Karayazı (Kurdish: Qereyazî[2]) is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,953 km2,[4] and its population is 25,543 (2022).[1] In March 2019 Melike Göksu (HDP) was elected mayor.[5] On 17 September 2019 she was dismissed and arrested due to a sentence of 7 years and 6 months for terrorist propaganda. Kaymakam Mesut Tabakçıoğlu was appointed as a trustee instead.[6]
Karayazı | |
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District and municipality | |
 Map showing Karayazı District in Erzurum Province | |
  Karayazı Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′14″N 42°08′55″E / 39.70389°N 42.14861°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Erzurum |
| Area | 1,953 km2 (754 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 25,543 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 25830 |
| Area code | 0442 |
| Climate | Dsb |
| Website | www |
Composition edit
There are 75 neighbourhoods in Karayazı District:[7]
- Abdurrahmanköy
- Ağaçlı
- Akarsu
- Akpınar
- Alemdağı
- Aliküllek
- Anıtlı
- Aşağıincesu
- Aşağısöylemez
- Aydınsu
- Bayraktar
- Bezirhane
- Çakmaközü
- Çalışkan
- Çaltılı
- Çatalören
- Çavuşköy
- Çayırbeyli
- Çelikli
- Çepi
- Değirmenkaya
- Dörtpınar
- Doruca
- Dündarköy
- Duruca
- Elmaağaç
- Geventepe
- Göksu
- Göktepe
- Güllü
- Hacıbayram
- Hasanova
- Kapanlı
- Karaağıl
- Karabey
- Karakale
- Karakaya
- Karasu
- Karşıyaka
- Kayalar
- Kazbel
- Kırgındere
- Kırıkpınar
- Kösehasan
- Köyceğiz
- Kurupınar
- Mollabekir
- Mollaosman
- Muratlı
- Payveren
- Şakirköy
- Salyamaç
- Sancaktar
- Sarıçiçek
- Selenli
- Sukonak
- Sulutaş
- Taşan
- Tosunlu
- Turnagöl
- Uğurdalı
- Ulucanlar
- Üzengili
- Yahyaköy
- Yalındal
- Yeni
- Yeniköy
- Yeşilova
- Yeşilyurt
- Yiğityolu
- Yolgören
- Yücelik
- Yukarıçığılgan
- Yukarıcihanbey
- Yukarısöylemez
Notable people edit
- Hozan Canê (*1971), German-Kurdish singer
References edit
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Ko-Bürgermeisterin von Qereyazî verhaftet". ANF News (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Erzurum Karayazı Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Karayazı District Mayor Replaced with Trustee After Her Arrest". Bianet. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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