Kurds of Central Anatolia
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 50.000-100.000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Central Anatolia (Turkey) | |
| Languages | |
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Kurdish (Kurmancî, Şexbizinî, Zazakî) Turkish |
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| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni, Alevi & formerly Yezidism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kurd, Kurds in Turkey, Kurds of Khorasan |
The Kurds of Central Anatolia (Kurdish: Kurdên Anatolyayê/Anatolê, Turkish: Orta Anadolu Kürtleri or İç Anadolu Kürtleri are the Kurdish people who have immigrated and been in Central Anatolia (present day Aksaray, Ankara, Çankırı, Çorum, Eskişehir, Karaman, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Konya, Nevşehir, Niğde, Sivas, Yozgat provinces) since about 16th century.
The core of the Kurds of Central Anatolia is formed by Tuz Gölü Kürtleri (Kurds of Lake Tuz) who live in Ankara, Konya and Aksaray provinces.Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) mentioned them as "Konya çöllerindeki Kürtler" (Kurds in the Konya deserts) in the interview with Ahmet Emin (Yalman) dated January 16/17, 1923.
The first Kurdish tribe that arrived at Central Anatolia is Modanlı tribe. They settled in Haymana in 1184 and spread to not only different places of Central Anatolia but also to Hasha-i İstanbul and Rumeli: Aksaray, Kütahya, Rumeli, Çatalca, Koçhisar, Haymana, Ipsala and Evreşe. And Modanlı tribe belonged to Merdisi tribe. The first Central Anatolian Kurdish village named Kürtler (Kurds) was founded in Yaban Âbâd (present day Kızılcahamam-Çamlıdere, Ankara) in 1463.
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