The　leading　challenge　towards　environmental　protection　is　untreated　textile　dyes.　Tailoring　photocatalytic　materials　is　one　of　the　sustainable　remediation　strategies　for　dye　treatment.　Hematite　(alpha-Fe2O3),　due　to　its　favorable　visible　light　active　band　gap　(i.e.　2.1　eV),　has　turned　out　to　be　a　robust　material　of　interest.　However,　impoverished　photocatalytic　efficiency　of　alpha-Fe2O3　is　ascribable　to　the　short　life　span　of　the　charge　carriers.　Consequently,　the　former　synthesized　heterostructures　possess　low　degradation　efficiency.　The　aim　of　the　proposed　endeavor　is　the　synthesis　of　a　novel　zinc　telluride-modified　hematite　(alpha-Fe2O3/ZnTe)　heterostructure,　its　characterization　and　demonstration　of　its　enhanced　photocatalytic　response.　The　promising　heterostructure　as　well　as　bare　photocatalysts　were　synthesized　via　a　hydrothermal　approach.　All　photocatalysts　were　characterized　by　the　X-ray　diffraction　technique　(XRD),　scanning　electron　microscopy　(SEM),　and　electron　diffraction　spectroscopy　(EDX).　Moreover,　the　selectivity　and　activity　of　the　photocatalyst　are　closely　related　to　the　alignment　of　its　band　energy　levels,　which　were　estimated　by　UV-Vis　diffuse　reflectance　spectroscopy　(DRS)　and　X-ray　photoelectron　spectroscopy　(XPS).　Nanomaterials,　specifically　alpha-Fe2O3　and　alpha-Fe2O3/ZnTe,　were　used　for　the　degradation　of　Congo　red　(97.9%),　methyl　orange　(84%)　and　methylene　blue　(73%)　under　light　irradiation　(＞200　nm)　for　60　min.　The　results　suggested　that　with　the　aforementioned　optimized　fabricated　heterostructure,　the　degradation　efficiency　was　improved　in　comparison　to　bare　hematite　(alpha-Fe2O3).　The　key　rationale　towards　such　improved　photocatalytic　response　is　the　establishment　of　a　type-II　configuration　in　the　alpha-Fe2O3/ZnTe　heterostructure.