DEQ DOCUMENTARY

- in progress -

One summer Çiler Kiliç and me decided to document the last remaining elders with traditional DEQ in Dersim. Thanks to the community, an innate desire to preserve the last traces our culture and the support of our loved ones, we are currently in the final stages of

the post-production for this short documentary.

Please follow along for updates and news.

Meeting Ali

On our first filming day, searching for women with DEQ in Dersim's mountainous and vast region, we coincidentally met Ali by a water spring,...

Roja verêne tawo ke ma re ju cênikêde deqnayîye cêrêne û koyanên Dêrsimî ra ver va Xozatî şîyêne, ju çimeyî ser ro raştê Alîyî amayîme...

Honey of the Haydarans

In the middle of this area we found a nomadic beekeeping family, from the Haydaran tribe. Due to war and exile, they had to emigrate to the city ...

Ma naca aşîra Heyderan ra çêyêde koçer wayirê mêşanên hemgênî dî. Sebebê ceng û koçber kerdene ra mecbur mendê,...

We are always interested to share our experiences.

If you are interested in collaborating around the topic of cultural preservation of DEQ please feel welcome to reach out.