This paper will compare religious minority’s expression of their identity cases in their origin country and in diaspora. Paper based on PhD and postdoctoral fieldwork findings. During the fieldworks I’ve analysed the meaning and role of place for sustaining the cultural identity of religious minorities. The first field study was held in Istanbul, focused on three religious groups; Alevis, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Orthodox communities. The second fieldwork was about the condition of Alevi and Sunni Turkish speaking minorities in United Kingdom. Post-PhD research focused on unrecognised Alevi places of worship and their construction struggle. With the evaluation of in-depth interviews and participant observations, these religious groups’ place making practises tried to be explored. Spatial adjustments of these groups have been analysed within their narratives and discourses by interpretive approach. I’ll evaluate the expression of their identity on public space with the relation of human rights and citizenship rights perspectives.
