The Wedding of the Pir’s

Turkey Panorama

Director
Yalçın Çiftçi
Country
Türkiye
Year
2025
Duration
20'
Subtitles
Kürtçe (Goranice); Türkçe ve İngilizce altyazılı
Editing
Erhan Örs
Cinematography
Yalçın Çiftçi
Sound
Ömer Ferhat Çınar

The Gorani Kurds living in the Hawraman region of Iran continue to keep a millennium-old tradition alive today. Every winter, the people gather to commemorate Pir Shaliyar, who lived in the village of Uraman Taht in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, and ritually re-enact his legendary wedding. Inspired by the region's deep-rooted culture, this ceremony, interwoven with prayers and dhikr, is repeated annually as a spiritual journey that has survived through the ages.