OBITUARY
In Memory of Kadri Yıldırım (Qedrî Yildirim)
(1959 – 2021)
OBITUARY
In Memory of Kadri Yıldırım (Qedrî Yildirim)
(1959 – 2021)
Author(s): Mehmet KurtSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Obituary, Migration Studies, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Kadri Yıldırım (Qedrî Yildirim); obituary; Turkey; Kurdistan; Kurdish language; Kurdish medrese Bi bîranîna Qedrî Yildirim
Summary/Abstract: This obituary outlines the life and work of Kadri Yıldırım, a prominent Kurdish scholar and the first professor of Kurdish studies in Turkey. It focuses on his early life and medrese education and highlights his contribution to the field of Kurdish studies and his scholarly and political efforts for the Kurdish language to become a language of education in Turkey.
Journal: Kurdish Studies
- Issue Year: 9/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 223-232
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English