Küresünni

Regions with significant populations
Iran: West Azerbaijan,  Turkey: Van
Languages
Azerbaijani,[1] Turkish, Kurdish[2]
Religion
Sunni Islam (Shafi'i)
Related ethnic groups
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.^[2]

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.^[3]

See also

• Giresun
• Küre Mountains

References

Bibliography

• Oberling, Pierre (2005). "Kora-Sonni". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
• Oberling, Pierre (2004). "Kurdish tribes". Encyclopaedia Iranica.