The Ottoman persecution of Alevis is best known in connection with the Ottoman sultan Selim I's reign (1512–1520) and his war against the Safavids in 1514.
Den osmanniske forfølgelse af alevitter kendes bedst i forbindelse med den osmanniske sultan Selim I's regeringstid (1512-1520) og dennes krig mod safaviderne i 1514.