Kurtalan (Kurdish: Misircê,[1] Armenian: ԽԱՐԶԱՆ, romanized: Ğarzan or ՀԱՐԶԱՆ, Kharzan[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 tribe and had a population of 36,273 in 2021.[5][6]
Kurtalan | |
|---|---|
  Kurtalan Location in 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 |
Demographics
editAccording 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. Muslims were mostly Kurds. Syriac Catholic Church 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 is unknown.[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
editIn the local elections of 2019 Baran Akgül was elected as Mayor.[8]
Transport
editIn Kurtalan railway station is the eastern terminus of the Southern Kurtalan Express between Ankara and Kurtalan operated by TCDD Taşımacılık.[9]
Notable People
edit- Baran Akgül - Mayor and Politician[10]
References
edit- ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 57.
- ^ a b c "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). 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.
- ^ a b 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). Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Guney Kurtalan Express (Ankara Kurtalan train)". Rail Turkey En. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Baran Akgül Kimdir? - Baran Akgül Hayatı ve Biyografisi".
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