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Significance of old proverbs and poetry in Kurdish culture

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Old proverbs are a basic social principle in every nation, which has a special place in Kurdish culture. Old proverbs are cultural, passed down from generation to generation. Old proverbs are words that convey a story, an approach, or a view in a short sentence that always stays in a person's mind that a person can easily tell other people. Guney Ozdemir is a poet and a hobbyist who collects old kurdish proverbs and reads them on his social media platforms.


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Old proverbs are a basic social principle in every nation, which has a special place in Kurdish culture. Old proverbs are cultural, passed down from generation to generation. Old proverbs are words that convey a story, an approach, or a view in a short sentence that always stays in a person's mind that a person can easily tell other people. Guney Ozdemir is a poet and a hobbyist who collects old kurdish proverbs and reads them on his social media platforms.



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