Reşadiye Explained

Type:municipality
Reşadiye
Coordinates:40.3914°N 37.3383°W
Province:Tokat
District:Reşadiye
Leader Party:MHP
Leader Name:Ergül Ünal
Population Total:9795
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:60700
Area Code:0356

Reşadiye is a town of Tokat Province, Turkey, located within the Cappadocia land within the Kızılırmak arc in the central part of the Black Sea region. It is the seat of Reşadiye District.[1] Its population is 9,795 (2022).[2] It is on the E80 highway, on the edge of the Kelkit Stream. Reşadiye is surrounded by Ordu in the north, Almus in the south, Niksar and Başçiftlik in the west and Sivas in the southeast. Reşadiye lies on the banks of the Kelkit River.

Terror attacks

The town was the scene of two major insurgent attacks during the Kurdish-Turkish conflict, the first one being the Sazak assault in 1997, a joint operation between the PKK, DHKP/C and the TKP/ML, killing 4 soldiers and the second being the Reşadiye shooting in 2009 in which the PKK killed 7 and injured 3 soldiers.[3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 22 May 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Web site: Tension high as heinous attack leaves unanswered questions behind . 2015-04-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728032552/http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=195016 . 2011-07-28 .