Mazıdağı

Mazıdağı
District and municipality
A street in Mazıdağı
A street in Mazıdağı
Map showing Mazıdağı District in Mardin Province
Map showing Mazıdağı District in Mardin Province
Mazıdağı is located in Turkey
Mazıdağı
Mazıdağı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°28′45″N 40°29′11″E / 37.47917°N 40.48639°E / 37.47917; 40.48639
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMardin
Area
850 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
36,442
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0482
Websitewww.mazidagibelediyesi.gov.tr

Mazıdağı (Kurdish: Şemrex[2]) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 850 km2,[4] and its population is 36,442 (2022).[1] The town is populated by Kurds of the Dimilî tribe.[5]

Politics

In the local elections of 2009 Hasip Aktas was elected as mayor as a member of the Democratic Society Party (DTP) with 57% of all votes. In the local elections of 2014, Necia Yıldırım from the DTP became Mayor.[6] In the municipal elections of 2019, Nalan Özaydın from the Peoples' Democratic Party was elected as Mayor of Mazıdağı.[7] On the 15 November 2019 she was detained over alleged terror links.[8] The next day she was dismissed.[9]

Resources

Mazıdağı region is very rich in phosphate mines.[10]

Composition

There are 53 neighbourhoods in Mazıdağı District:[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 55.
  3. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 228.
  6. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-16). "Mardin Mazıdağı Seçim Sonuçları – Mazıdağı Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  7. ^ Şafak, Yeni (2019-11-16). "Mardin Mazıdağı Seçim Sonuçları – 31 Mart 2019 Mazıdağı İttifaka Göre Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  8. ^ "HDP's 4 Co-Mayors Detained in Mardin, Urfa". Bianet. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. ^ anatolianet (2019-11-16). "Turkey: 4 mayors dismissed over alleged terror links". TurkishPress. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  10. ^ "Mazıdağı Phosphate Plant". Eti Bakır. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  11. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.