Bostancık, Yüksekova

Bostancık
Village
Bostancık is located in Turkey
Bostancık
Bostancık
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°26′42″N 44°12′18″E / 37.445°N 44.205°E / 37.445; 44.205
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictYüksekova
Population
 (2023)[1]
522
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Bostancık (Kurdish: Gulord)[2] is a village in the Yüksekova District of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Doski tribe and had a population of 522 in 2023.[2][1]

The village once had a population of around 400 households but was evacuated due to the Kurdish–Turkish conflict. Some locals have since then returned to the village.[4]

Population

Population history from 1997 to 2023:[5][1]

Population
YearPop.±%
1997247—    
200864−74.1%
2012103+60.9%
201744−57.3%
2022122+177.3%
2023522+327.9%

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Engin, Kerem (2019). "Li herêma doskiyan çend deqên edebiyata Kurdî". Sîtav (in Kurdish). Van Yüzüncü Yıl University: 4.
  3. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Bostancık köyü sakinleri 30 yıl sonra taşların altında anılarını aradı". Yüksekova Haber (in Turkish). 9 April 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  5. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.