Village in Sivas Province, Turkey
Village in Sivas, Turkey
Bahtiyar is a village in the İmranlı District of Sivas Province in Turkey.[1] It is populated by Turks and had a population of 96 in 2023.[2][3]
History
The village's name was recorded as Bahtiyar in the records of 1522 and 1928, and as Utile in the records of 1968.[4] Some written information about the village is found in the Avârız registers of 1642. At that time, the settlement, referred to as "Necteyar (Bahtiyar)," was part of the central sub-district of Kuruçay in the Erzurum Province, and it had 16 Muslim households subject to avârız tax.[4]
Geography
The village is located 139 km from the Sivas city center and 27 km from the İmranlı district center.[5]
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