Atma (tribe)

Atma (Local Kurdish: Otmî; ) is a Kurdish tribe mainly inhabiting parts of Kahramanmaraş and Malatya provinces in Turkey.

History

Atma tribesmen believe that they descend from the Kalhor tribe in modern-day Iraq but later migrated to Nusaybin then to Malatya, and a portion of the tribe further settled near Pazarcık. In 16th-century Ottoman records, Atma tribe consisted of 7 people near Malatya. Atma villages in Arguvan were formed after early 18th century. In mid-18th century, Atma inhabited the region to the north of Aintab with 1000 tents, corresponding to modern-day Pazarcık.

Sub-tribes

Atma is made up of 12 sub-tribes:

• Rîvon ( the foxes; )
• Kizîron ( the shorts; )
• Haydarlı
• Ketiler
• Sadakalar
• Kızkapanlı ( with girl-catchers)
• Karahasanlar
• Karalar ( blacks)
• Oxcon (, whites)
• Turûşon ()
• Kabalar ( the rudes)
• Mahkânlı

See also

• Maraş massacre

References