Sekili, Nizip Explained

Type:	neighbourhood
Province:	Gaziantep
District:	Nizip
Sekili
Population Total:	1253
Population As Of:	2022
Coordinates:	36.9783°N 37.6719°W

Sekili, historically Orul, is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 1,253 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^{[3] [4]} The town was inhabited by Armenians until the Armenian genocide as well as some Turkmens.^[5] The town is inhabited by Turkmens from the Barak tribe.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
3. Web site: Law No. 6360. 6 December 2012 . Official Gazette. tr.
4. Web site: Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units. 12 September 2010. Official Gazette. tr. DOC.
5. Book: Peirce . Leslie . Morality Tales: Law and Gender in the Ottoman Court of Aintab . 16 June 2003 . University of California Press . 59, 344.
6. Book: Halkbilgisi haberleri . 1931 . Halk Bilgisi Derneǧi . 32 . Orul köyünde Türkmen aşiretinin Karaşihli bölüğünden köyün muhtarı Hacı efendi dedi ki :.