Aktaş, Siirt
Aktaş | |
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  Aktaş Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′14″N 41°48′29″E / 37.954°N 41.808°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Siirt |
| Population (2021)[1] | 602 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Aktaş (Armenian: Berhurk; Kurdish: Berhûrk[2]) is a village in the Siirt District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 602 in 2021.[1][4]
The hamlets of Arpalı, Bakır, Düzlüce and Konaklı are attached to the village.[3]
History
According to the Armenian prelacy survey of 1878, the village was populated by 17 Armenians. In 1902, the village lacked an Armenian population, and in 1913, it was exclusively Muslim-populated with 25 households.[5] The village was depopulated in the 1990s.[4]
References
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Botî, Evdila (2012). Ferhenga Sêrtê. Istanbul: Siirt Belediyesi. p. 68.
- ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Sugden, Jonathan (2005). Turkey "still Critical": Prospects in 2005 for Internally Displaced Kurds in Turkey. Human Rights Watch. p. 17.
- ^ Tatoyan, Robert A. "Kaza of Siirt/Sghert – Demography". Houshamadyan. Retrieved 19 September 2023.