Kırkyaren

Kırkyaren is a village (neighborhood) in the Karahallı District of Uşak Province, Turkey. Its population is 439 (2007).[1]

Name

The name of the village means literally "forty friends" (Turkish: kırk, "forty," + yaren, "friend").[2] The village name has also been recorded as Kırkyaran, Kırkyılan, Kırkyalan, and Kırkyeren.[3][4][5][6]

History

In 1782, four villagers of Kırkyaren were reportedly robbed and held captive by villagers from a place called Emre Sultan, supposedly as part of Qizilbash or Alevi rituals.[7]

In 1907, the village included 181 households, with a population of 905.[8]

In 1955, the village population was 954.[9]

Historical sites

  • Some Byzantine spolia can be found in the village. On Türkmendede Hill north of the village are the remains of three buildings with Byzantine spolia.[10]
  • Kırkyaren Village Big Fountain (Koca Çeşme), about 1.5 kilometers north of the village, was built in 1843 and is attached to the wall of the village laundry (çamaşırhane).[11]
  • Kırkyaren Village Lower Fountain (Aşağı Çeşme), 20 meters northwest of the Big Fountain, was built in 1867-68, but has been mostly destroyed by "treasure hunters."[12]

References

  1. ^ Özav, Lütfi; Kaya, Ahmet (2008). "Nüfusu Giderek Azalan Bir Yöre; 'Karahallı İlçesi'" [A Region with a Decreasing Population, Karahallı District]. Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (in Turkish). 1 (2): 10. doi:10.12780/UUSBD28. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Yâren". Güncel Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish). Türk Dil Kurumu. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ^ Özav; Kaya. "Nüfusu Giderek Azalan Bir Yöre; 'Karahallı İlçesi'". Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 1 (2): 4–5.
  4. ^ Yılmaz, Fikret (2024). "1782'de Bir Kızılbaş Katliamı: Hafıza, Karalama ve Şiddet" [A Qizilbash Massacre in 1782: Memory, Slander, and Violence] (PDF). Tarih ve Toplum (in Turkish) (23): 34. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  5. ^ Tutsak, Sadiye (1994). "Uşak Kazasında Mülkî Taksimatın Gelişimi" [The Development of Administrative Divisions in Uşak District]. Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi (in Turkish). 9 (1): 321. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  6. ^ Belke, Klaus; Mersich, Norbert (1990). Phrygien und Pisidien [Phrygia and Pisidia]. Tabula Imperii Byzantini (in German). Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 305. ISBN 3700116985. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. ^ Yılmaz. "1782'de Bir Kızılbaş Katliamı: Hafıza, Karalama ve Şiddet" (PDF). Tarih ve Toplum (23): 32–34, 66–67.
  8. ^ Özav; Kaya. "Nüfusu Giderek Azalan Bir Yöre; 'Karahallı İlçesi'". Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 1 (2): 4–5.
  9. ^ Özav; Kaya. "Nüfusu Giderek Azalan Bir Yöre; 'Karahallı İlçesi'". Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 1 (2): 10.
  10. ^ Belke; Mersich. Phrygien und Pisidien. pp. 305–306.
  11. ^ Acar, Türkan (2019). "Uşak/Karahallı Çeşmeleri" [Fountains of Karahallı, Uşak]. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (in Turkish). 21 (2): 427–428. doi:10.32709/akusosbil.445232. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  12. ^ Acar. "Uşak/Karahallı Çeşmeleri". Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 21 (2): 427.
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