The rich oral heritage of Kurdish culture is not just about epics and dengbej.

Children’s tales are a very valuable part of this heritage with both their educational aspects and their power of cultural transmission.

While Kurdish tales teach children life lessons, they also contribute to the development of their imagination, language skills and cultural identities.

Kurdish tales: Memory passed down from generation to generation

While storytelling among Kurds spreads from mouth to mouth through traditional forms of narration, it is now also conveyed to new generations through modern media tools.

Thanks to these tales, children both have fun and get to know their culture, reinforcing their sense of belonging.

This tradition is still alive among the Kurds of Central Anatolia.

Tales from İnler Village

Fikret Yıldız, from İnler Village in the Polatlı district of Ankara, is one of the names that carry the tales of the past to the present.

Erewa Guşto and her husband Musa Bingöl, who kept this culture alive before her, have now brought the tales she learned from narrators such as Fama Qadir (Fame Türkoğlu Karayel), Abdullah Aslan (Efde Husê) and Xecoya Efdî Husê (Hatice Karayel) to you through Şoperêç screen.

Tales that have been released

🟢 1. Tale: Sitîla Morîmircanê (Morimırcan’ın Kazanı)

A traditional narrative where local humor, quick wit and instructive elements are intertwined.

🟢 2. Tale: Çîroka Gur

A story full of moral lessons, telling the consequences of greed and ambition.

🟢 3rd Tale: Çîroka Dîk û Rovî (The Tale of the Rooster and the Fox)

A classic fable that gives messages to children about the importance of trust, attention and intelligence through animal characters.

4th Tale: Çîroka Ruvîya û Pîrê (The Tale of the Fox and the Old Man)

A humorous and thought-provoking narrative that passes between experience and cunning.

The Importance of Kurdish Tales

🎯 Supports language development

🎯 Increases imagination

🎯 Strengthens cultural identity

🎯 Transfers social values

🎯 Keeps the family narrative culture alive

A cultural memory overflowing from a cauldron

Morimırcan’s cauldron is not just a tale, but a people’s voice that makes them smile, their memory that makes them think and the bridge of love they build with children.

Tales shouldn’t just put them to sleep; should also wake us up…

And these tales are one of the sweetest ways to wake up to our roots.