Painful Geography

Painful Geography - Duran Uğraş


Many nations or communities have lived together for centuries in the geography we live in. Although there has been a great deal of cultural exchange due to living together or very close to each other, essentially every nation, every society has embraced and preserved its own language, culture and belief to some extent.
That is why they have faced pain, oppression and cruelty that has been going on since the past. It is certain that the Alevi community has been the most affected by this situation. This situation has continued like this for centuries and has continued unabated. First of all, the leaders were caught, hanged, tortured and destroyed. Their cultural heritage was usurped, worship was banned and even more so, they chose the path of massacre, burning and massacre.
We stand tall with our lute and words against all kinds of massacres, uprisings, oppression and suffering. That is why our hearts are full against injustice. I have tried to condemn the Alevi massacres that have occurred until today by examining them with an epic narrative as much as I could.