Yeşilyurt (Kurdish: Dolan) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 3,918 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] It is populated by Kurds.[5]

Yeşilyurt
Yeşilyurt is located in Turkey
Yeşilyurt
Yeşilyurt
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°54′N 36°34′E / 36.900°N 36.567°E / 36.900; 36.567
CountryTurkey
ProvinceGaziantep
Districtİslahiye
Population
 (2022)
3,918
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
27800
Area code0342

History

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The town was founded in 1991 as a result of merging the three villages of Dolan, Yenioba and Alagöz. Major economic activities of the town are viticulture and peach gardening.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 334.
  6. ^ İslahiye governor's page (in Turkish)