Kırkharman is a village in the Taşova District, Amasya Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 202 (2021).[2] The village had a small Pontic Greek population before the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Their church, built in the 19th century, still stands there.[3]

Kırkharman
Kırkharman is located in Turkey
Kırkharman
Kırkharman
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°46′50″N 36°11′30″E / 40.7806°N 36.1917°E / 40.7806; 36.1917
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAmasya
DistrictTaşova
Population
 (2021)
202
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Written list
List of 45 Pontic Greek families that lived in Kırkharman in 1919, before the population exchange

References edit

  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ Kepenek, Engin; Haştemoğlu, Hasan Şehmuz (December 2, 2022). "Re-Functionalization of Historical Church Buildings in the Eastern Black Sea Region". Akdeniz Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi (AKSOS) (in English and Turkish). 11 (1). Akdeniz University: 116–145.