Battal Pehlivan

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Battal Pehlivan (born April 23, 1947 in Adana , † March 5, 1994 in Ankara ) was an Alevi poet, writer and journalist.

Pehlivan was born in Ceyhan / Adana in the Kizildere village. For a long time he worked as a journalist for various Turkish newspapers. From 1986 he campaigned for the rights of Alevis in Turkey. In 1990 he published the Alevi Bildirgesi newspaper with Riza Zeylut. In 1993, Battal Pehlivan and his wife, Türkan Pehlivan, survived the Sivas arson attack without injuries. Pehlivan died on March 5, 1994 in Ankara.

Works

  • Anadolu'da Alevilik
  • Alevi-Bektaşi Düşüncesine Brat Allah, ISBN 975-781419-9
  • Diyanet ve Aleviler, ISBN 975-781415-6
  • Pir Sultan Abdal, ISBN 975-335006-6
  • Bektaşi Fıkraları
  • Dom Dom Kurşunu (biography of Mahzuni Serif)
  • Ruhi Su (biography of Ruhi Su)
  • Aşık Veysel (biography of Asik Veysel)
  • Dadaloğlu
  • Bahçe Biziz Gül Bizdedir
  • Kara Şavga

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personal data
SURNAME Pehlivan, Battal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish poet, writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Adana
DATE OF DEATH March 5, 1994
Place of death Ankara