Ovacık, Tunceli
Ovacık | |
|---|---|
  Ovacık Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′31″N 39°12′59″E / 39.35861°N 39.21639°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Tunceli |
| District | Ovacık |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mustafa Sarıgül (CHP) |
| Population (2021) | 3,018 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www |
Ovacık (
romanized: Pulur,[1]) is a municipality (belde) and seat of the Ovacık District in Tunceli Province, Turkey.[2] It is populated by Kurds of the Abasan tribe and had a population of 3,018 in 2021.[3][4]
Etymology
Its name is derived from a small plain between the Munzur and Mercan mountains (ova meaning plain).[5]
Politics
It was the only town to elect a
Communist Party of Turkey. He made public transport free of charge and in 2017 he opened a municipal agricultural cooperative that produced chickpeas, beans, and honey and according to Maçoğlu gave work to 250 people.[6] In the Municipal elections of 2019 Mustafa Sarıgül from the CHP was elected mayor.[7]
References
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 414.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Bayrak, Mehmet (1994). Kürdoloji belgeleri: açık - gizli, resmi - gayrıresmi (in Turkish). ÖZGE Yayınları. p. 275.
- .
- ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ "Tunceli Ovacık Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
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