Kurtalan
Kurtalan | |
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Kurtalan | |
Coordinates: 37°55′34″N 41°42′01″E / 37.92611°N 41.70028°ECoordinates: 37°55′34″N 41°42′01″E / 37.92611°N 41.70028°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Siirt |
Government | |
• Mayor | Baran Akgül (HDP) |
• Kaymakam | İhsan Emre Aydin |
Area | |
• District | 817.36 km2 (315.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,125 m (3,691 ft) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Urban | 30,087 |
• District | 56,740 |
• District density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Post code | 56500 |
Website | www.kurtalanbelediyesi.com |
Kurtalan (Kurdish: Misircê)[3] is a district of Siirt Province of Turkey.
Government[]
In the local elections of 2019 Baran Akgül was elected as Mayor.[4] The current District Governor is Ihsan Emre Aydin.[5]
Transport[]
In Kurtalan railway station is the eastern terminus of the Southern Kurtalan Express between Ankara and Kurtalan operated by TCDD Taşımacılık.[6]
Notable People[]
- Abdulhadiye Comanî (1917-2013), Kurdish Writer and Scholar[7]
- Baran Akgül - Mayor and Politician[8]
- Rojda Aykoç (1978*), Kurdish singer
References[]
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Siirt Kurtalan Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart Siirt Kurtalan Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". secim.haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Kaymakam". www.kurtalan.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Guney Kurtalan Express (Ankara Kurtalan train)". Rail Turkey En. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ Bîlal Zîlan, Kitabê Muhemmedê Şêx Ensarî: "Raro Raşt" û "Meʿlûmatê Dînîye", r. 24
- ^ "Baran Akgül Kimdir? - Baran Akgül Hayatı ve Biyografisi".
Categories:
- Populated places in Siirt Province
- Districts of Siirt Province
- Kurdish settlements in Turkey
- Southeastern Anatolia Region geography stubs