Kurtalan

Kurtalan (Kurdish: Misircê‎)[3] is a district of Siirt Province of Turkey.

This article is about a district in Turkey. For the rock band, see Kurtalan Ekspres.
Kurtalan
Kurtalan
Coordinates: 37°55′34″N 41°42′01″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceSiirt
Government
 • MayorBaran Akgül (HDP)
 • Kaymakamİhsan Emre Aydin
Area
 • District817.36 km2 (315.58 sq mi)
Elevation
1,125 m (3,691 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
30,087
 • District
56,740
 • District density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Post code
56500
Websitewww.kurtalanbelediyesi.com

Government

In the local elections of 2019 Baran Akgül was elected as Mayor.[4] The current District Governor is Ihsan Emre Aydin.[5]

Transport

In Kurtalan railway station is the eastern terminus of the Southern Kurtalan Express between Ankara and Kurtalan operated by TCDD Taşımacılık.[6]

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "Siirt Kurtalan Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart Siirt Kurtalan Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". secim.haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  5. "Kaymakam". www.kurtalan.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. "Guney Kurtalan Express (Ankara Kurtalan train)". Rail Turkey En. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-11-11.


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