The concert event, organized under the title “Being disabled is not a defect”, began with the opening speech of Ela Atlas, who moderated on behalf of the organization in the Cemevi Main Hall. At the event, which was attended by representatives of sister associations and many people, Murtaza Görer on behalf of the BAT board and Müslüm Karadaş on behalf of the Berlin Dersim community gave greetings. Görer and Karadaş pointed out that such solidarity and solidarity organizations continue to be supported by the parties and thanked all those who have contributed to it.
After the speeches, the musicians Halil Yalçıner, Pınar Yeşilbaş, Eren Aslan and the famous Ozan Şah Turna took the stage and sang their folk songs.
After Ozan Şah Turna, Ali Arslan, President of the Dersim Association for the Physically Disabled, took the stage. Arslan, who gave a short speech in front of the others, gave a short informative speech about the history, activities and urgent needs of the association, thanking the institutions and individuals who contributed to this solidarity concert. After the speech, the event ended with Kırmançki-Zazaki and Turkish folk songs sung by Arslan.

News and Video: Press Office of BAT-Cemevi / Ulaş Yunus Tosun

RECOGNIZE THE DERSIM GENOCIDE!
The Ottomans committed massacres by organizing dozens of expeditions by saying “Çıbanbaşı”.
On May 4, 1937, the Turkish state decided by decision of the Council of Ministers to commit genocide in Dersim.
The Turkish nation-state, which began preparations for genocide with the 1925 Reform Plan for the East,
With the power he receives from the decision of his board, he slaughters tens of thousands. The voice of these tens of thousands who were slaughtered
No one heard, no one wanted to see the brutal genocide, a crime against humanity. Young
Elderly people, men and women, people were hit by fighter jets from the ground and from the air.
their saints and flocks of faith were scattered, their Pirs discredited and slaughtered.
According to the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil, they sought refuge in caves
Tons of chemical gases were thrown and people were poisoned like rats. Tens of thousands slaughtered
The human body was fed to the wolf and the bird. Tens of thousands of people were left without graves. People
Their houses and dormitories were razed to the ground. Tens of thousands of people were exiled and slaughtered on the streets.
Their children were confiscated, and their young daughters were sold as if they were commodities.
On November 15, 1937, without even obtaining the right of defense and indictment before the so-called courts,
7 Dersim dignitaries and the street they discredited by calling them Shaki without a court order
Their leader was executed. The rest were imprisoned in Western cities and left to die.
They were made. The Turkish state, which, despite the tens of thousands it has slaughtered and all the persecution, does not stop,
In August 1938, under the command of the 3rd Army 1. and “Eastern manoeuvres” with the participation of the 2nd Army
continued the genocide movement under the name of genocide. My classroom was burned down and destroyed within 10 days. 30.0 at 8.1938
She called the parade of the operation, in which 40,000 soldiers took part in Elazig, the “victory of August 2”
They arranged. The generals who participated in the genocide were awarded Swiss gold watches by the MK.
Military attachés from many countries of the country visited Elazig in Ankara on a special train.
They were taken away and accommodated in the tribune.
Today, the Turkish state is dehumanizing Dersim, forcibly expelling it and committing cultural genocide.
imposed. It changes our language, identity, culture and faith. Genocide
Instead of confronting her, Dersim alienates her from her historical truth through assimilation.
He wants to erase and eliminate our memory and our memory. Dersims Values, Identity,
in order to refute its culture and beliefs, to support Turkish power over Islam, to promote the truth of Dersim
He wants to darken it.
We call on all those whose hearts beat for Dersim to oppose this genocidal mentality of the state,
to protect our historical memory, our language, our culture, our faith, our countries,
We invite you to determine our future together.
TC. Let the state confront the genocides and be held accountable!
Let the graves of Seyit Rıza and his comrades be announced!
Stop dehumanizing, amnesia, denial and assimilation!
Call on international democratic institutions and organizations to recognize the Dersim genocide
We!
Initiative to commemorate the genocide in Dersim
Institutions that make the call:
Alevi Community Germany KdöR
Federal Association of Alevi Associations of Germany – AABF (KdöR)
Federation of European Democratic Dersim Trade Unions – ADEF
Federation of European Dersim Associations – FDG
Federation of Democratic Alevi Associations – FEDA
Dersim Baukongress – DIK
Dersim Culture and History Centre – DKG
Dersim 38 Anti-Genocide Association