May 19, 2012 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of the Bizeni
tribe, originally from Kirkuk, were separated during the reign
of the Ottoman Empire. Bizenis live in different parts of
Kurdistan, particularly Kirkuk city. Today, a large group of
Sheikh Bizenis live in Anatolia’s Heymane area, 65 kilometers
southeast of Ankara, the capital of Turkey, Hemin Khoshnaw
writes in his article titled “Divided Bizeni Tribe Hopes to
Reunite in Kirkuk” published by rudaw.net. “Historical sources
indicate that Sheikh Bizenis were partitioned during the 15th
century, under Ottoman Sultan Yavuz Selim’s tenure. Opinions
differ regarding whether Sheikh Bizenis were forced to move to
Ankara or moved there voluntarily,” the article says. “Emrullah
Susli, a Kurdish Sheikh Bizeni, believes his tribe migrated
voluntarily to Chamchamal then to Cizire and Diyarbakir and
finally to Palo in Turkey. He believes the migration was due to
the strong relations Sheikh Bizenis had with the Ottoman Sultan
at the time.” Susli told Rudaw, “Ac