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Alevi Bektashi Federation President Balkız said that the recent provocation of a group of nationalists was encouraged by the government's discriminative attitude and the fact that the perpetrators of the Maraş massacre remained unpunished.

Alevi Bektashi Federation President Balkız criticized that the inclusion of Shiism in the curriculum will not solve any problems. "They will continue Sunni propaganda by using Shiism", he said.

Following an Alevi workshop organised by the government, organisations have for the first time agreed to lobby on five issues.