Oğul, Hakkâri

Oğul
Village
Oğul is located in Turkey
Oğul
Oğul
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°26′06″N 43°45′22″E / 37.435°N 43.756°E / 37.435; 43.756
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictHakkâri
Population
 (2023)[1]
193
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Oğul (Kurdish: Tal)[2] is a village in the central district of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Geravî and Jirkî tribes and had a population of 193 in 2023.[1][4]

The hamlets of Ağaçsız (Bêdarkê), Dilek (Ezîzanê), Göze (Bakê), Ilıca (Bêkurkê), Kavak (Rebet), Yayık (Meşxanê) and Yeşiltaş (Talane) are attached to Oğul.[2][3]

History

The village of Oğul was originally called ‘Tal’ which was an Assyrian village until Sayfo in 1915 and was subsequently unpopulated until a Kurd from the Jirkî tribe arrived to the village from Beytüşşebap in the second half of the 1930s. More Kurds subsequently settled in the village.[4]

Population

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

Population
YearPop.±%
199797—    
2007200+106.2%
2012225+12.5%
2017119−47.1%
2022155+30.3%
2023193+24.5%

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Hakkari'ye bağlı köylerin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve eski isimleri" (in Turkish). 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Oğul Köyü / Gundê Talê". Hakkari Tanıtım (in Turkish). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.