Family Roots - Please Help.

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 08-16-2012

Hello Everybody!

I am from Poland and I am trying to validate some information which I have about grantfather of my mother

He was turkish man and he was born in the 1895 near Sivas (the fonetic name of the village is Kurshyurdy, which I recognize as Küçükyüreğil, but maybe I am wrong)

I am trying to find out, if it was possible that his name was Musa Mustafa Olu Issebe - is it possible to have such kind of name?

His mother name was Isseba and his father name was Sultan (a little bit stranege I think)

This are information from his documents issued for him by Russians when he was captured by them during the 1st World War - he was turkish soldier

Could you be so kind - if you can, and confirm the possibility of such kind of name and village name?

I would be very grateful

Peter from Poland

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 08-16-2012

Peter,

If that's the sound of the name of the village, it's unlikely to be Kucukyuregil

It sounds like "Kusyurdu" (kus=bird, yurd=land) "Kurusyurdu" (kurus=an Ottoman cent) or something along those lines

I found a list of villages in Sivas here: www

sivastr

net - Bilgi Bankası There are a few candidates in that list, but it's hard to tell

As for the name; you're right, it is rather confusing

Musa ("Moses") is a regular name; it was probably his first name

"Mustafa Olu" is probably "Mustafaoglu" (means son of Mustafa), and would be a sort of surname

I'm not sure which name "Issebe" might correspond to (Isseba sounds like a Maltese name to me), and it doesn't sound familiar

Sultan is a common women's name, but I have never heard it for a man

If you have more detail/information, I might be able to help further

Good luck in your research

08-16-2012	#1
Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Family Roots - Please Help. Hello Everybody! I am from Poland and I am trying to validate some information which I have about grantfather of my mother He was turkish man and he was born in the 1895 near Sivas (the fonetic name of the village is Kurshyurdy, which I recognize as Küçükyüreğil, but maybe I am wrong) I am trying to find out, if it was possible that his name was Musa Mustafa Olu Issebe - is it possible to have such kind of name? His mother name was Isseba and his father name was Sultan (a little bit stranege I think) This are information from his documents issued for him by Russians when he was captured by them during the 1st World War - he was turkish soldier Could you be so kind - if you can, and confirm the possibility of such kind of name and village name? I would be very grateful Peter from Poland

08-16-2012	#2
Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Family Roots - Please Help. Peter, If that's the sound of the name of the village, it's unlikely to be Kucukyuregil It sounds like "Kusyurdu" (kus=bird, yurd=land) "Kurusyurdu" (kurus=an Ottoman cent) or something along those lines I found a list of villages in Sivas here: wwwsivastrnet - Bilgi Bankası There are a few candidates in that list, but it's hard to tell As for the name; you're right, it is rather confusing Musa ("Moses") is a regular name; it was probably his first name "Mustafa Olu" is probably "Mustafaoglu" (means son of Mustafa), and would be a sort of surname I'm not sure which name "Issebe" might correspond to (Isseba sounds like a Maltese name to me), and it doesn't sound familiar Sultan is a common women's name, but I have never heard it for a man If you have more detail/information, I might be able to help further Good luck in your research