Toptepe (Kurdish: Avka Meziyan)[2] is a village in the central district of Şırnak Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe and had a population of 1,219 in 2021.[1][2] The hamlets of Çobanbey and Çukurhan are attached to Toptepe.[3]

Toptepe
Toptepe is located in Turkey
Toptepe
Toptepe
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°28′05″N 42°23′28″E / 37.468°N 42.391°E / 37.468; 42.391
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞırnak
DistrictŞırnak
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,219
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

The village was depopulated in the 1990s during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Baz, Ibrahim (2016). Şırnak aşiretleri ve kültürü (in Turkish). p. 76. ISBN 9786058849631.
  3. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "The situation in Turkish Kurdistan" (PDF). Kurdish Institute of Paris. November 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 1 March 2023.