Kurukaymak, Hozat

Kurukaymak
Village
Kurukaymak is located in Turkey
Kurukaymak
Kurukaymak
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°12′26″N 39°07′44″E / 39.2071°N 39.1288°E / 39.2071; 39.1288
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTunceli
DistrictHozat
Population
 (2022)
6
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Kurukaymak (Kurdish: Qewxe) is a village in the Hozat District, Tunceli Province, Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Qoçan tribe and had a population of six in 2022.[2][3] No population was registered in the village between 2007 and 2021.[2]

The hamlets of Doğyurdu, Kapıkaya, Yanıktaş and Yeşerti are attached to the village.[1]

History

The village was depopulated by the Turkish authorities in the 1990s and only recently has the locals been allowed to return.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ Saltık, Veli (2013). "Dede Şeyh Hasanlar ile Aşiret Şeyh Hasanlar". Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi (in Turkish): 305.
  4. ^ Bayrak, Mehmet (1994). Kürdoloji belgeleri: açık - gizli, resmi - gayrıresmi (in Turkish). ÖZGE Yayınları. p. 274.
  5. ^ "33 yıl sonra köylerine gidebilecekler" (in Turkish). 1 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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