Özbek (Kurdish: Tilseqan,[2] Syriac: Tel-Sefan)[nb 1] is a village in the İdil District of Şırnak Province in Turkey.[4] The village is populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe and had a population of 825 in 2021.[1][2]
Özbek | |
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  Özbek Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′37″N 41°41′35″E / 37.177°N 41.693°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şırnak |
| District | İdil |
| Population (2021)[1] | 825 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
History
editTel-Sefan (today called Özbek) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Assyrians.[3] In 1914, the village was populated by 300 Assyrians, according to the Assyro-Chaldean delegation to the Paris Peace Conference.[5]
References
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Citations
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b Tan (2018), p. 165.
- ^ a b Jongerden & Verheij (2012), p. 325.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Gaunt (2006), p. 425.
Bibliography
edit- Gaunt, David (2006). Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (2012). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915. Brill.
- Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). Pak Ajans Yayincilik Turizm Ve Diş Ticaret Limited şirketi. p. 165. ISBN 9789944360944.