Çebekoğlu
| Çebekoğlu | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Şanlıurfa | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Halfeti | |||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 23 ' N , 37 ° 57' E | |||
| Residents : | 213 (2010) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 414 | |||
| Postal code : | 63 xxx | |||
| License plate : | 63 | |||
Çebekoğlu (Kurdish: Çêwek ) is a Kurdish village in the Halfeti district in the Turkish province of Urfa with about 175 inhabitants.
Inhabitants and social structure
According to the 2009 census, the village has 213 inhabitants, of which 112 are women and 101 men. The number of households is 65. Çêwek only separated from the neighboring village of Kayalar in the early 1990s and has been an independent village ever since. The residents received electricity in 1985 and running water in 2000. Almost 85 percent of young people are abroad for economic reasons. There is a school , a mosque and a small grocery store in the village . The majority of the population consists of old people. Almost all people are related to each other. The structure of the village is a typical Kurdish cluster village. The houses are close to each other, are mostly two-story and relatively modern for the local conditions. The ground floor of the houses where residents used to live is currently reserved for pets. Solar energy for hot water generation is collected on almost every flat roof of the house, so that hot water is also available in winter. There is also an Internet connection and numerous satellite connections.
geography
location
The village of Çêwek is located at a peak height of 670 meters one kilometer east of the provincial border of Antep . To the west of the village is Antep Province and Adiyamans Province to the north . One kilometer northwest of Çêwek, the Euphrates flows through the borders of the two provinces. Çêwek is located 123 kilometers southwest of Urfa , 32 kilometers northwest of Halfeti and 117 kilometers west of Antep.
The terrain between the river bank and the village is hilly and very rocky. Besides the agriculturally used olive and pistachio trees there are only a few wild trees to be found. To the south of the village are the agricultural areas, to the west and north of the village there are steppe-like pastures. The so-called Valley of the Wolves is located in the small natural forest with slowly growing bonito trees to the west of the village .
Natural space and surroundings
Wild animals, often foxes and wolves, live in the vicinity of the village. The wildcat has also been spotted near the Euphrates. There were even mountain goats in the region until the early 1990s. The number of wolves has increased dramatically over the past few decades. Striped hyenas have also been sighted several times in the region . In the north of the village you can see the crystal white, southern elevations of the Taurus Mountains . The peaks have a blanket of snow until the end of May. The snow-covered mountains play a key role in the rural landscape of the region.
climate
Due to the geographical location of the village, the climate is Mediterranean to continental . The weather is particularly hot and dry from mid-June to the end of August. Winters are snowy and harsh. The north wind blowing from the southern Taurus Mountains has an intensifying effect on the harsh winter.
Economy and Infrastructure
The main economic sources for livelihood are agriculture, livestock and the Migradollar ( Remissen ). Since the late 1960s, the economic situation has been one of the most important reasons for emigrating to western Europe .
Agriculture and ranching
Agriculture in the village is poorly developed. About 60 percent of the area of the community is agriculturally usable, most of which is used for growing pistachios . 95 percent of the population work in this sector. Grapes and olives are grown on the remaining areas . Since the village has had running water, the residents have been growing vegetables and fruit in their garden seasonally .
Because a large part of the agricultural area is not level, the ground is plowed with horses and other draft animals. The rest of the land maintenance is done with tractors. Due to the lack of an irrigation system, the residents oriented themselves towards pistachio cultures, which only require small amounts of water.
Animal husbandry is hardly developed in Çêwek and does not have a considerable scope. Due to the very small pasture area, cattle are almost exclusively raised in the village , mainly to benefit from daily dairy products. Some of the cattle are also sold as commercial goods.
education
There is a primary school in Çêwek, the number of pupils is decreasing. In the last ten years, emigration to Europe has doubled, so there has been a decline in the number of primary school students. In contrast, the number of students from Çêwek has increased over the past four years. The first five school years are attended in Çêwek. From the 6th grade onwards, students go to the neighboring village of Bazur for secondary education. For the high school level, the young people in Gogan (Turkish: Yukarigöklü) or in Antep (Gaziantep) are available.
Transport network
There are two main roads for traffic in the settlement. A street goes through Çêwek and Bazur (Turkish: Bozyazi). The second street is between Çêwek and Keferan (Turkish: Kayalar). Large stretches of the roads are not asphalted and can sometimes cause traffic obstructions in the winter months.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.report.tuik.gov.tr ( Memento from December 21, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )