Beşiri (Kurdish: Qubînê,[1] Armenian: Բշերիկ, romanized: Bsherik, Chernik[2]) is a town and seat of the Beşiri District in the Batman Province of Turkey.[3] Its population is 11,120 (2021).[4] It was originally a village of Diyarbakır Province, it later became a district of Siirt Province and finally in 1990 a district of Batman. The mayor is Sait Karabulut (AKP), elected in 2019.[5]
Beşiri | |
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  Beşiri Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′16″N 41°17′31″E / 37.921°N 41.292°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Beşiri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sait Karabulut (AKP) |
| Population (2021) | 11,120 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www.besiri.bel.tr |
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Bağdu, Behrem, Cumhuriyet (Texeriyê), Kobin, Mehmet Yatkın and Milli Egemenlik.[3]
Demographics
editThe Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople recorded 5,038 Armenians in the kaza before the First World War. They spoke Kurdish and had 15 churches and 14 schools.[2] 200 Syriacs lived in the town and 4,690 more in 27 surrounding villages.[2] The vast majority of the Armenians and Syriacs were massacred during the late Ottoman genocides.[2]
Notable residents
editReferences
edit- ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
- ^ a b c d "Kaza Beşiri / Բշերիկ - Bsherik / Չերնիկ - Chernik / Beth Shyreh (Bšērīye) - ܝܬܫܝܪ̈ܐ (ܒܫܝܪܝܗ)". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ a b İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Batman Beşiri Belediye Başkanı Sait Karabulut AKP'ye katıldı". T24. 15 August 2022.
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