Gercüş Explained

Type:	municipality
Gercüş
Coordinates:	37.5664°N 41.3844°W
Population Total:	6064
Population As Of:	2021
Leader Party:	AKP
Leader Name:	Gündüz Günaydın

Gercüş (Kurdish: Kercews/Kercoz,^{[1] [2]} "^[3]), formerly known as Kerçüş, is a town and seat of the Gercüş District of Batman Province in Turkey. The mayor is Gündüz Günaydın (AKP), elected in 2019.^[4]

The population was 6,064 in 2021.^[5]

Neighborhoods

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Bağlarbaşı, Çukurçeşme, Pınarbaşı and Yolağzı.^[6]

History

The town of Gercus is said to be built by a wealthy Roman soldier named "Gawson" who named the village after him.^[7] The town was formerly populated by Assyrians but mainly Kurds from the Kercoz tribe live in the town today.^[8]

Notable people

• Cigerxwîn

Notes and References

1. Book: Adem . 2009 . 56 . tr, ku .
2. Book: Tan, Altan. Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler. Nûbihar. 2011. 110. tr.
3. Book: Talmon, Daniella. Material Evidence and Narrative Sources: Interdisciplinary Studies of the History of the Muslim Middle East. 1996. 978-90-04-27159-3. 81.
4. Web site: Gercüş Belediye Başkanı Gündüz Günaydın mazbatasını aldı. tr. 15 April 2019. gercushaber.com.
5. Web site: 31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI . 16 December 2022 . TÜİK . tr . XLS.
6. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
7. Book: N.Palmer, Andrew . Monk and Mason on the Tigris Frontier: The Early History of Tur 'Abdin . Press syndicate of Cambridge university . 1990 . 9780521360265 . 54.
8. Book: Tan, Altan. Turabidin'den Berriye'ye & Aşiretler. Nûbihar. 2011. 172. tr.