Karayazı

Karayazı

Karayazı

District and municipality in Erzurum, Turkey

Karayazı (Kurdish: Qereyazî[2]) is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.[3] Its area is 1,953 km2,[4] and its population is 25,543 (2022).[1] In March 2019 Melike Göksu (HDP) was elected mayor.[5] On 17 September 2019 she was dismissed and arrested due to a sentence of 7 years and 6 months for terrorist propaganda. Kaymakam Mesut Tabakçıoğlu was appointed as a trustee instead.[6]

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Composition

There are 75 neighbourhoods in Karayazı District:[7]

Notable people

References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Ko-Bürgermeisterin von Qereyazî verhaftet". ANF News (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. [3]
    Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. [4]
    "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Erzurum Karayazı Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  6. [6]
    "Karayazı District Mayor Replaced with Trustee After Her Arrest". Bianet. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. [7]
    Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.


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