Tutak (Kurdish: Dûtax[2]), is a town in Ağrı Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Tutak District.[3] Its population is 7,059 (2021).[1] It is located on a small plain surrounded by high mountains and watered by the Murat River, on the road from the city of Ağrı to the district of Patnos. Its altitude is 1,535 m. The mayor is Fevzi Sayan (AKP).

Tutak
Tutak is located in Turkey
Tutak
Tutak
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°32′32″N 42°46′18″E / 39.54222°N 42.77167°E / 39.54222; 42.77167
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAğrı
DistrictTutak
Government
 • MayorFevzi Sayam (AKP)
Population
 (2021)[1]
7,059
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
04700
Websitewww.tutak.bel.tr

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.