Derecik (Kurdish: Rûbarok) is a municipality (belde) and the seat of Derecik District in Hakkâri Province of Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds of the Gerdî tribe and had a population of 13,220 in 2023.[1][3]
Derecik | |
|---|---|
  Derecik Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°04′59″N 44°18′40″E / 37.083°N 44.311°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Derecik |
| Population (2023)[1] | 13,220 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
The municipality was depopulated in the 1990s during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[4]
Neighborhoods
editDerecik municipality is divided into the nine quarters of Merkez, Balkaya, Güney, Hacıbey, Orta, Üçyan, Gürmeşe, Rize and Vapurtepe.[2]
Population
editPopulation history of the municipality from 1997 to 2022:[5][1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5,473 | — |
| 2007 | 8,661 | +58.2% |
| 2012 | 8,913 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9,288 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 11,264 | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 13,220 | +17.4% |
Politics
editAKP candidate Ekrem Çetinkaya won the mayorship in the 2019 local elections with 57.52% of the vote.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Erdost, Muzaffer İlhan (1993). Şemdinli röportajı (in Turkish). Onur Yayınları. p. 292.
- ^ "The situation in Turkish Kurdistan" (PDF). Kurdish Institute of Paris. November 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Belediye başkanlığı seçimleri". Sandık Sonuçları ve Tutanaklar (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.