Gelişen, Derecik
Gelişen | |
|---|---|
  Gelişen Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′01″N 44°25′34″E / 37.117°N 44.426°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Derecik |
| Population (2023)[1] | 4,134 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Gelişen (Kurdish: Gerdî Şepatan) is a village in Derecik District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Gerdî tribe and had a population of 4,134 in 2023.[1][3]
The village has the nine hamlets of Adıgüzel, Aralık (Parewê), Beğendik, Karakoç (Sunê), Koryürek (Bêgijnê), Kütüklu (Zewyarezi), Mordağ (Dêrkê), Suçıktı (Bêlutyan) and Toklu attached to it.[2][4]
History[edit]
The village was attached to Şemdinli District before becoming part of the newly-created Derecik District in 2018.[5]
Name[edit]
The name Şepatan (Shepātān) may be connected to the word Sciabatan mentioned by Assemani.[6]
Population[edit]
Population history of the village from 1997 to 2023:[7][1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2,402 | — |
| 2007 | 4,061 | +69.1% |
| 2012 | 5,679 | +39.8% |
| 2017 | 3,988 | −29.8% |
| 2022 | 4,122 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 4,134 | +0.3% |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 216.
- ^ "Derecik köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve eski isimleri". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "KARAYOLLARI TRAFİK KANUNU İLE BAZI KANUNLARDA DEĞİŞİKLİK YAPILMASI HAKKINDA KANUN" (in Turkish). 18 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam: 1913-1936. S. Vol. VII. Brill Publishers. 1993. p. 303.
- ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.