İpekyolu

İpekyolu is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 956 km2,[3] and its population is 348,046 (2022).[1] The district İpekyolu was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district Tuşba.[4][5] It covers the central and eastern part of the agglomeration of Van and the adjacent countryside. The name İpekyolu means Silk road; Van was an important stop on the silk road.

İpekyolu
District and municipality
Map showing İpekyolu District in Van Province
Map showing İpekyolu District in Van Province
İpekyolu is located in Turkey
İpekyolu
İpekyolu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38.4658°N 43.3431°E / 38.4658; 43.3431
CountryTurkey
ProvinceVan
Area
956 km2 (369 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
348,046
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0432
Websitewww.ipekyolu.bel.tr

Politics

On 30 March 2014, Aygül Bidav from the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) was elected the first mayor of İpekyolu.[6] But a trustee was appointed on the 11 September 2016.[7] In the local elections in March 2019 Azim Yacan from the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) became Mayor.[8] Following Şehzade Kurt was elected Co-Mayor of İpekyolu. In November 2019, Yacan and Kurt were arrested accused of being a member of a terrorist organization and a trustee was appointed.[9] The current District Governor is Sinan Aslan.[10]

Composition

There are 51 neighbourhoods in İpekyolu District:[11]

  • Ağzıkara
  • Aktaş
  • Alipaşa
  • Arıtoprak
  • Aşağıçitli
  • Aşağıgölalan
  • Bahçivan
  • Baklatepe
  • Bakraçlı
  • Beşçatak
  • Bostaniçi
  • Buzhane
  • Çalımlı
  • Cevdetpaşa
  • Cumhuriyet
  • Değirmenarkı
  • Değirmenköy
  • Dereüstü
  • Dibekli
  • Eminpaşa
  • Erçek
  • Esenler
  • Gövelek
  • Hacıbekir
  • Hafiziye
  • Halilağa
  • Hatuniye
  • Ilıkaynak
  • Irgat
  • Karagündüz
  • Karakoç
  • Karpuzalanı
  • Karşıyaka
  • Kavuncu
  • Kaymaklı
  • Kevenli
  • Kıratlı
  • Köşebaşı
  • Ortanca
  • Sarmaç
  • Selimbey
  • Şerefiye
  • Serhat
  • Seyitfehimarvasi
  • Vali Mithatbey
  • Yalı
  • Yalınağaç
  • Yatıksırt
  • Yenimahalle
  • Yukarıgölalan
  • Yukarıgüneyce

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  5. "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 83. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. Şafak, Yeni (2019-12-11). "Van İpekyolu Seçim Sonuçları – İpekyolu Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  7. "Trustee appointed in place of the trustee at İpekyolu Municipality". ANF News. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  8. Şafak, Yeni (2019-12-11). "Van İpekyolu Seçim Sonuçları – İpekyolu Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  9. "İpekyolu District Co-Mayors Arrested". Bianet. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. "İpekyolu Kaymakamı Sinan Aslan". www.ipekyolukaymakamligi.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  11. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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