Aydemir, Kurtalan
Aydemir | |
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Aydemir Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′32″N 41°45′04″E / 37.809°N 41.751°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Kurtalan |
| Population (2021)[1] | 110 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Aydemir (Kurdish: Husêniyê; Syriac: Al-Ḥusayniyyah)[2] is a village in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 110 in 2021.[1][4]
History
Al-Ḥusayniyyah (today called Aydemir) was historically inhabited by Syriac Orthodox Christians.[2] In the Syriac Orthodox patriarchal register of dues of 1870, it was recorded that the village had 4 households, who paid 16 dues, and did not have a church or a priest.[2] It was located in the kaza (district) of Şirvan.[2]
The village was depopulated in the 1990s.[4]
References
- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Bcheiry (2009), p. 50.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Whitman (1993), p. 57.
Bibliography
- Bcheiry, Iskandar (2009). The Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Register of Dues of 1870: An Unpublished Historical Document from the Late Ottoman Period. Gorgias Press. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- Whitman, Lois (1993). The Kurds of Turkey: Killings, Disappearances and Torture. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 9781564320964.