Kurtalan
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  Kurtalan Location within Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′34″N 41°42′01″E / 37.92611°N 41.70028°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Kurtalan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Baran Akgül (HDP) |
| Population (2021) | 36,273 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | kurtalan.bel.tr |
Kurtalan (Kurdish: Misircê,[1] Armenian: Խարզան, romanized: Xarzan or Հարզան, Harzan[2]) is a municipality in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[3] It was called Garzan until 1938 when it was renamed.[4] The municipality is populated by Kurds of the Pencenarî Kurdish tribe and had a population of 36,273 in 2021.[5][6]
Demographics
[edit]According to Vital Cuinet, the kaza of Garzan had a population of 13,000 in 1891, including 8,800 Muslims, 3,600 Armenians, and others 600. The Muslim population were mostly Kurds. Syriac Catholics also lived in the area.[2] With the exception of a few dozen, all Armenians were massacred during the Armenian genocide. The fate of Syriacs was similar to that of Armenians during the Syriac genocide.[2]
| Turkish | Arabic | Kurdish | Circassian | Armenian | Unknown or other languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 585 | 736 | 12,739 | 3 | 0 | 90 |
| Muslim | Armenian | Jewish | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13,407 | 55 | 1 | 406 |
Government
[edit]In the local elections of 2019 Baran Akgül was elected as Mayor.[8]
Transport
[edit]In Kurtalan railway station is the eastern terminus of the Southern Kurtalan Express between Ankara and Kurtalan operated by TCDD Taşımacılık.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 57.
- 1 2 3 "Kaza Ğarzan / Խարզան - Kharzan / Հարզան – Harzan / Աղձն – Aghdzn / Tsregan / ܓܪܙܐܢĠarzān". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ "KURTALAN". www.siirt.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ Cibo, Nezire (2016). Kürt tarihinde Garzan ve Pencinariler (1st ed.). İsmail Beşikci Vakfı Yayınları. p. 69. ISBN 9786059073219.
- 1 2 BabaoğLu, Resul (2018-01-01). "CUMHURİYET İDARESİNE GEÇİŞ SÜRECİNDE SİİRT'TE DEMOGRAFİK GÖSTERGELER" (PDF). Journal of History School. 11 (XXXIV): 529–563. doi:10.14225/Joh1285. ISSN 1308-5298.
- ↑ "Siirt Kurtalan Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart Siirt Kurtalan Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". secim.haberler.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ↑ "Guney Kurtalan Express (Ankara Kurtalan train)". Rail Turkey En. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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