Kurukaymak, Hozat

Kurukaymak (Kurdish: Qewxe) is a village in the Hozat District, Tunceli Province, Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Qoçan tribe and had a population of six in 2022.[2][3] No population was registered in the village between 2007 and 2021.[2]

Kurukaymak
Kurukaymak is located in Turkey
Kurukaymak
Kurukaymak
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39.2071°N 39.1288°E / 39.2071; 39.1288
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTunceli
DistrictHozat
Population
 (2022)
6
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

The hamlets of Doğyurdu, Kapıkaya, Yanıktaş and Yeşerti are attached to the village.[1]

History

The village was depopulated by the Turkish authorities in the 1990s and only recently has the locals been allowed to return.[4][5]

References

  1. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. Saltık, Veli (2013). "Dede Şeyh Hasanlar ile Aşiret Şeyh Hasanlar". Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi (in Turkish): 305.
  4. Bayrak, Mehmet (1994). Kürdoloji belgeleri: açık - gizli, resmi - gayrıresmi (in Turkish). ÖZGE Yayınları. p. 274.
  5. "33 yıl sonra köylerine gidebilecekler" (in Turkish). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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