Bidri (tribe)
Bıdri | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
![]() Kozluk, Sason, Mutki, Güroymak, Hasköy | |
Languages | |
Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arabs |
Bidri (Turkish: Bıdri) is an Arab tribe mainly inhabiting Kozluk and Sason in Turkey.[1]
Language
[edit]The Arabic dialect spoken by the tribe is substantially different and not intelligible with those spoken in Şanlıurfa, Mardin, and Hatay in Turkey, as well as in the Arab world.[2]
History
[edit]Arabs in the region coexisted with Armenians, but with the exception of a few tribes, most of them eventually took part in the massacre of Armenians.[3]
Sub-tribes
[edit]Bidri is made up of several sub-tribes:[4]
- Zekeri
- Musi
- Sarmi
- Jalali
- Khazali
- Bederi (Bidri)
- Shigo
References
[edit]- ^ Aşkın, Deniz (December 2020). "Turkish Arabs as an Ethno-Cultural Identity: History, Tribe and State Relations in the Case of The Şego and Bıdri Tribes". Hacettepe University Journal of Faculty of Letters. 37 (2): 263–275. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Aşkın, Deniz (April 2021). "The Communication Tools of Turkey's Arab Tribes with Other Ethnic Groups: Marriage, Religion and Music". Journal of Sociological Research. 24 (2). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Hadjian, Avedis (30 April 2018). Secret Nation: The Hidden Armenians of Turkey. I.B.Tauris. p. 52. ISBN 9781786723710. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Sykes, Mark (1908). "The Kurdish Tribes of the Ottoman Empire". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 38: 451–486. doi:10.2307/2843309. JSTOR 2843309.