Başağaç (Kurdish: Medikeyan)[2] is a village in the central district of Şırnak Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Botikan tribe and had a population of 494 in 2021.[1][2] The two hamlets of Kalaba and Mendik are attached to Başağaç.[3]
Başağaç | |
|---|---|
  Başağaç Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′38″N 42°22′19″E / 37.544°N 42.372°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şırnak |
| District | Şırnak |
| Population (2021)[1] | 494 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
The village was depopulated in the 1990s during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b Baz, Ibrahim (2016). Şırnak aşiretleri ve kültürü (in Turkish). p. 76. ISBN 9786058849631.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "The situation in Turkish Kurdistan" (PDF). Kurdish Institute of Paris. November 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 1 March 2023.