THE DERSIM QUESTION 

The region named as ‘Tunceli‘ by Turkish occupiers is the inner and central part of the historical Dersim.It is the…

People Dersim

An alternative historical name for Dersim is that of Zazana, mentioned in B.C. 521 in the old Persion inscription of Behistun.…

Ah Dersim 

Dersim is a fairly unknown word when we speak of the Ottoman Empire, or Anatolia, or the Middle East. Its…

To the European Commission:

We demand of the Turkish authorities firstly the recognition of our country, Dersim, which was autonomous for more than four…

Munzur

Munzur is regarded as a saint and one of the ancestors by Dersimis. That’s why he and the river that…