Kayalık (Kurdish: Zawîte) is a village in the Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Pinyanişî tribe and had a population of 92 in 2023.[1][3] The hamlets of Çeltik (Tuxup), Güzeldere (Taxêkevirî), Kaynak (Bêrîç) and Meşeli (Hêşet) are attached to Kayalık.[2][4]
Kayalık | |
|---|---|
  Kayalık Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′35″N 43°40′44″E / 37.343°N 43.679°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hakkâri |
| District | Çukurca |
| Population (2023)[1] | 92 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
The village was depopulated in the 1990s during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[5]
Population edit
Population history of the village from 2007 to 2023:[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 233 | — |
| 2012 | 38 | −83.7% |
| 2017 | 88 | +131.6% |
| 2022 | 80 | −9.1% |
| 2023 | 92 | +15.0% |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish). Kaynak Yayınları. 1998. pp. 158–160.
- ^ "Çukurca köylerinin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve eski isimleri" (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "The situation in Turkish Kurdistan" (PDF). Kurdish Institute of Paris. November 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 1 March 2023.