Atma (tribe)

Atma (Local Kurdish: Otmî; Atmî) is a Kurdish tribe mainly inhabiting parts of Kahramanmaraş and Malatya provinces in Turkey.

History
Atma tribesmen believe that they descend from the Kalhor tribe in modern-day Iraq but later migrated to Nusaybin then to Malatya, and a portion of the tribe further settled near Pazarcık. In 16th-century Ottoman records, Atma tribe consisted of 7 people near Malatya. Atma villages in Arguvan were formed after early 18th century. In mid-18th century, Atma inhabited the region to the north of Aintab with 1000 tents, corresponding to modern-day Pazarcık.

Sub-tribes
Atma is made up of 12 sub-tribes:
 * Rîvon (lit. the foxes; Tilkiler)
 * Kizîron (lit. the shorts; Kizirler)
 * Haydarlı
 * Ketiler
 * Sadakalar
 * Kızkapanlı (lit. with girl-catchers)
 * Karahasanlar
 * Karalar (lit. blacks)
 * Oxcon (Ağcalar, lit. whites)
 * Turûşon (Turuçlu)
 * Kabalar (lit. the rudes)
 * Mahkânlı