Mazıdağı

Mazıdağı (Kurdish: Şemrex[2]) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 850 km2,[4] and its population is 36,442 (2022).[1] The town is populated by Kurds of the Dimilî tribe.[5]

Mazıdağı
Municipality
A street in Mazıdağı
A street in Mazıdağı
Map showing Mazıdağı District in Mardin Province
Map showing Mazıdağı District in Mardin Province
Mazıdağı is located in Turkey
Mazıdağı
Mazıdağı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°28′45″N 40°29′11″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
Area
850 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
36,442
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0482
Websitewww.mazidagibelediyesi.gov.tr

Politics

In the local elections of 2009 Hasip Aktas was elected as mayor as a member of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) with 57% of all votes. In the local elections of 2014, Necia Yıldırım from the DTP became Mayor.[6] In the municipal elections of 2019, Nalan Özaydın from the Peoples' Democratic Party was elected as Mayor of Mazıdağı.[7] On the 15 November 2019 she was detained over alleged terror links.[8] The next day she was dismissed.[9]

Resources

Mazıdağı region is very rich in phosphate mines.[10]

Composition

There are 53 neighbourhoods in Mazıdağı District:[11]

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 55.
  3. Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 228.
  6. Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-16). "Mardin Mazıdağı Seçim Sonuçları – Mazıdağı Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  7. Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-16). "Mardin Mazıdağı Seçim Sonuçları – 31 Mart 2019 Mazıdağı İttifaka Göre Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  8. "HDP's 4 Co-Mayors Detained in Mardin, Urfa". Bianet. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. anatolianet (2019-11-16). "Turkey: 4 mayors dismissed over alleged terror links". TurkishPress. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  10. "Mazıdağı Phosphate Plant". Eti Bakır. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  11. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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