Güçlükonak
Güçlükonak | |
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  Güçlükonak | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′17″N 41°54′55″E / 37.47139°N 41.91528°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şırnak |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bahattin Aktuğ (AKP) |
| • Kaymakam | Mustafa Akgül |
| Area | |
| • District | 436.24 km2 (168.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 4,590 |
| • District | 13,069 |
| • District density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Post code | 737xx |
| Website | www.guclukonak.bel.tr |
Güçlükonak (Kurdish: Basan)[3] is town a district in Şırnak Province of Turkey.
In 1995 as the Şırnak Province was governed in a state of emergency, it was the scene of the Güçlükonak massacre in which 11 men lost their lives.[4] As of January 2020, no person has been charged for the massacre.[5]
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ ""Birds or earthworms":the Güçlükonak Massacre, its alleged cover-up, and the prosecution of independent investigators" (PDF). Amnesty.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Saturday Mothers meet for 772nd time, demand justice for Güçlükonak massacre". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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