Abstract
This chapter analyses the Turkish state’s relations with the Alevi community through securitization theory framework. The chapter firstly looks at the Alevis from a historical context, analysing both Kemalist and Erdoğanist policies, highlighting that despite the ideological differences between the AKP and the previous governments, for Alevis much has remained the same. Secondly, this chapter analyses the issue of Alevis through a securitization lens. It shows that de-securitization of an issue is not the end of the securitization, and political expedience can pave the way for re-securitization of every issue.
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