Baykan Explained

Type:	municipality
Baykan
Province:	Siirt
District:	Baykan
Coordinates:	38.1639°N 41.7847°W
Population Total:	5544
Population As Of:	2021
Leader Party:	HDP
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Ramazan Sarsılmaz

Baykan (Kurdish: Hawêl)^[1] is a municipality in the Baykan District of the Siirt Province in Turkey.^[2] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 5,544 in 2021.^{[3] [4]}

Neighborhoods

Baykan is divided into the neighborhoods of Cefan, Havel, İnönü, Karşıyaka and Yenidoğan.

Politics

In the local elections in March 2019 Ramazan Sarsılmaz from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor.^[5] Mehmet Tunç was appointed Kaymakam in September 2018.^[6] On 15 May 2020, Sarsılmaz was dismissed from his post, and Mehmet Tunç was appointed as the trustee of the municipality.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Avcıkıran, Adem . 2009 . 57 . ku, tr.
2. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
3. Web site: 31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI . 16 December 2022 . TÜİK . tr . XLS.
4. Book: Aşiretler raporu . Kaynak Yayınları . 2014 . 3rd . 272 . tr.
5. Web site: Siirt Baykan Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri. www.sabah.com.tr. 2020-05-16.
6. Web site: Kaymakam Özgeçmişi. baykan.gov.tr. 2020-05-16.
7. Web site: Six HDP co-mayors removed from duty in southeastern Turkey, eastern province mayor detained. www.duvarenglish.com. 15 May 2020 . en-GB. 2020-05-16.