Gelinkaya, Midyat Explained

Type:	neighbourhood
Province:	Mardin
District:	Midyat
Gelinkaya
Population Total:	1542
Population As Of:	2022

Gelinkaya ^[1] is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Midyat, Mardin Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 1,542 (2022).^[3] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[4] ^[5] The village is populated by Kurds and Mhallami.^[6]

Etymology

The word 'Keferhuvar' means 'village with white stones' in Syriac.

History

Gelinkaya is a former Assyrian village. It became the administrative center for the Mhallami in the 1850s when a beg from nearby Dêrizbin settled in the village, after a conflict with his relatives. After the Assyrian genocide and in the 1920s, Kurds from nearby villages such as Deywan and Helex but also from the Sinjar region arrived to the village.

Notable people

Orhan Miroğlu^[7]

Notes and References

Book: Midyat'ta Konuşulan Muhallemi Lehçesi: Arapça-Türkçe Sözlük . Mevsimler . 2018 . İbrahim . İşler . 137 . tr.
https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
Web site: Law No. 6360. 6 December 2012 . Official Gazette. tr.
Web site: Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units. 12 September 2010. Official Gazette. tr. DOC.
Book: Tan, Altan . Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler . 2018 . 9789944360944 . 257 . tr.
Web site: TBMM - Orhan MİROĞLU . 29 December 2022 . tr.