Beşiri

Beşiri (Kurdish: Qubînê)[1] is a town and seat of the Beşiri District in the Batman Province of Turkey.[2] Its population is 11,120 (2021).[3] It was originally a village of Diyarbakır Province, it later became a district of Siirt Province and finally in 1990 a district of Batman. The mayor is Sait Karabulut (AKP), elected in 2019.[4]

Beşiri
Municipality
Beşiri is located in Turkey
Beşiri
Beşiri
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.921°N 41.292°E / 37.921; 41.292
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBatman
DistrictBeşiri
Government
 • MayorSait Karabulut (AKP)
Population
 (2021)
11,120
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitewww.besiri.bel.tr

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Bağdu, Behrem, Cumhuriyet (Texeriyê), Kobin, Mehmet Yatkın and Milli Egemenlik.[2]

Notable residents

References
  1. Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
  2. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. "Batman Beşiri Belediye Başkanı Sait Karabulut AKP'ye katıldı". T24. 15 August 2022.
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