Eyyübiye

Eyyübiye is a district in Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey created in 2014 from the central district of the province.

Provices of Şanlıurfa including Eyyübiye
Eyyübiye
District
Eyyübiye
Coordinates: 37°13′28″N 38°50′49″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞanlıurfa
Government
 • MayorNehmt Kuş (AKP)
 • KaymakamAdem Ünal
Population
 (2021)
 • Total386,852
Websitehttp://www.eyyubiye.gov.tr

Background
Balıklıgöl is located in the district

According to Law act no 6360, all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750 000, will be a metropolitan municipality and the districts within the metropolitan municipalities will be second level municipalities. The law also created new districts within the provinces in addition to present districts.[1] These changes became effective by the local elections in 2014. In the local elections of 31 March 2019, Mehmet Kuş (AKP) was elected mayor.[2] Adem Ünal is the appointed district governor.[3]

Composition

A 2018 survey on first language conducted by the municipality showed that 56.8% of the district spoke Kurdish as their first language, followed by Arabic at 38.9% and Turkish at 4.3%.[4]

Population
Year Population[5]
2013 360,509
2021 386,852

See also

References
  1. "Kanun No. 6360" (in Turkish). 6 December 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. "Şanlıurfa Eyyübiye Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. "Eyyübiye Kaymakamlığı". www.eyyubiye.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. "Eyyübiye'de Ne Kadar Kürt, Arap Vatandaş Yaşıyor?" (in Turkish). 26 December 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. "ŞANLIURFA EYYÜBİYE NÜFUSU" (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 October 2022.

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