Eğlen, Polateli

Eğlen is a village in the Polateli District, Kilis Province, Turkey.[1] The village is inhabited by Turkicized Kurds of the Delikan, Pazuki, and Reşwan tribes, Turkmens of the Çavuşlu tribe, and Fellah Arabs.[2][3][4] It had a population of 75 in 2022.[5]

Eğlen
Village
Eğlen is located in Turkey
Eğlen
Eğlen
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°48′12″N 37°6′16″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKilis
DistrictPolateli
Population
 (2022)
75
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

In late 19th century, German orientalist Martin Hartmann listed the village as a settlement of 10 houses inhabited by Kurds.[6] The Kurdish population migrated to the region from Besni, while the village later received Arab migration from al-Bab.[2]

References
  1. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. Tanyol, Cahit (1964). "Eylen Köyü". İstanbul University Journal of Sociology. 2 (19–20): 38-98. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. Kılıçkıran, Mazlum Nusret (1976). "Kilis'te çocukların Hatim İndirme töreni". Türk folklor araştırmaları. 17: 7960. Sabar Köyünden yaşı 80 civarında olan Abdullah dayı kendi köylerinin öyküsünü şöyle anlatıyor : «Biz Çavuşlu Türkmen oymağındanız(...) Abdullah dayıdan öğrendiğimize göre Çavuşlu oymağının bir çok köyü vardır. Bunlardan bir kaç tanesi; Kilis'in kuzey kesiminde bulunan Sabar, Söğütlü, Gökmusalı, Polateli (Güldüzü), Cengin (Bağarası), Eğlen köyleridir.
  4. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 335.
  5. "Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) - Results of 31 December 2022" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  6. Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 99.
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