Derik (Kurdish: Dêrîka Çiyayê Mazî[2]) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,381 km2,[4] and its population is 62,028 (2022).[1]
Derik | |
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District and municipality | |
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 Map showing Derik District in Mardin Province | |
  Derik Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′57″N 40°16′11″E / 37.36583°N 40.26972°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Mardin |
Area | 1,381 km2 (533 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 62,028 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0482 |
| Website | www |
Government
editIn the local elections of April 10 Mülkiye Esmez from the Peoples' Democratic Party was elected mayor.[5] But on 15 November 2019 she was detained and a day later dismissed from her post as mayor and the District Governor Hakan Kafkas was appointed as trustee instead.[6]
History
editThe town is first mentioned in the late 14th century, however a Roman fort indicates that the area has been inhabited for longer. Prior to the Assyrian and Armenian genocide, Assyrians and Armenians formed the majority in the district.[7] The Armenian population of the county continued to form the majority even up until the 1930s, when systematic state persecution forced many to emigrate. One family continues to live here, and they maintain the old Armenian Church.[8][9] The Armenian Apostolic Church in Derik is only one out of six in Anatolian Turkey that operates as a church.[10]
Geography
editGeographically the town includes areas from Mazıdağı foot descending towards Ceylanpınar plains. Town area descends from the north to the south. The city center is surrounded by mountains from 3 sides and has a temperate climate with some mediterranean climate effects.
Composition
editThere are 80 neighbourhoods in Derik District:[12]
- Adak (Simaqî)
- Adakent (Çildiz)
- Ahmetli (Qizil)
- Akçay (Çemê Qentir)
- Akıncılar (Tirbamamo)
- Alagöz (Talbeş)
- Alanlı (Enterî)
- Alibey (Elîbeg)
- Ambarlı (Heboşî)
- Aşağımezraa (Mezra Newalê)
- Atlı (Qesra Qenco)
- Aydınlar (Kasan)
- Bağarası
- Bahçelievler
- Ballı (Zorava)
- Balova (Balfis)
- Başaran (Misrik)
- Bayırköy (Qizileyşan)
- Bayraklı (Girêsor)
- Beşbudak (Qibilme)
- Böğrek (Beyrok)
- Boyaklı (Qizil)
- Bozbayır (Mansûrî)
- Bozok (Meşkina)
- Burçköy (Birc)
- Çadırlı (Şabana)
- Çağıl (Qubil Çagil)
- Çataltepe (Erbetê)
- Çayköy (Şêba jêr)
- Cevizpınar
- Çukursu (Xanuk)
- Dağ
- Demirli (Demirlê)
- Denktaş (Xêdûk)
- Derinsu (Bixur)
- Dikmen (Kanîzil)
- Doğancı (Bizdoxan)
- Dumanlı (Xirar)
- Dumluca (Sîpnat)
- Düztaş (Tahtik)
- Göktaş (Kevirşîn)
- Gölbaşı (Bedrasê)
- Hayırlı (Mizgewr)
- Hisaraltı (Rebet)
- Ilıca (Germik)
- İncesu (Maşmaşk)
- Issız (Hedbê)
- Kale
- Kanatlı (Heyal)
- Karaburun (Xirbêreş)
- Karataş (Kufirlê)
- Kayacık (Mixat)
- Kocatepe (Dêşî)
- Koçyiğit (Rewşet)
- Konak (Elaska)
- Konuk (Remok)
- Köseveli (Kosewelî)
- Kovalı (Endewl)
- Kovanlı (Xirbê Heriyê)
- Küçükpınar
- Kuruçay (Zemberor)
- Kuşçu (Garsarinc)
- Kutluca (Warga Xensê)
- Kuyulu (Selmê)
- Meşeli (Xerabreşk)
- Ortaca (Reqaqî)
- Pınarcık (Fitnê)
- Pirinçli (Ketu)
- Şahverdi (Şawerdî)
- Şerefli (Şîrîfbaba)
- Soğukkuyu (Şaweled)
- Söğütözü (Qetaro)
- Subaşı (Zok)
- Taşıt (Taşît)
- Tepebağ (Tilbisim)
- Üçkuyu (Bira)
- Üçtepe (Belotî)
- Yazıcık (Koderê)
- Yukarımezraa (Mezra Suravêrkê)
- Zeytinpınar
Demographics
edit| Turkish | Arabic | Kurdish | Circassian | Armenian | Unknown or other languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | 72 | 14,694 | – | 17 | – |
| Muslim | Christian | Jewish | Other and Undeclared |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14,949 | 74 | – | 41 |
Notable natives
edit- Qedrîcan (1911-1972), Kurdish poet, writer and translator
- Ahmet Türk (* 1942), politician
- Bülent Tekin (* 1952), Kurdish poet and writer
- Firat Cewerî (* 1959), writer, translator and journalist
- Enwer Karahan (* 1962), Kurdish writer
- Leyla Birlik (* 1972), Kurdish politician
- Mülkiye Esmez (* 1975), politician
- Mem Ararat (* 1981), musical artist
- Sultan Kösen[14] (* 1982), tallest living human
- Hacı Lokman Birlik (*1988), murdered by Turkish security forces
- Civar Çetin (* 1992), footballer
References
edit- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 55.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-17). "Mardin Derik Seçim Sonuçları – Derik Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "4 HDP mayors in southeastern Turkey dismissed on terror charges". DailySabah. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Gaunt, David; Bet̲-Şawoce, Jan (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia During World War I. Gorgias Press LLC. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-59333-301-0. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Derik'teki Son Ermeni Çift, Paskalya Bayramı'nı Buruk Kutladı". 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Ghosts in the doorways « Bazaar Bayar". www.bazaarbayar.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Bedrosyan, Raffi (2011-08-23). "Setting the Record Straight: List of Churches in Turkey". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Kaza Derik / Dêrike /ܖܪܝܟ - Deryk / DĒRiK / Deirek". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b https://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/articles/mardin-population-census-republic-of-turkey-by-first-results.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "'Dünyanın en uzun adamı' Sultan Kösen oyunu kullandı". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
