Siirt

Coordinates: 37°55′30″N 41°56′45″E / 37.92500°N 41.94583°E / 37.92500; 41.94583
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Siirt
View of Siirt
View of Siirt
Siirt is located in Turkey
Siirt
Siirt
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°55′30″N 41°56′45″E / 37.92500°N 41.94583°E / 37.92500; 41.94583
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSiirt
DistrictSiirt
Government
 • Elected MayorBerivan Helen Işık (deposed) (HDP)
Population
 (2021)[1]
160,340
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.siirt.bel.tr
City centre

Siirt (

romanized: Siirt;[2] Kurdish: Sêrt[3]) is a city in the Siirt District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[4] It had a population of 160,340 in 2021.[1]

Neighborhoods

The city is divided into the neighborhoods of Afetevlerı, Alan, Algul, Bahçelievler, Barış, Batı, Conkbayır, Çal, Doğan, Dumlupınar, Halenze, İnönü, Karakol, Kooperatif, Sakarya, Tınaztepe, Ulus, Ülkü, Veysel Karani and Yeni.[1]

History

Previously known as Saird, in pre-Islamic times Siirt was a diocese of the

Assyrian genocide along with the loss of artefacts such as the Syriac manuscript of Theodore of Mopsuestia's De Incarnatione.[6] Also during World War I, the Armenian population of Siirt became a victim of the Armenian genocide.[7]

Demographics

Historical

Mark Sykes recorded Siirt as a city inhabited by Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, and Armenians.[8] During the second half of the 19th century, many Armenians left Siirt due to persecutions and poor economic conditions.[9] During the 1895 Hamidian massacres, many Armenians were forcibly converted to Islam and the clergy was massacred.[9] Before World War I, the sanjak of Siirt formed a Christian enclave with 60,000 Christians: 25,000 Armenians, 20,000 Syriac Orthodox, and 15,000 Chaldean Catholics.[10] According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1914 there were 4,437 Armenians in the kaza, with three churches, one monastery and two schools.[9] Agha Petros mentions 40 Nestorian Assyrian families in the city of Siirt.[9] Mardin Chaldean priest Joseph Tfinkdji lists 5,430 Chaldeans in the diocese: 824 in the town and the rest in surrounding villages.[9] The community was led by Addai Sher.[9] David Gaunt mentions some Yezidi presence.[9]

Mother tongue composition of the city proper of Siirt in 1927 according to Turkish census[11]
Languages Speakers %
Arabic 10,498 69.5
Turkish 3,621 24.0
Kurdish 973 6.5
Other 7 0.0
Total 15,099 100

According to the 1927 census, the population in the whole district was almost exclusively Muslim, with the exception of two Catholics, one Protestant, four Armenians, 17 other Christians, and 38 "other religion".[12]

İsmet İnönü referred to the city as an Arab city eager to get Turkified, while Kurds lived in the outskirts.[13]

Modern

Kurds constitute a majority in the city with a significant Arab community.[14][15][16] The Kurdish tribes living in the city are the Botikan, Dudêran, Elîkan, Keşkoliyan, Silokan and Sturkiyan.[17]

Government

In the municipal elections of March 2019 Berivan Helen Işık of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor.[18] She was dismissed from her post on 15 May 2020 and detained over terror charges. Ali Fuat Atik, the Governor of the Siirt province was appointed trustee by the Ministry of the Interior.[19]

Landmarks

The city's landmark is the

Seljuks had split into several branches. The mosque was further developed by the Ottoman Empire
. The mosque was restored in 1965.

Trivia

Siirt was

Turkish Grand National Assembly
in a by-election held in Siirt in 2003.

Although Siirt remains one of the poorer cities in Turkey, some neighbourhoods have fine and modern housing including new shops, banks and hotels.[20]

Climate

Siirt has a

hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa, Trewartha
: Cs) with very hot, dry summers and chilly, wet winters. During winter months there is frequent frost and occasional snowfall.

