Yellice (Kurdish: Batran) is a village in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 313 in 2021.[1][3]

Yellice
Yellice is located in Turkey
Yellice
Yellice
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°03′58″N 41°34′55″E / 38.066°N 41.582°E / 38.066; 41.582
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSiirt
DistrictKurtalan
Population
 (2021)[1]
313
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

History

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The village formerly adhered to Yazidism but converted to Islam in the late 19th century with the guidance of Sheikh Abdulkahhâr from nearby Zokayd. After the conversion, a mosque was built, commissioned by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. A madrasa was also built which would educate many scholars.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Schneider, Robin (1984). Die kurdischen Yezidi: ein Volk auf dem Weg in den Untergang (in German). Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker. p. 100.
  4. ^ Çakır, Mehmet Saki (2019). "Siirt'te Bir Nakşî-Hâlidî Merkezi: Zokayd Tekkesi ve Medresesi". Journal of Artuklu Academia (in Turkish). 6 (1): 19-20.