Bostaniçi

Bostaniçi is a town within the metropolitan area of the city of Van, on the Eastern shore of Lake Van in Turkey. The Armenian name of the town was Sghka.^[1]

The town is part of the municipality of İpekyolu. The mayor of the municipality is Sinan Aslan.^[2] Aslan was appointed by the Turkish government following the arrest of Şehsade Kurt and Azim Yacan of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on 8 November 2019.^[3]

Bostaniçi is located at the foot of Erek Mountain, the highest mountain of Van. As of 2018, the population of the town was 30,412.^[4]

References[]

^ "Maps | Vilayet of Van | Kaza of Van | Religion | Churches and monasteries 3 :: Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and village life". www.houshamadyan.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
^ "Kaymakam Aslan, Bostaniçi'nde kütüphane açtı". Wan Haber (in Turkish). 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
^ "Kurdish mayors face terrorism charges for providing aid to migrants". Ahval. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
^ "BOSTANİÇİ MAHALLESİ NÜFUSU, İPEKYOLU VAN". www.nufusune.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

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[1] "Maps | Vilayet of Van | Kaza of Van | Religion | Churches and monasteries 3 :: Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and village life". www.houshamadyan.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

[2] "Kaymakam Aslan, Bostaniçi'nde kütüphane açtı". Wan Haber (in Turkish). 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

[3] "Kurdish mayors face terrorism charges for providing aid to migrants". Ahval. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

[4] "BOSTANİÇİ MAHALLESİ NÜFUSU, İPEKYOLU VAN". www.nufusune.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

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