Climate data for Siirt (1991–2020, extremes 1939–2022)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5)
20.6
(69.1)
28.5
(83.3)
32.9
(91.2)
36.2
(97.2)
40.2
(104.4)
44.4
(111.9)
46.0
(114.8)
41.3
(106.3)
36.6
(97.9)
25.8
(78.4)
24.3
(75.7)
46.0
(114.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1)
9.3
(48.7)
14.2
(57.6)
19.7
(67.5)
25.7
(78.3)
32.8
(91.0)
37.5
(99.5)
37.6
(99.7)
32.6
(90.7)
25.2
(77.4)
15.7
(60.3)
9.1
(48.4)
22.2
(72.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9)
4.7
(40.5)
9.2
(48.6)
14.3
(57.7)
19.8
(67.6)
26.5
(79.7)
30.9
(87.6)
30.9
(87.6)
25.8
(78.4)
18.9
(66.0)
10.6
(51.1)
5.1
(41.2)
16.7
(62.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)
1.2
(34.2)
5.1
(41.2)
9.7
(49.5)
14.3
(57.7)
20.1
(68.2)
24.1
(75.4)
24.1
(75.4)
19.4
(66.9)
13.7
(56.7)
6.8
(44.2)
2.3
(36.1)
11.8
(53.2)
Record low °C (°F) −19.3
(−2.7)
−16.5
(2.3)
−13.3
(8.1)
−4.1
(24.6)
2.0
(35.6)
8.2
(46.8)
13.1
(55.6)
14.4
(57.9)
8.5
(47.3)
0.3
(32.5)
−6.6
(20.1)
−14.6
(5.7)
−19.3
(−2.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81.0
(3.19)
98.6
(3.88)
115.2
(4.54)
102.2
(4.02)
63.9
(2.52)
9.7
(0.38)
3.8
(0.15)
2.2
(0.09)
7.9
(0.31)
49.1
(1.93)
76.8
(3.02)
90.3
(3.56)
700.7
(27.59)
Average precipitation days 12.73 12.53 14.83 14.07 11.33 4.13 1.53 1.00 2.47 8.77 9.07 11.90 104.4
Average
relative humidity
(%)
70 70 59 56 52 33 25 23 28 46 61 69 49
Mean monthly sunshine hours 108.5 121.5 164.3 192.0 263.5 333.0 356.5 331.7 285.0 217.0 156.0 105.4 2,634.4
Mean daily sunshine hours 3.5 4.3 5.3 6.4 8.5 11.1 11.5 10.7 9.5 7.0 5.2 3.4 7.2
Source 1: Turkish State Meteorological Service[21]
Source 2: Weatherbase[22]

Notable people

Gallery

  • A bridge in Siirt
    A bridge in Siirt
  • Ebul Vefa Mosque
    Ebul Vefa Mosque
  • Ibrahim hakkı shrine in Siirt Tillo
    Ibrahim hakkı shrine in Siirt Tillo
  • The city hall
    The city hall
  • Siirt Tillo
    Siirt Tillo
  • Siirt Street scene
    Siirt Street scene
  • Siirt Saat Kulesi
    Siirt Saat Kulesi
  • Siirt Market area
    Siirt Market area
  • Siirt Ulu Camii
    Siirt Ulu Camii
  • Hacı Abdulhakim Sancak Çarşı Camii
    Hacı Abdulhakim Sancak Çarşı Camii
  • Hacı Abdulhakim Sancak Çarşı Camii Minber
    Hacı Abdulhakim Sancak Çarşı Camii Minber

References

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  2. ^ Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Siirt — ܣܥܪܬ ” in The Syriac Gazetteer last modified December 9, 2016, http://syriaca.org/place/188.
  3. ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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  6. ^ Kevorkian, Raymond (2016-01-25). "The Extermination of Ottoman Armenians by the Young Turk Regime (1915-1916) | Sciences Po Mass Violence and Resistance - Research Network". extermination-ottoman-armenians-young-turk-regime-1915-1916.html. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  7. ^ Sykes, Mark (1904). Dar-ul-Islam: A Record of a Journey Through Ten of the Asiatic Provinces of Turkey. Bickers & Son. p. 264.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Kaza Siirt / ܣܥܪܬ Siʿret / Sa'irt / Սղերդ - Sġerd / Sgherd". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  9. ^ "Sancak Siirt / ܣܥܪܬ Siʿret / Sa'irt / Սղերդ - Sġerd / Sgherd". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  10. ^ Umumî Nüfus Tahriri. İstatistik Umum Müdürlüğü. 1927. pp. 223–224. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  11. ISSN 1308-5298
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  12. . Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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  14. . Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Siirt halkı: Kürtçe yok sayılırken 'biz kardeşiz' denilmesi bir anlam ifade etmiyor". İLKHA. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  16. ^ Mendeş, Hurşit Baran (2022). Ertoşîler (in Turkish). Doz. p. 33.
  17. ^ "Siirt Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  18. ^ "Four mayors detained over alleged terror links - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  19. ^ Siirt in South East Turkey Photo Gallery by Dick Osseman at. Pbase.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.
  20. ^ "Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020)" (in Turkish). Turkish State Meteorological Service. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Siirt, Turkey Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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