Condemning the recent shooting at the Garip Dede Dargah – a central site for Alevis - in İstanbul’s Esenler town, CHP Balıkesir MP Mehmet Tüm called on the government to take these sorts of attacks seriously and to take the necessary precautions.

CHP MP Tüm calls on AKP to take precautions on provocations

BİRGÜN / ANKARA

One of the significant sites for Alevis living in İstanbul, the Garip Dede Dargah was attacked by an unknown group last week.

Making statements about the attack, CHP Balıkesir MP Tüm called on the government to take precautions and said: “After the July 15 coup attempt, they now want to continue trying to create chaos in the country by attacking Alevi institutions.”

The need to be careful about provocations

Expressing that these kinds of provocations need to be addressed and taken seriously, Tüm added: “Having been the warrant of peace and solidarity in Turkey, Alevis have stood by the Republic and democracy, as always, after July 15. Those dark fractions, who cannot accept this and want to create separation and clashes between the members of the society, have been attacking Alevi dargahs, Cemevis, and institutions.

We saw during the very recent occurrences that these dark forces had actually tried starting provocations by marking the houses of Alevis in Alevi towns.

And, not getting any result from that, they then carried out attacks on Garip Dede Culture and Cem House. The timing of this ugly attack is also rather meaningful, as there was a big crowd on site waiting for a funeral. It is also thought provoking that after firing blank cartridge in the air, they left a real bullet in the middle of the road.

I condemn this wicked incident vehemently and expect the security forces to find the perpetrators as soon as possible and bring them to justice!”

Source: https://www.birgun.net/haber-detay/chp-li-tum-akp-yi-onlem-almaya-cagirdi-124972.html