Ecevit Emre, a member of the Left Party politician and member of the Faith Council of the Federation of Alevi Associations in Wiesloch, Baden-Württemberg, was attacked last Sunday.

Emre and his family survived the attack as he told ANF. "Such attacks, unfortunately are not a surprise for us. We are not liked by those who oppose our belief and political view. Racism is racism everywhere."

Emre stated that in 2017 he received threats and added: "In fact, I did not take it very seriously. But in the last three months, the threats have reached a higher level. A dead bird was left in front of my house, the front valves of my car wheels were loosened and gun shots were fired at our house on Sunday evening. We have taken this situation to the judiciary. News of the attack was published in German newspapers."

Emre added that they could not directly tell who did the attack but clearly someonw who was uncomfortable with their thoughts. "When we come here to serve, we have taken with is our masters as reference,  Hünkar Hacı Bektashi Veli, Pir Sultan, Sheikh Bedrettin, Seyit Rıza. We inherited their legacy. We are trying to convey our history to our youth. The basis of our belief is love, affection sharing. In our belief, racism and fascism, the marginalization of the other, is not contemplated. We want to have a world where there is no discrimination on the basis of religion, language and identity and we will continue our struggle in this direction."