Hesenan (tribe)

Hesenan (Hesenan, Hasênan, Hesenî (read: Hassanan) Turkic: Hasananli or Hasananlu) is the name of a Kurdish tribe located in various parts of Kurdistan. The largest part of this tribe lives in Turkish Kurdistan. The Hesenan tribe took part in the Dersim rebellion in 1937.[1]

Notable Heseni

References

  1. "Who's who in Politics in Turkey" (PDF). Heinrich Böll Stiftung. p. 235. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  • Agha, Shaikh and State: The Social and Political Structures of Kurdistan, Martin van Bruinessen
  • The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview, Philip G. Kreyenbroek, Stefan Sperl
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