Turkish foreign minister congratulates new Ezidi emir

Hazim Tahseen Beg, son of former Mir Tahseen, elected new Emir of Ezidi
Turkish foreign minister congratulates new Ezidi emir

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Saturday congratulated the newly-elected Emir of Ezidi.

“Congratulations to Hazim Tahseen Beg for his election as the Yezidi Mir. #Turkey will continue to stand in solidarity with Ezidis against all threats targeting them, including the terrorist acts of PKK,” Cavusoglu said in a Twitter post.

Hazim Tahseen Beg, the son of Mir Tahseen Said, elected new Ezidi emir after his father passed away.

Mir Tahseen, the former Ezidi emir, died at a German hospital in January. He became the Emir of the Ezidis in 1944.

The Ezidi people are a religious group, most of whom live in northern Iraq, while smaller groups live in Turkey, Syria, Iran, Georgia and Armenia.