Kurtalan

Kurtalan (Kurdish: Misircê)[1] is a municipality in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[2] The municipality is populated by Kurds of the Pencenarî tribe and had a population of 36,273 in 2021.[3][4]

This article is about a district in Turkey. For the rock band, see Kurtalan Ekspres.
Kurtalan
Municipality
Kurtalan is located in Turkey
Kurtalan
Kurtalan
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°55′34″N 41°42′01″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSiirt
DistrictKurtalan
Government
 • MayorBaran Akgül (HDP)
Population
 (2021)
36,273
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitekurtalan.bel.tr

Government

In the local elections of 2019 Baran Akgül was elected as Mayor.[5]

Transport

In Kurtalan railway station is the eastern terminus of the Southern Kurtalan Express between Ankara and Kurtalan operated by TCDD Taşımacılık.[6]

Notable People
  • Baran Akgül - Mayor and Politician[7]

References
  1. Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 57.
  2. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. Cibo, Nezire (2016). Kürt tarihinde Garzan ve Pencinariler (1st ed.). İsmail Beşikci Vakfı Yayınları. p. 69. ISBN 9786059073219.
  5. "Siirt Kurtalan Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart Siirt Kurtalan Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". secim.haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. "Guney Kurtalan Express (Ankara Kurtalan train)". Rail Turkey En. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  7. "Baran Akgül Kimdir? - Baran Akgül Hayatı ve Biyografisi".


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