Mazıdağı (Kurdish: Şemrex[2]) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 850 km2,[4] and its population is 36,442 (2022).[1] The town is populated by Kurds of the Dimilî tribe.[5]
Politics
In the local elections of 2009 Hasip Aktas was elected as mayor as a member of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) with 57% of all votes. In the local elections of 2014, Necia Yıldırım from the DTP became Mayor.[6] In the municipal elections of 2019, Nalan Özaydın from the Peoples' Democratic Party was elected as Mayor of Mazıdağı.[7] On the 15 November 2019 she was detained over alleged terror links.[8] The next day she was dismissed.[9]
Resources
Mazıdağı region is very rich in phosphate mines.[10]
Composition
There are 53 neighbourhoods in Mazıdağı District:[11]
- Aksu (Avgewr)
- Arıköy (Xana Zembûr)
- Arısu (Gola Gule)
- Aşağıocak (Kura Hamam)
- Atalar (Xarok)
- Atlıca (Ziyareta hesp)
- Aykut (Dêrgûz)
- Bahçecik (Basek)
- Balpınar (Giresor)
- Bilge (Zanqirt)
- Çankaya (Qêmêzê)
- Çayönü (Lalan)
- Derecik (Tawisî)
- Dikyamaç (Silotê)
- Duraklı (Helêla)
- Ekinciler (Kufrek)
- Enginköy (Ziznê)
- Erdalı (Xerabê Kurê)
- Evciler (Qesrik)
- Gümüşpınar (Tarîn)
- Gümüşyuva (Dêra Metîna)
- Gündoğan
- Gürgöze (Eynsilêman)
- İkisu (Mendêla)
- Işıkyaka (Bikrê)
- Karaalanı (Mêqere)
- Karataş (Şemika)
- Karşıyaka
- Kayalar
- Kebapçı (Kebabçî)
- Kemerli (Xerebazin)
- Kışlak (Şivistan)
- Kocakent (Tezne)
- Konur (Şeba jor)
- Meşeli (Melebiyê)
- Ömürlü (Pîran)
- Ortaklı (Xirbê Helêla)
- Poyraz
- Sağmal (Bîrînî)
- Sakızlı (Banxir)
- Şanlı (Dêşan)
- Şenyuva (Şewaşî)
- Tanrıyolu (Kurik)
- Tarlacık (Hetvan)
- Ulutaş (Hesena)
- Ürünlü (Qolçiya)
- Yağmur (Awrixan)
- Yalınağaç (Melebik)
- Yeşilköy (Xudurî)
- Yetkinler (Dirînê)
- Yücebağ (Reşan)
- Yukarıkonak (Xanika jor)
- Yukarıocak (Kura Helal)
References
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 55.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 228.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-16). "Mardin Mazıdağı Seçim Sonuçları – Mazıdağı Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-16). "Mardin Mazıdağı Seçim Sonuçları – 31 Mart 2019 Mazıdağı İttifaka Göre Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "HDP's 4 Co-Mayors Detained in Mardin, Urfa". Bianet. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ anatolianet (2019-11-16). "Turkey: 4 mayors dismissed over alleged terror links". TurkishPress. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Mazıdağı Phosphate Plant". Eti Bakır. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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