Kavuşak (Kurdish: Bilêcan)[2] is a village in the Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The village was depopulated in 1995.[4]

Kavuşak
Kavuşak is located in Turkey
Kavuşak
Kavuşak
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°17′24″N 43°44′53″E / 37.290°N 43.748°E / 37.290; 43.748
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictÇukurca
Population
 (1997)[1]
0
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

History

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The village was populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and was the center of the tribe.[5][6] It was emptied by the Turkish military in 1995, and the locals relocated to Yüksekova.[4] Entry to the village was subsequently restricted and it became a military post.[7][8]

Population

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Population history from 1965 until 1997.[9][10][1]

Population
YearPop.±%
1965674—    
1985833+23.6%
19970−100.0%

References

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  1. ^ a b "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. p. 389. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Çukurca köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve eski isimleri" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Ekmek kefenin ağzında!". Evrensel (in Turkish). 10 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ Kaplan, Yaşar (2015), "Pınyanış Government", University of Hakkari (in Turkish): 3
  6. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 215.
  7. ^ "Boşaltılan köylere de muhtar atadılar". Artı Gerçek (in Turkish). 27 October 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. ^ "7 ana daha ağladı!". Haber Türk (in Turkish). 21 July 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. ^ Genel nüfus sayimi idare bölünüs, il, ilce, bucak ve köy (muhtarlik) nüfúslari. 24.10.65 (in Turkish). 1968. p. 304.
  10. ^ Genel nüfus sayımı: Hakkâri (in Turkish). 1987. p. 6.