In 1854, on the road to the battlefield, a group of Kurdish cavalry passed through Istanbul, led by a woman named Kara (“Black”) Fatme Hanım.
Source: The Women of Turkey and Their Folk-lore, Lucy M.J. Garnett, 1890.
Posted by Zagrosian · Found by أوموت | Umut · 11 June 2025
Posted by Zagrosian · 11 June 2025
“Kara Fatima Hanım with Kurdish cavalry in Istanbul” — annotated engraving.
•In 1854, a group of Kurdish cavalry passed through Istanbul under the command of a woman named Kara (“Black”) Fatma Hanım.
Source: The Women of Turkey and Their Folk-lore, M.J. Garnett, 1890.
Posted by Zagrosian · 11 June 2025
Kurdish legendary hero Fata Reş/Fateh Rash
Posted by Zagrosian · 15 May 2026