Derik, Turkey Explained

Type:metro district
Derik
Coordinates:37.3658°N 40.2697°W
Province:Mardin
Area Total Km2:1381
Population Total:62028
Population As Of:2022
Area Code:0482

Derik (Kurdish: Dêrika Çiyayê Mazî[1]) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,381 km2,[3] and its population is 62,028 (2022).[4]

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 Assyrian and Armenian genocide, Assyrians and Armenians formed the majority in the district.[7] The Armenian population of the county continued to form the majority even up until the 1930s, when systematic state persecution forced many to emigrate. One family continues to live here, and they maintain the old Armenian Church.[8] [9] The Armenian Apostolic Church in Derik is only one out of six in Anatolian Turkey that operates as a church.[10]

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 neighbourhoods in Derik District:[12]

Demographics

Mother tongue, Derik District, 1927 Turkish census[13] ! Turkish !! Arabic !! Kurdish !! Circassian !! Armenian !! Unknown or other languages
254 72 14,694 – 17 –
Religion, Derik District, 1927 Turkish census! Muslim !! Christian !! Jewish !! Other and Undeclared
14,949 74 – 41

Notable natives

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Avcıkıran, Adem . 2009 . 55 . ku, tr.
  2. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  3. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
  4. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  5. Web site: Mardin Derik Seçim Sonuçları – Derik Yerel Seçim Sonuçları. Şafak. Yeni. 2019-11-17. Yeni Şafak. tr-TR. 2019-11-16.
  6. Web site: 4 HDP mayors in southeastern Turkey dismissed on terror charges. DailySabah. 16 November 2019. 2019-11-16.
  7. Book: Gaunt. David. Bet̲-Şawoce. Jan. Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia During World War I. 30 January 2013. 2006. Gorgias Press LLC. 978-1-59333-301-0. 216.
  8. Web site: Derik'teki Son Ermeni Çift, Paskalya Bayramı'nı Buruk Kutladı.
  9. Web site: Ghosts in the doorways « Bazaar Bayar. www.bazaarbayar.com. 2019-11-16.
  10. Web site: Setting the Record Straight: List of Churches in Turkey. Bedrosyan. Raffi. 2011-08-23. The Armenian Weekly. en-US. 2019-11-16.
  11. Web site: Kaza Derik / Dêrike /ܖܪܝܟ - Deryk / DĒRiK / Deirek . 2023-09-18 . Virtual Genocide Memorial . en-US.
  12. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  13. https://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/articles/mardin-population-census-republic-of-turkey-by-first-results.pdf
  14. Web site: 'Dünyanın en uzun adamı' Sultan Kösen oyunu kullandı . 2023-08-23 . www.cumhuriyet.com.tr.

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