantinidis for her skilful organization of these four days.
We urge the international community not to forget the crimes against humanity that overshadow our common history and to support the cause of human rights and justice. We demand that those responsible be held accountable to ensure that such heinous events are never repeated.
Let us strive together to create a world where tolerance, understanding and peace set the tone. May our meeting in Thessaloniki serve as a first step on this path, on which we all walk hand in hand.
It is our social responsibility to protect and uphold human rights!
We demand confrontation and justice for genocides!
In unity and hope!