The Kurdish presence in Turkey is not limited to Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia.

There are also Kurdish tribes that have lived in the Polatlı and Haymana districts of Ankara for centuries.

One of these tribes is the Mikaîlî (Mikaîla) Tribe, whose roots go back a long way.

Where does the Mikaîli tribe live?

The Mikaîla Tribe lives in Turkey today:

Ağrı,

Muş,

Van,

Ankara,

and the Lice district of Diyarbakır,

while in Iraqi Kurdistan, especially around Halepçe, they live in villages affiliated with the Caf Confederation.

A 300-year-old Kurdish village in Ankara: İnler (Mikaîla)

There are 6 villages affiliated with the Mikaîla tribe in the Polatlı and Haymana districts of Ankara.

One of these villages, İnler Village, which is still known today by its Kurdish name “Mıkaila”, still keeps the tribe’s name alive.

Despite the centuries that have passed, the villagers continue to preserve their language, culture and identity.

Fikret Yıldız (Dr. Mîkaîlî): Carrier of Tribal Memory

One of the writers of Bîrnebûn Magazine, Fikret Yıldız, also known as Dr. Mîkaîlî (Mikaili), told the story of both his own village İnler and the migration of the Mikaili Tribe to Central Anatolia for Şoperêç.

Yıldız’s narration is not only the history of a village, but also a testimony that brings to light the invisible history of the Kurds in Central Anatolia.