Gercüş

Gercüş (Kurdish: Kercews/Kercoz,[2][3] Classical Syriac: ܟܦܪ ܓܘ̈ܙܐ, romanized: Kfar Gawze"[4]) is a town and seat of the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The mayor is Gündüz Günaydın (AKP), elected in 2019.[5]

Gercüş
Municipality
Coordinates: 37°33′59″N 41°23′04″E
CountryTurkey
Government
 • MayorGündüz Günaydın (AKP)
Population
 (2021)[1]
6,064
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitewww.gercus.bel.tr

The population was 6,064 in 2021.[1]

Neighborhoods

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Bağlarbaşı, Çukurçeşme, Pınarbaşı and Yolağzı.[6]

History

The town of Gercus is said to be built by a wealthy Roman soldier named "Gawson" who named the village after him.[7] The town was formerly populated by Assyrians but mainly Kurds from the Kercoz tribe live in the town today.[8]

Notable people

References
  1. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
  3. Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler (in Turkish). Nûbihar. p. 110.
  4. Talmon, Daniella (1996). Material Evidence and Narrative Sources: Interdisciplinary Studies of the History of the Muslim Middle East. p. 81. ISBN 978-90-04-27159-3.
  5. "Gercüş Belediye Başkanı Gündüz Günaydın mazbatasını aldı". gercushaber.com (in Turkish). 15 April 2019.
  6. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. N.Palmer, Andrew (1990). Monk and Mason on the Tigris Frontier: The Early History of Tur 'Abdin. Press syndicate of Cambridge university. p. 54. ISBN 9780521360265.
  8. Tan, Altan (2011). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler (in Turkish). Nûbihar. p. 172.


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