Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
**Central Kurdish (Sorani)
**Southern Kurdish
** Laki Kurdish
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern ...
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
residing mainly in
Elazığ Province
Elazığ () is a city in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euph ...
in
Turkey
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. The tribe numbers around 20,000 members and are predominantly
Sunni Muslims
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Musli ...
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 1260 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 or the White Sheep Turkomans (, ; ) was a culturally Persianate society, Persianate,Kaushik Roy, ''Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400–1750'', (Bloomsbury, 2014), 38; "Post-Mongol Persia and Iraq were ruled by two trib ...
,
Safavid Iran
The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the begi ...
and the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
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 () or 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 Mamuret-ul-Aziz Vilayet (also known as the Harpu ...
, some members of the tribe dispersed to surrounding areas. In addition, some tribe members were forcefully settled in various places in
Anatolia
Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...
.
According to tribe leader Dursun Demez, the Ottomans handed over the Sarıçiçek Plateau in
Kemaliye
Kemaliye, formerly Eğin (, meaning "spring"), is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Kemaliye District.edict
An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchies, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement". ''Edict'' derives from the Latin edictum.
Notable edicts
* Telepinu ...
, allowing the tribe to use the land for
nomadic pastoralism
Nomadic pastoralism, also known as nomadic herding, 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 ...
. 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 it succeeded in gathering support from ...
after
Nuri Dersimi
Mehmed Nuri Dersimi (1893 – 22 August 1973), also known as Baytar Nuri, was a Kurdish writer, revolutionary and intellectual.
Dersimi was born in March 1893 in the village Akpınar near Hozat, in the Sanjak Dersim. From 1899 he went to prim ...
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
*Aladikme village, Baskil
*Alatarla village, center district
*Altınkürek village, Keban
*Bulutlu village, center district
*Çalıca 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
*Topaluşağı village, Baskil
*Yalındamlar village, center district
*Yolçatı village, center district
Other settlements
*Parçikan village (formerly named Bozburun),
Arguvan
Arguvan () is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,096 km2, and its population is 6,869 (2022). The mayor is Ersoy Eren ( CHP).
Composition
There are 49 neighbourhoods in Arguvan District:
* Akören
* Alhasu ...
,
Malatya Province
Malatya Province (; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 12,259 km2, and its population is 812,580 (2022). It is part of a larger mountainous area. Th ...