Hani,_Turkey

Hani, Turkey

Hani, Turkey

District and municipality in Diyarbakır, Turkey

Hani (Ottoman Turkish: هانی Hani, Ottoman Turkish: پالی معدن Palimaden,[2] Kurdish: Hênî[3]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 436 km2,[5] and its population is 32,519 (2022).[1] It is populated by Kurds.[3]

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History

The locals in Hani took part in the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1925. Subsequently, the town experienced special surveillance and scrutiny from the state.[6]

Politics

After the victory of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) in the local elections in 2014, Hani became a hotspot for the women movement in Diyarbakır Province. A women's center was opened in presence of the Metropolitan Mayor of Diyarbakır, Gültan Kışanak.[7] The DBP mayor was dismissed over alleged links with the Kurdistan Workers' Party in October 2016 and a trustee was imposed by the Ministry of the interior.[8] In the local elections of March 2019 İbrahim Lale of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected mayor.[9]

Composition

There are 26 neighbourhoods in Hani District:[10]

References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 399.
  3. [3]
    Malmîsanij, Mehemed (1988). Pîro; Baran; Şêxbizinî (eds.). "Bazı yörelerde Dımıli ve Kurmanci lehçelerinin köylere göre dağılımı". Berhem (in Turkish). 2: 17. ISSN 1100-0910.
  4. [4]
    Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. [5]
    "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. [6]
    Uğur Ümit Üngör (2012). The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913-1950. OUP Oxford. p. 197.
  7. [7]
    Drechselová, Lucie G. (2020-06-18). Local Power and Female Political Pathways in Turkey: Cycles of Exclusion. Springer Nature. p. 198. ISBN 978-3-030-47143-9.
  8. [8]
    "English :: Trustee Appointed to Hani Municipality". bianet.org. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  9. [9]
    "Diyarbakır Hani Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
  10. [10]
    Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.


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