Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
residing mainly in
Elazığ Province
Elazığ Province ( tr, ; Zazaki: Suke Xarpêt; ku, Parêzgeha Xarpêtê) is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elazığ. The province had a population of 568,753 in 2014. The population of the province was 569,616 in 2000 and 49 ...
in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. The tribe numbers around 20,000 members and are predominantly
Sunni Muslims
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
The tribe lived around Azerbaijan and Iran before migrating westward after the
Mongol invasion
The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire: the Mongol Empire ( 1206- 1368), which by 1300 covered large parts of Eurasia. Historians regard the Mongol devastati ...
and settled around Baskil which during the period of the governance of
Aq Qoyunlu
The Aq Qoyunlu ( az, Ağqoyunlular , ) was a culturally Persianate,Kaushik Roy, ''Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400–1750'', (Bloomsbury, 2014), 38; "Post-Mongol Persia and Iraq were ruled by two tribal confederations: Akkoyunlu (Wh ...
,
Safavid Iran
Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...
and the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
went under the name of ''Hersini.'' In the 17th century, ''Hersini'' was densely populated by Kurdish tribes, including Parçikan but also the Zeyve and Herdi tribes. Due to the heavy tax obligations in the Sanjak of
Harput
Harpoot ( tr, Harput) or Kharberd ( hy, Խարբերդ, translit=Kharberd) is an ancient town located in the Elazığ Province of Turkey. It now forms a small district of the city of Elazığ. p. 1. In the late Ottoman period, it fell under the M ...
, some members of the tribe dispersed to surrounding areas. In addition, some tribe members were forcefully settled in various places in
Anatolia
Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...
. According to tribe leader Dursun Demez, the Ottomans handed over the Sarıçiçek Plateau in
Kemaliye
Kemaliye (formerly Eğin) ( hy, Ակն, Romanized Old Armenian: ''Akn'', meaning "spring") is both a town in and one of the nine districts of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.
The town is known for its historic architect ...
district to his tribe in 1245 by an
edict
An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement".
''Edict'' derives from the Latin edictum.
Notable edicts
* Telepinu Proc ...
, allowing the tribe to use the land for
nomadic pastoralism
Nomadic pastoralism is a form of pastoralism in which livestock are herded in order to seek for fresh pastures on which to graze. True nomads follow an irregular pattern of movement, in contrast with transhumance, where seasonal pastures are fix ...
. In 2019, the tribe pushed for state recognition to make the plateau Parçikan land.
In 1921, the tribe expressed its support for the
Koçgiri rebellion
The Koçgiri rebellion (, ) was a Kurdish uprising, that began in the overwhelmingly militant Koçgiri region in present-day eastern Sivas Province in February 1921. The rebellion was initially Alevi, but succeeded in gathering support from nea ...
after
Nuri Dersimi
Mehmed Nuri Dersimi (1893 in Akzunik in ''Dersim'' (today Tunceli) – 22 August 1973 in Aleppo), also known as Baytar Nuri, was a Kurdish writer, revolutionary and intellectual.
Dersimi was born in March 1893 in the village Akzunik to the west o ...
approached the tribe for support. As the rebellion grew, Parçikan Kurds ultimately joined in. Tribal leaders also supported the
2010 Turkish constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum on a number of changes to the constitution was held in Turkey on 12 September 2010. The results showed the majority supported the constitutional amendments, with 58% in favour and 42% against.AKP.
Geography
The Parçikan tribe lives in the following towns and villages:
In Elazığ Province
*Akçakale, center district
*Akgömlek, Keban
*Aladikme village, Baskil
*Alatarla village, center district
*Altınkuşak village, center district
*Altınkürek village, Keban
*Aşağıçakmak village, Keban
*Bulutlu village, center district
*Çalica village, center district
*Çavuşlu village, Baskil
*Demirlibahçe village, Baskil
*Düğüntepe village, Baskil
*Eskiköy village, Baskil
*Gözpınar village, center district
*Günbağı village, Keban
*Habibuşağı village, Baskil
*Harabekayış village, Baskil
*Işıkyolu village, center district
*Karaali village, Baskil
*Karaali village, center district
*Karagedik village, Baskil
*Koçharmanı village, center district
*Koparuşağı village, center district
*Kurşunkaya village,
Keban
Keban is a town of Elazığ Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Keban District.İlçe Beledi ...
*Kutlugün village, Baskil
*Meydancık village, Baskil
*Ortaçalı village, center district
*Sakabaşı village, center district
*Şahaplı village, Baskil
*Sarıtaş village, Baskil
*Taşkesen village, Keban
*Tatlıpayam village, Baskil
*Temurköy, center district
*Topaluşağı village, Baskil
*Yalındamlar village, center district
*Yolçatı village, center district
Other settlements
*Parçikan village (formerly named Bozburun),
Arguvan
Arguvan ( ku, Erxewan/Arxewan) is a district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Kızıldaş ( CHP).
Demographics
The majority of the district is Alevi from both Kurdish and Turkish ethnicity. The Kurdish Atman tribe reside in te ...
,
Malatya Province
Malatya Province ( tr, ; ku, Parezgêha Meletîyê) is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province had a population of ...