Çetinkaya is a village in the Kangal District of the Sivas Province in Turkey.[1] It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 882 in 2023.[2][3] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[4]

Çetinkaya
A view from the village
A view from the village
Çetinkaya is located in Turkey
Çetinkaya
Çetinkaya
Location in Turkey
Çetinkaya is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Çetinkaya
Çetinkaya
Çetinkaya (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 39°15′04″N 37°36′25″E / 39.251°N 37.607°E / 39.251; 37.607
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSivas
DistrictKangal
Elevation
1,432 m (4,698 ft)
Population
 (2023)
881
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Highway

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The village is located just north of the D.260 state highway and Çetinkaya station is serviced by intercity trains from Ankara[5][6][7] (temporarily Irmak) to Kars,[5] Kurtalan,[6] and Tatvan,[7] as well as regional trains from Sivas[8] to Divriği.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 347.
  4. ^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
  5. ^ a b "Doğu Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Güney Kurtalan Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Van Gölü Ekspresi". tcddseferleri.com. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Sivas Divriği Treni". seyhat.railturkey.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.