Bîrê Xwînê/en
Bîrê Xwînê (in Turkish, "Bloody Well") is a tragic legend transmitted from generation to generation in Kurdish villages in and around Konya.
Sources provide the following information about this legend:
- Historical origin: The narrative is based on social events and tribal structure in the region during the Ottoman period.
- Subject of the legend: According to the legend, during a violent war between two tribes, a well was completely filled with blood. This terrifying event caused the well’s name to remain in popular memory in this form.
- Collective memory: The event has been recounted for generations among Kurdish communities in the region and has become an important part of social memory and oral literature (çîrok).
This narrative is a typical example reflecting the historical difficulties experienced by the Kurds of Central Anatolia, intertribal conflicts, and the way such events became legendary in the people’s imagination.