Girê Mirazan has been restored as a symbol of historical identity. From the place where the history of civilization began 12,000 years ago, the first and most powerful bullet in the war of liberation from memory has been fired. Occupiers have long worked to erase our history and fabricate a false one, stealing the glory of our ancestors and claiming it for themselves. However, from beneath the roots of Kurdistan's soil in the Ruha (Urfa) region, specifically in the village of Xirabreşk, incontrovertible evidence has emerged that can never be forged.
The Cradle of Civilization and Cosmology
At Girê Mirazan, it was not merely ruins that were discovered, but the true starting point of human civilization:
- Agricultural and Scientific Pioneering: Here, 12,000 years ago, in the heart of the Zagros Mountains, our people initiated the first true revolution. With the domestication and breeding of animals and birds, and laying the foundations of global baking, our ancestors were the first to master these sciences. They transformed the plains into settled life, creating the foundation upon which all subsequent civilizations were built. The discovery of several types of grain and wheat and the beginning of their cultivation proves that we are not merely transient inhabitants, but the founders of food security for all of humanity.
- Center for Cosmological Research: The buildings and monuments of Girê Mirazan clearly display astronomical and stellar symbols. Our ancestors were pioneers in the field of cosmology, demonstrating an advanced grasp of astronomical and mathematical concepts, placing us among the pioneers of wisdom and knowledge at the dawn of history.
DNA Evidence: The Strongest Undeniable Proof
This is the most powerful evidence proving that this glory belongs to us and runs in the blood of our people:
- DNA tests extracted from the ancient archaeological remains of the region have proven a direct genetic connection to the genetic results of the current inhabitants of the region, which is the Kurdish nation.
This means that:
- Our identity is not a fabrication, but a continuity of authenticity: We are the direct descendants of those who built this civilization, domesticated animals, and cultivated wheat. They were the ones who prepared the dining table of humanity.
- The occupier's claims are inherently false: No power can claim ownership of this land when archaeology and genetics prove that our roots have been here for over twelve thousand years.
Our people must use this true history as a shield and sword for the Kurdish nation. This does not mean we are seeking to seize a right that is not ours, but rather we are seeking to reclaim our rights as the founders of human civilization. This historical consciousness transforms our struggle from being merely political into a sacred civilizational duty.
"Our Identity is Not a Fabrication, but Authenticity and Continuity"
In reality, the scientific and political declaration from Girê Mirazan confronts the false fabrications of the occupation. Therefore, we must understand what "identity as fabrication" means, and what "identity as continuity and authenticity" means.
1. In the Political Context: Identity as "Fabrication"
Political adversaries always attempt to portray Kurdish identity in the following manner:
- Modern-Era Fabrications: Claiming that Kurdish nationalism is a modern phenomenon that emerged in the twentieth century and lacks deep historical roots in the region.
- The Migrant Fabrication: Attempting to portray the Kurds as a migrating or newly arrived people to the region in a later era (and not as indigenous inhabitants), to deny them their innate right to claim their land. The role of the "Academy of the Elders" (Akadîmyayê Pîran) is to equip students to respond decisively.
2. Scientific Evidence: Identity as "Continuity"
The discoveries at Girê Mirazan, Girê Keçelan (Körtik Tepe), and the wider Zagros Mountains region prove that Kurdish identity is not a fabrication, but a 12,000-year cultural and genetic continuity:
- Civilizational Continuity (12,000 Years of Existence):
- Authenticity vs. Fake Existence: When archaeological evidence proves that our ancestors were the first to establish a center of scientific and agricultural civilization (animal domestication, wheat cultivation, cosmology, establishing bakeries) in the Zagros 12,000 years ago, it invalidates the concept of "migration" in the "false fabrications of the occupiers."
- Authenticity vs. Transience: We are not newcomers; rather, the Kurdish nation is the root of the land. This history places us in the position of the indigenous people who founded civilization in this very place, while others who claim ownership of this land are newcomers and invaders.
- Genetic Continuity (DNA as Evidence):
- The genetic analysis (DNA) of archaeological remains at these sites, and correlating the results with the DNA tests of the current Kurdish population in the same region, represents a historical and genetic fact without fail.
- Genetic Proof: This means the genetic connections between the builders of Girê Mirazan (or similar cultural centers) and their descendants, the Kurds living there today, are direct and continuous. The same genetic lineage that built is the same lineage that resists today.
This scientific evidence leaves no room for the claim that Kurdish identity is invented, constructed, or recently acquired. Rather, it is a biological and historical truth.
3. Significance
When the Kurdish individual realizes that their identity is authentic and continuous, and not a fabrication, the nature of the struggle changes:
- From Demanding a Right to Defending a Right: The struggle shifts from an attempt to "gain a right" to "defending a firmly established historical right" that has been scientifically and contemporarily proven (via archaeology and genetics).
- Firm Confidence: This consciousness instills absolute national confidence in the individual that no pressure or false accusation can shake, enabling them to resist internal and external attempts at deconstruction.
Our identity is a material, genetic, and cultural heritage dating back over twelve thousand years, and our duty is to reclaim its recognition.
