Derik, Turkey
Derik | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 37°21′57″N 40°16′11″E / 37.36583°N 40.26972°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Mardin |
Area | 1,381 km2 (533 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 62,028 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0482 |
Website | www |
Derik (Kurdish: Dêrika Çiyayê Mazî[2]) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,381 km2,[4] and its population is 62,028 (2022).[1]
Government
In the local elections of April 10 Mülkiye Esmez from the Peoples' Democratic Party was elected mayor.[5] But on 15 November 2019 she was detained and a day later dismissed from her post as mayor and the District Governor Hakan Kafkas was appointed as trustee instead.[6]
History
The town is first mentioned in the late 14th century, however a Roman fort indicates that the area has been inhabited for longer. Prior to the
Today Kurds and Turks live in Derik.[11]
Geography
Geographically the town includes areas from Mazıdağı foot descending towards Ceylanpınar plains. Town area descends from the north to the south. The city center is surrounded by mountains from 3 sides and has a temperate climate with some mediterranean climate effects.
Composition
There are 80
- Adak (Simaqî)
- Adakent (Çildiz)
- Ahmetli (Qizil)
- Akçay (Çemê Qentir)
- Akıncılar (Tirbamamo)
- Alagöz (Talbeş)
- Alanlı (Enterî)
- Alibey (Elîbeg)
- Ambarlı (Heboşî)
- Aşağımezraa (Mezra Newalê)
- Atlı (Qesra Qenco)
- Aydınlar (Kasan)
- Bağarası
- Bahçelievler
- Ballı (Zorava)
- Balova (Balfis)
- Başaran (Misrik)
- Bayırköy (Qizileyşan)
- Bayraklı (Girêsor)
- Beşbudak (Qibilme)
- Böğrek (Beyrok)
- Boyaklı (Qizil)
- Bozbayır (Mansûrî)
- Bozok (Meşkina)
- Burçköy (Birc)
- Çadırlı (Şabana)
- Çağıl (Qubil Çagil)
- Çataltepe (Erbetê)
- Çayköy (Şêba jêr)
- Cevizpınar
- Çukursu (Xanuk)
- Dağ
- Demirli (Demirlê)
- Denktaş (Xêdûk)
- Derinsu (Bixur)
- Dikmen (Kanîzil)
- Doğancı (Bizdoxan)
- Dumanlı (Xirar)
- Dumluca (Sîpnat)
- Düztaş (Tahtik)
- Göktaş (Kevirşîn)
- Gölbaşı (Bedrasê)
- Hayırlı (Mizgewr)
- Hisaraltı (Rebet)
- Ilıca (Germik)
- İncesu (Maşmaşk)
- Issız (Hedbê)
- Kale
- Kanatlı (Heyal)
- Karaburun (Xirbêreş)
- Karataş (Kufirlê)
- Kayacık (Mixat)
- Kocatepe (Dêşî)
- Koçyiğit (Rewşet)
- Konak (Elaska)
- Konuk (Remok)
- Köseveli (Kosewelî)
- Kovalı (Endewl)
- Kovanlı (Xirbê Heriyê)
- Küçükpınar
- Kuruçay (Zemberor)
- Kuşçu (Garsarinc)
- Kutluca (Warga Xensê)
- Kuyulu (Selmê)
- Meşeli (Xerabreşk)
- Ortaca (Reqaqî)
- Pınarcık (Fitnê)
- Pirinçli (Ketu)
- Şahverdi (Şawerdî)
- Şerefli (Şîrîfbaba)
- Soğukkuyu (Şaweled)
- Söğütözü (Qetaro)
- Subaşı (Zok)
- Taşıt (Taşît)
- Tepebağ (Tilbisim)
- Üçkuyu (Bira)
- Üçtepe (Belotî)
- Yazıcık (Koderê)
- Yukarımezraa (Mezra Suravêrkê)
- Zeytinpınar
Demographics
Turkish | Arabic | Kurdish |
Circassian | Armenian | Unknown or other languages |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
254 | 72 | 14,694 | – | 17 | – |
Muslim | Christian | Jewish | Other and Undeclared |
---|---|---|---|
14,949 | 74 | – | 41 |
Notable natives
- Qedrîcan (1911-1972), Kurdish poet, writer and translator
- Ahmet Türk (* 1942), politician
- Kurdishpoet and writer
- Firat Cewerî (* 1959), writer, translator and journalist
- Enwer Karahan (* 1962), Kurdish writer
- Leyla Birlik (* 1972), Kurdish politician
- Mülkiye Esmez (* 1975), politician
- Mem Ararat (* 1981), musical artist
- Sultan Kösen[14] (* 1982), tallest living human
- Hacı Lokman Birlik (*1988), murdered by Turkish security forces
- Civar Çetin (* 1992), footballer
References
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- ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 55.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-17). "Mardin Derik Seçim Sonuçları – Derik Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "4 HDP mayors in southeastern Turkey dismissed on terror charges". DailySabah. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ISBN 978-1-59333-301-0. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Derik'teki Son Ermeni Çift, Paskalya Bayramı'nı Buruk Kutladı".
- ^ "Ghosts in the doorways « Bazaar Bayar". www.bazaarbayar.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Bedrosyan, Raffi (2011-08-23). "Setting the Record Straight: List of Churches in Turkey". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Kaza Derik / Dêrike /ܖܪܝܟ - Deryk / DĒRiK / Deirek". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b https://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/articles/mardin-population-census-republic-of-turkey-by-first-results.pdf
- ^ "'Dünyanın en uzun adamı' Sultan Kösen oyunu kullandı". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-08-23.