Bostaniçi

Bostaniçi is a town within the metropolitan area of the city of Van, on the Eastern shore of Lake Van in Turkey. The Armenian name of the town was Sghka.[1]

The town is part of the municipality of İpekyolu. The mayor of the municipality is Sinan Aslan.[2] Aslan was appointed by the Turkish government following the arrest of Şehsade Kurt and Azim Yacan of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on 8 November 2019.[3]

Bostaniçi is located at the foot of Erek Mountain, the highest mountain of Van. As of 2018, the population of the town was 30,412.[4]

References
  1. "Maps | Vilayet of Van | Kaza of Van | Religion | Churches and monasteries 3 :: Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and village life". www.houshamadyan.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. "Kaymakam Aslan, Bostaniçi'nde kütüphane açtı". Wan Haber (in Turkish). 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  3. "Kurdish mayors face terrorism charges for providing aid to migrants". Ahval. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. "BOSTANİÇİ MAHALLESİ NÜFUSU, İPEKYOLU VAN". www.nufusune.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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