The Journal of Mesopotamian Studies

Abstract

Evdirrehim Rehmi Hekkari, as an author and
intellectual, had a great influence on Kurdish literature. He has published his
writings in several magazines and newspapers, such as Jin, Serbesti
and Ehli Sunnet. He has also left a great number of books behind. Rehmi
Hekkari is mostly known for his Kurdish poems that are published in Jin,
and his writings in Ehli Sunnet. Due to the lack of information
regarding all his works, many of his features remain unknown by the readers.
One of the important ones, on which this research focuses, is his authorship
about children, youth and women. Rehmi Hekkari has conducted many works, both
in Kurdish and Turkish languages, for children and those which are written
directly for his own children have very interesting side. Therefore, he has
done for works for each of his four children. Apart from his own children, he
also has two more works written in Turkish language dedicated to children.
Also, in both magazines, Jin and Gaziya Welat, he has directly
addressed to children. Indeed, the Kurdish word conjugation tables that are
offered to Kurdish children and youth in Jin magazine have important
place in the history of Kurdish literature. However, the special sides of
Evdirrehim remain unknown, and in this regard, this work is aimed to introduce
them so that this author gets more recognition. On the other hand, due to the
wideness of context and subjects of these works, this research focuses only on
Rehmi Hekari’s works that are written in Kurdish language.