Kocaköy (Kurdish: Karaz;[2] Ottoman Turkish: کاراز[3]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 248 km2,[5] and its population is 15,355 (2022).[1] It is populated by Kurds.[2]
Kocaköy | |
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District and municipality | |
 Map showing Kocaköy District in Diyarbakır Province | |
  Kocaköy Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′23″N 40°30′05″E / 38.28972°N 40.50139°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rojda Nazlıer (HDP) |
| Area | 248 km2 (96 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 15,355 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21450 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
Politics edit
In the local elections in March 2019 Rojda Nazlıer was elected mayor.[6] In October 2019 she was dismissed and charged with being a member of a terrorist organization.[7] The current District Governor is Yasin Yunak,[8] who was also appointed as trustee after Nazlıer was dismissed.[9]
Composition edit
There are 22 neighbourhoods in Kocaköy District:[10]
History edit
During the conflict between the Turkish Government and the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK), a part of the districts rural population was resettled urban areas.[11]
In 2017 curfews were declared by the Turkish government aimed to support the fight against the PKK.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Nameyê Mezra û Dewanê Karazî" (PDF) (in Kurdish). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 284.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-13). "Diyarbakır Kocaköy Seçim Sonuçları – Kocaköy Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Dismissed Kocaköy Co-Mayor Nazlıer Faces 15 Years in Prison". Bianet. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Kaymakam Yasin Yunak". www.kocakoy.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Trustees appointed to 4 district municipalities in Turkey's southeast". DailySabah. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Jongerden, Joost (2010-03-29). "Village Evacuation and Reconstruction in Kurdistan (1993-2002)". Études rurales (in French) (186): 77–100. doi:10.4000/etudesrurales.9241. ISSN 1777-537X.
- ^ Kurdistan24. "Turkey declares curfew in Kurdish province of Diyarbakir". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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