Siverek

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Siverek
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Siverek (Turkey)
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Basic data
Province (il) : Şanlıurfa
Coordinates : 37 ° 45 ′  N , 39 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 39 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E
Residents : 105,475 (2008)
Telephone code : (+90) 414
Postal code : 63600
License plate : 63
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Mayor : Sehmus Aydin ( AKP )
Website:
Siverek district
Residents : 204,638 (2008)
Surface: 4,367 km²
Population density : 47 inhabitants per km²
Kaymakam : Hamsa Erkal
Website (Kaymakam):
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Siverek

Siverek ( Kurdish Sêrek ) is a city and a district in the province of Şanlıurfa in southeastern Turkey . The population of the city is 105,475 and that of the district 204,638 (as of 2008).

Siverek belongs to the province of Şanlıurfa, but is historically and geographically more closely connected to Diyarbakır, which is about 83 km away. During the Ottoman Empire , Siverek was part of the Vilayet Diyarbakır as a Kaza (subdistrict) , and the people of Siverek are known to still reluctantly see themselves as part of Şanlıurfa.

Zazas and Kurds mostly live in the country . There is also a Turkmen community in Karacadağ village and a small number of Arabs . The people live from agriculture and as seasonal workers in the villages of neighboring Diyarbakır.

politics

As in other places in Şanlıurfa, the trade and politics in Siverek are under very strong influence and even completely under the control of a powerful Ashiret . Siverek is home to Sedat Edip Bucak , who was a former DYP MP who survived the car accident in Susurluk . He is the leader of the Bucak clan who have sat in parliament for Siverek since Turkey was founded. Sedat Edip Bucak is still a friend of the former chairman of the DYP Mehmet Ağar .

The members of the Bucak clan are Zazas who came to Siverek from nearby Diyarbakır in the 19th century. They have always been loyal to the state, especially during the Sheikh Said uprising in the 1920s. They were supporters of the Democrat Parti des Adnan Menderes , but survived the military coup of 1960 . The Bucaks were also active in the fight against the separatist PKK . In the 1970s, the Bucak clan became a target of the PKK. Hundreds of members of the clan were appointed village guards in Siverek and Hilvan by the state during this time . The area became the scene of attacks on politicians from all walks of life.

Other large clans are the Kırvar, İzol, Kejan, Karakeçililer, Karahanlı, Calendar, Babij. Fighting and distrust among the clans are not uncommon.

The name Siverek

During its long history, the name of the place changed many times.

  • In Byzantine and Armenian sources the name Sevaverek is used; from Armenian Սեւավերակ it means something like black ruins, after the color of the stones in the area.
  • The Sasanids named the city Surk after the red earth .
  • The Persians use the name Serrek . The word Ser for head is in the name.
  • The Arabs called the city as-Suwaidāʾ (the name of a Kurdish family mentioned in the Scheref name ) , which means black and love .
  • Another Turkish name is Kankalesi , which means blood castle .

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from December 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), accessed November 26, 2009
  2. ↑ SABAH - 04/09/2006 - Ağar'ın Bucak sevgisi
  3. ↑ THE TERROR REPORT OF TURKEY 1980-2000 - TAYAD Solidarity Committee
  4. ↑ Haziran 1980
  5. ↑ FP Davası Esa Hakkında Görüş - Arşiv - BELGEnet