Transhumance is not only an economic activity, but also a lifestyle and ritual, especially for Kurds living in mountainous regions.

Families who make a living from animal husbandry go to the high plateaus with their flocks every year during the warm season.

These journeys are not just migrations, but also a cultural feast adorned with songs, traditions and women’s voices.

Feraşin plateau: Where an ancient tradition lives

Feraşin Plateau, which is affiliated with the Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak, is one of the rare places where the Kurdish transhumance tradition is still alive.

The berivan women (milking women) who go to the plateau keep this cultural heritage alive by singing Kurdish folk songs along the way and on the plateau.

Now these unique voices have met you on the Şoperêç screens.

Songs sung by women on the plateau in Şoperêç

These Kurdish melodies sung by women in a natural environment, with the sounds of animals and the echo of the mountains, are not just music; It is a narrative about soil, labor and life.

🎶 Here are the songs that reach you from Feraşin Yaylası:

🔊 Tebareke

A traditional song with mystical tones, sung during the journey to the yayla.

🔊 Nare

A powerful folk song with the theme of unity and hope, sung by the women of Beraşin together along the way.

🔊 Evdalo

A folk melody with deep emotions that echoes in the cool mornings of Feraşin.

🔊 Were Meydane

This song, sung collectively, tells the story of women’s solidarity and joy in the yayla squares.

🔊 Leyla Leylane

A lyrical folk song in which love, longing and the female voice are intertwined.

🔊 Bejne Zava

A traditional and humorous song about young men of marriageable age.

🔊 Kew Bûne Cot

A meaningful song that expresses the highland life and women’s labor intertwined with nature.