Çelebi (tribe)
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The Çelebi are a Kurdish tribe that are known for their closeness to the Turkish regime.[1]
They are involved in a long running land dispute with the 1,600 year old Syriac Orthodox Mor Gabriel Monastery.[2] They have been accused in participating in the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and they are currently allied to the Turkish government in its fight against the PKK insurgency.[3]
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