Mazgirt

Mazgirt
Mazgirt
	Mazgirt
	Coordinates: 39°01′18″N 39°36′30″E / 39.02167°N 39.60833°ECoordinates: 39°01′18″N 39°36′30″E / 39.02167°N 39.60833°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Tunceli
Government
• Mayor	Murat Becerikli (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Menderes Topçuoğlu
Area
• District	673.51 km2 (260.04 sq mi)
Elevation	1,447 m (4,747 ft)
Population (2012)
• Urban	2,107
• District	8,622
• District density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Post code	628xx
Climate	Dsa
Website	www.mazgirt.bel.tr

Mazgirt (Kurdish: Mêzgir),^[3] is a small city and its surrounding district in Tunceli Province of Turkey. The city has a population of 1,712, most of which are Alevi. The current mayor is Murat Becerikli from the Justice and Development Party (AKP).^[4] Kaymakam is Menderes Topçuoĝlu.^[5]

The town has a number of interesting buildings, such as an abandoned castle,^[6] an old Mosque, and an Armenian Church which is soon to be renovated.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Tunceli Mazgirt Seçim Sonuçları – Mazgirt Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
^ "Mazgirt Kaymakamı Menderes TOPÇUOĞLU". www.mazgirt.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
^ 39.023698, 39.600318
^ Philandre (2015-09-02). "To Mazgirt". Among Armenian Ruins. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
^ "Armenian church in Dersim to be renovated". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
^ "Google Maps".

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[distr-area-1] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[population-2] "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.

[3] Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

[4] Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Tunceli Mazgirt Seçim Sonuçları – Mazgirt Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.

[5] "Mazgirt Kaymakamı Menderes TOPÇUOĞLU". www.mazgirt.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-06.

[6] 39.023698, 39.600318

[7] Philandre (2015-09-02). "To Mazgirt". Among Armenian Ruins. Retrieved 2019-12-06.

[8] "Armenian church in Dersim to be renovated". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2019-12-06.

[9] "Google Maps".

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