Service Turkey – The 24th Monzur Culture and Nature Festival was held in Dersim, with a march, music and group dance performances, Alevi rituals and cultural and environmental meetings; a festival that this year linked the defense of Kurdish nature, language and culture with the demand for peace and democracy.
Service Turkey - In the village of "Khech" in the Khozat district of Dersim province, Kurdish women begin to work with the beginning of the mulberry harvest season to turn ripe berries into juice and lavash using traditional methods; a laborious but sweet process that forms part of their culture and daily life.