Kocatepe, Nizip Explained

Type:	neighbourhood
Province:	Gaziantep
District:	Nizip
Kocatepe
Population Total:	1216
Population As Of:	2022
Coordinates:	37.0408°N 37.6919°W

Kocatepe, historically Tilfar^[1] ('mouse's tell'), is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 1,216 (2022).^[3] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^{[4] [5]}

It is populated by Turkmens of the Barak tribe.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Köy envanter etüdlerine göre Gaziantep . 27 . 1967 . Köy İşleri Bakanlığı . 136.
2. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
4. Web site: Law No. 6360. 6 December 2012 . Official Gazette. tr.
5. Web site: Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units. 12 September 2010. Official Gazette. tr. DOC.
6. News: 8 January 2016 . Barak Türkmen Aşiretleri . tr . dead . 17 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227061038/https://www.avrupaolay.com/kose-yazisi/280/barak-turkmen-asiretleri.html . 27 December 2016.