Gerdi (tribe)

Gêrdi or Gardî (Kurdish:گەردی) is a Kurdish tribe inhabiting parts of northern Iraq's Kurdistan Region and southeast Turkey.[1]

In September 9, 2015, Ekrem Çetinkaya, member of the tribe and mayor of the town of Derecik, Hakkari, stated that the tribe has a population of 25,000 in Derecik and its villages, and around 40,000 members in Northern Iraq. The tribe was also said to have opposed the PKK.[2]

References
  1. Encyclopædia Iranica, "KURDISH TRIBES", Pierre Oberling. https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kurdish-tribes
  2. "Kurdish people unite against terror: Tribe of 65,000 pledge to stand up against PKK". Daily Sabah. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2021-02-21.


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