Küresünni Explained

Group:	Küresünni
Popplace:	West Azerbaijan, Turkey: Van
Rels:	Sunni Islam (Shafi'i)
Langs:	Azerbaijani, Turkish, Kurdish
Related:	Azerbaijanis, Turks

Küresünni is a Turkic tribe that inhabits the territory of Salmas, Urmia, Khoy, Maku in Iran and Van Province in Turkey. It is believed that they descend from Chepni tribesmen who were settled in the region by the Ottoman Empire to serve against the Qizilbash. Küresünni, from the Shafi'i madh'hab, continue to be fervent Sunnis. In the southwest of Khoy, there are Kurdicized groups of Küresünni Turks.

Etymology

The term Küresünni is thought to have originated as an exonym used by Kurds and Shiites in Iran meaning donkey Sunni. Despite being an ethnic slur, this exonym became the name of the group, as most Küresünni tribesmen didn't know its meaning.^[1]

See also

• Giresun
• Küre Mountains

Bibliography

• Encyclopedia: Oberling . Pierre . Kora-Sonni . 2005 . Encyclopaedia Iranica .
• Encyclopedia: Oberling . Pierre . Kurdish tribes . 2004 . Encyclopaedia Iranica .

Notes and References

1. Book: Gürbüz . Macit . Kürtleşen Türkler . March 2021 . 149 . Yaşlılar, Küresinlilere İran'da Şii inancıyla "Gurresunni" denildiğini ifade ettiler. Anlamı: "Eşek Sünni" Ne yazık ki, bu yakıştırma Van'da da karşılarına çıkmış. Özellikle Kürt kesimin Küresinlilerden bahsederken "Gurresunni" demesi ve çoğu kimsenin bu lakabın anlamını bilmemesi yüzünden, halen söylenegelmektedir..