In an effort to implement the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government's comprehensive action plan reforms on "traditional wisdom centers and cemevis," Turkey's Ministry of Justice has announced that it has established a council that will receive opinions and proposals from Alevi communities. The ruling AK Party government began legislative reforms to address issues raised by the Alevi community, such as the status of cemevis – Alevi places of worship – and regulations about "dedelik," which provide training opportunities for Alevi "dedes" – Alevi community leaders – with the intent of completing Turkey's process of full democratization. The council is set to function as a working group to address the issues related to Alevi communities and was established with an order by Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ.

The establishment of the working group action followed Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's recent meeting in Ankara with the representatives of Alevi cultural associations. The working group, which will be chaired by the deputy secretariat of the Justice Ministry, aims to provide legal grounds to resolve issues raised by Alevi communities in Turkey, and will conduct its work over five different sessions by receiving opinions and proposals from leading representatives of Alevi nongovernmental organizations, along with their umbrella associations.

Commenting on the status of cemevis, the chairman of the Alevi Cultural Association, Doğan Demir stated that issues related to the violation of Alevi rights and controversial statements from Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs (DİB) were addressed during his recent meeting with Prime Minister Davutoğlu. Chairman Ercan Geçmez of the Hacı Bektaş Veli Anatolian Cultural Foundation said that the prime minister confirmed that the government is working toward providing the same rights to cemevis as other places of worship.