diff --git a/config_host/config_locales.h.in b/config_host/config_locales.h.in
index b9b6988cc891..18d3f041dbc5 100644
--- a/config_host/config_locales.h.in
+++ b/config_host/config_locales.h.in
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 #define WITH_LOCALE_hu 0
 #define WITH_LOCALE_is 0
 #define WITH_LOCALE_ja 0
+#define WITH_LOCALE_kmr_Latn 0
 #define WITH_LOCALE_ko 0
-#define WITH_LOCALE_ku 0
 #define WITH_LOCALE_ln 0
 #define WITH_LOCALE_my 0
 #define WITH_LOCALE_ne 0
diff --git a/i18npool/CustomTarget_collator.mk b/i18npool/CustomTarget_collator.mk
index 0364d9291498..cdff2740f32a 100644
--- a/i18npool/CustomTarget_collator.mk
+++ b/i18npool/CustomTarget_collator.mk
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ i18npool_COTXTS := \
 		$(call gb_Helper_optional_locale,ko, \
 			ko_charset.txt) \
 			) \
-    $(call gb_Helper_optional_locale,ku, \
-        ku_alphanumeric.txt) \
+    $(call gb_Helper_optional_locale,kmr_Latn, \
+        kmr_Latn_alphanumeric.txt) \
     $(call gb_Helper_optional_locale,ln, \
         ln_charset.txt) \
     $(call gb_Helper_optional_locale,my, \
diff --git a/i18npool/inc/collator_unicode.hxx b/i18npool/inc/collator_unicode.hxx
index 4b788826350e..3612d372cf72 100644
--- a/i18npool/inc/collator_unicode.hxx
+++ b/i18npool/inc/collator_unicode.hxx
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ extern "C" {
     const sal_uInt8* get_collator_data_ja_charset();
     const sal_uInt8* get_collator_data_ja_phonetic_alphanumeric_first();
     const sal_uInt8* get_collator_data_ja_phonetic_alphanumeric_last();
+    const sal_uInt8* get_collator_data_kmr_Latn_alphanumeric();
     const sal_uInt8* get_collator_data_ko_charset();
-    const sal_uInt8* get_collator_data_ku_alphanumeric();
     const sal_uInt8* get_collator_data_ln_charset();
     const sal_uInt8* get_collator_data_my_dictionary();
     const sal_uInt8* get_collator_data_ne_charset();
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ extern "C" {
     size_t get_collator_data_ja_charset_length();
     size_t get_collator_data_ja_phonetic_alphanumeric_first_length();
     size_t get_collator_data_ja_phonetic_alphanumeric_last_length();
+    size_t get_collator_data_kmr_Latn_alphanumeric_length();
     size_t get_collator_data_ko_charset_length();
-    size_t get_collator_data_ku_alphanumeric_length();
     size_t get_collator_data_ln_charset_length();
     size_t get_collator_data_my_dictionary_length();
     size_t get_collator_data_ne_charset_length();
diff --git a/i18npool/source/collator/collator_unicode.cxx b/i18npool/source/collator/collator_unicode.cxx
index b646485ad824..1ae5508de627 100644
--- a/i18npool/source/collator/collator_unicode.cxx
+++ b/i18npool/source/collator/collator_unicode.cxx
@@ -81,10 +81,21 @@ Collator_Unicode::loadCollatorAlgorithm(const OUString& rAlgorithm, const lang::
                 throw RuntimeException(message);
             }
         }
-        if (!collator && OUString(LOCAL_RULE_LANGS).indexOf(rLocale.Language) >= 0) {
-            const sal_uInt8* (*func)() = nullptr;
-            size_t (*funclen)() = nullptr;
 
+        const sal_uInt8* (*func)() = nullptr;
+        size_t (*funclen)() = nullptr;
+        bool bKmrLatn = false;
+
+#if WITH_LOCALE_ALL || WITH_LOCALE_kmr_Latn
+        // tdf#173547: specific case for Kurdish Latin (it could be "kmr-Latn-TR" but also "kmr-Latn-SY")
+        bKmrLatn = rLocale.Language == "qlt" && rLocale.Variant.startsWith("kmr-Latn") && rAlgorithm == "alphanumeric";
+        if (bKmrLatn) {
+            func = get_collator_data_kmr_Latn_alphanumeric;
+            funclen = get_collator_data_kmr_Latn_alphanumeric_length;
+        }
+#endif
+
+        if (!collator && (OUString(LOCAL_RULE_LANGS).indexOf(rLocale.Language) >= 0 || bKmrLatn)) {
             if (false) {
                 ;
 #if WITH_LOCALE_ALL || WITH_LOCALE_ca
@@ -138,14 +149,6 @@ Collator_Unicode::loadCollatorAlgorithm(const OUString& rAlgorithm, const lang::
                     funclen = get_collator_data_ja_phonetic_alphanumeric_last_length;
                 }
 #endif
-#if WITH_LOCALE_ALL || WITH_LOCALE_ku
-            } else if ( rLocale.Language == "ku" ) {
-                if ( rAlgorithm == "alphanumeric" )
-                {
-                    func = get_collator_data_ku_alphanumeric;
-                    funclen = get_collator_data_ku_alphanumeric_length;
-                }
-#endif
 #if WITH_LOCALE_ALL || WITH_LOCALE_ln
             } else if ( rLocale.Language == "ln" ) {
                 if ( rAlgorithm == "charset" )
diff --git a/i18npool/source/collator/data/ku_alphanumeric.txt b/i18npool/source/collator/data/kmr_Latn_alphanumeric.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from i18npool/source/collator/data/ku_alphanumeric.txt
rename to i18npool/source/collator/data/kmr_Latn_alphanumeric.txt