Kurtalan

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]

This article is about a district in Turkey. For the rock band, see Kurtalan Ekspres.
Kurtalan
Municipality
Kurtalan is located in Turkey
Kurtalan
Kurtalan
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°55′34″N 41°42′01″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSiirt
DistrictKurtalan
Government
 • MayorBaran Akgül (HDP)
Population
 (2021)
36,273
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitekurtalan.bel.tr

Demographics

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. 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]

Mother tongue, Garzan District, 1927 Turkish census[7]
TurkishArabicKurdishCircassianArmenianUnknown or other languages
58573612,7393090
Religion, Garzan District, 1927 Turkish census[7]
MuslimArmenianJewishOther
13,407551406

Government

In the local elections of 2019 Baran Akgül was elected as Mayor.[8]

Transport

In Kurtalan railway station is the eastern terminus of the Southern Kurtalan Express between Ankara and Kurtalan operated by TCDD Taşımacılık.[9]

Notable People
  • Baran Akgül - Mayor and Politician[10]

References
  1. Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 57.
  2. "Kaza Ğarzan / Խարզան - Kharzan / Հարզան – Harzan / Աղձն – Aghdzn / Tsregan / ܓܪܙܐܢĠarzān". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  3. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "KURTALAN". www.siirt.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  5. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. Cibo, Nezire (2016). Kürt tarihinde Garzan ve Pencinariler (1st ed.). İsmail Beşikci Vakfı Yayınları. p. 69. ISBN 9786059073219.
  7. 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.
  8. "Siirt Kurtalan Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart Siirt Kurtalan Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". secim.haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  9. "Guney Kurtalan Express (Ankara Kurtalan train)". Rail Turkey En. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  10. "Baran Akgül Kimdir? - Baran Akgül Hayatı ve Biyografisi".


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