Köşkönü

	Köşkönü
Basic data
Province (il) :	Hakkari
District ( ilçe ) :	Yüksekova
Coordinates :	37 ° 26 ' N , 44 ° 9' E Coordinates: 37 ° 25 '42 " N , 44 ° 9' 8" E
Height :	1700 m
Residents :	373 (2009)
Telephone code :	(+90)
Postal code :	30300
License plate :	30th
Structure and administration (as of 2010)
Muhtar :	Reşit İşözü

Köşkönü (Kurd. Pişkesir or Piştkesir ) is a village in the Yüksekova district of the Turkish province of Hakkâri . Köşkönü is located in Eastern Anatolia at 1700 m above sea level, about 40 km southwest of Yüksekova.

The former name Pişkesir is registered with the land registry. It was renamed before 1967. During the clashes between the PKK and the security forces, part of the village was burned down in 1994. In 2007, villagers' cattle fell victim to the clashes.

In 1985 460 people lived in Köşkönü. In 2009 the village had 373 inhabitants. The hamlets Ahırlar, Dağdibi, Erbaş and Kurucak belong to Köşkönü.

Individual evidence

↑ www.e-tkbm.gov.tr ( Memento from November 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Hürriyet of August 29, 2007
↑ www.yerelnet.org.tr
↑ www.report.tuik.gov.tr ( Memento from March 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

[1] www.e-tkbm.gov.tr ( Memento from November 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

[2] Hürriyet of August 29, 2007

[3] www.yerelnet.org.tr

[4] www.report.tuik.gov.tr ( Memento from March 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )