Kurdish names in Turkey

[thearabchildren]

And I do mean in Turkey, like, in İzmir and İstanbul: http://www.nisanyanmap.com/?lg=k

My idol worship of Nişanyan is well attested for many reasons (he is my favourite Armenian), including linguistic ones: I am curious if anyone knows a Kurdish etymological dictionary, for any variety of Kurdish, which is online like Nişanyan's excellent Turkish etymological dictionary.

That business out of the way, everyone check out that link. Look at how far and wide Kurdish names are found! The ones that are marked on the map are only the ones found on the list. So you have to sort it different ways to find what you're looking for. If you're curious to see how the entire map of Kurdish placenames in the Kemalist Republic spreads out, bear witness: http://www.nisanyanmap.com/?po=1&titlx=2835%20K%C3%BCrdce%20yer%20ad%26%23305%3B

Also note that Nişanyan has chosen to render the language "Kurdish" as "Kürdce" rather than the standard (and more Turkified) "Kürtçe". And thou shalt not question Nişanyan.

More on Nişanyan: Nişanyan is insane. He reportedly dumped a bottle of his own fæces on his wife when she divorced him.

[kurd-sthanam]

wow most of the name changes are in central anatolia, were there are kurdish towns and villages.

[thearabchildren]

Naturally.