The religious beliefs and the practises of the Alevis(The example of Kocaeli Ballar Village)

This study is a field research on beliefs, practices, religious institutions, customs and traditions, related to Alevism under the title of 'The Religious Beliefs and the Practises of the Alevis' (The example of Kocaeli Ballar Village). This study, which we have done, consists of the information obtunied as a result of the comilation and examinations made in the field. Our work consist of an introduction and three parts. In the introduction part, the aim and target of our study are stated. In the first part, general information about the research area is given. In the second part, the basic belief strctures and worship of Ballar Village Alevistried to be determined. In the third part, the religious institutions and customs of Ballar Village Alevis were tried to be determined. In the conclusion part, a general evaluation was made by stating the results reached in the study, which is of the issues that we discussed and touched on the prominent parts of the issues that we discussed and touched on the prominent parts of our study.