Karakeçilis from the past to the present: Their history, social life and culture

Today, the Karakeçilis, who scattered around different parts of Anatolia, base themselves on the Kayı Tribe, which is among the 24 Oghuz tribes and believe that they came to Anatolia with Ertuğrul Gazi. One of the important settlements of this tribe scattered around different parts of Anatolia is Şanlıurfa Siverek district. The oldest information about Karakeçililes living in this region is XV. dating back to the century. Especially the tribe living in the Ottoman Empire in a nomadic state, settled between Siverek, Viransehir and Berriye as plateaus and winter quarters for centuries and as an administrative unit of Diyarbakir Province between Siverek and Viranşehir, the tribe has maintained its existence. The tribe had constant relations with the local people in the region as well as with the nomadic tribes like themselves, as well as with the state officials in the region. In this study, it will be tried to look at the past, political, social, economic and cultural life of the tribe in the region through the bey family of the Mirekî tribe, which is the essence and essential element of the Karakeçili tribe still living in the Siverek region.