Religion of the World

Three part series about religious minorities in Turkey
ORF – Religionen der Welt, 2005
Alevies
5 min. 2005

A brief look at the Turkish minority group called the Alevies.
We see them on a day of celebration and find out about their tradition.

Mevlevi
5 min. 2005

A brief overview of the Turkish Mevlevi Order and ita impact on electronic music as performed by Canadian/Turkish artist Mercan Dede. We see how the performance of the Whirling Dervishes is moving forward with modern times and how a young generation in Istanbul think about its influence and the Turkish society as a modern democracy.

Yezides
5 min. 2005

This program gives a brief explanation of the Yezides in Turkey. We meet a family who live in a rural community in South Anatolia and we describe shoprtly their beliefs, thier philosophy and wisdom. Today their life is still affected by misunderstanding and discrimination; and many are thinking, they are devil worshippers