Şırnak Province
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Şırnak Province Şırnak ili |
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Province of Turkey | |
Damlabaşı, Şırnak Province
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![]() Location of Şırnak Province in Turkey |
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Country | Turkey |
Region | Southeast Anatolia |
Subregion | Mardin |
Government | |
• Electoral district | Şırnak |
Area | |
• Total | 7,172 km2 (2,769 sq mi) |
Population (2010-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 430,109 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Area code(s) | 0486[2] |
Vehicle registration | 73 |
The Şırnak Province (Turkish: Şırnak ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Şirnex) is a Turkish province in southeastern Anatolia. As of 2013, the province had an estimated population of 475,255 people.[3] The majority of the province's population is Kurdish.[4]
Geography
The province borders Siirt Province to the north, Van Province to the northeast, Mardin Province to the west, Batman Province to the northwest, Syria to the southwest, and Iraq to the southeast.[5] Şırnak Province has some mountainous regions in the west and the south, but the majority of the province consists of plateaus, resulting from the many rivers that cross it. These include the Tigris, and its tributaries Hezil and Kızılsu, and also Çağlayan. The most important mountains are the Cudi (2089 m),[6] the Gabar, the Namaz and the Altın. Şırnak is the poorest province of Turkey with an average of 508 TL per capita.
Districts
Şırnak province is divided into 7 districts (capital district in bold):[3]
Turkish Forces' operation, 1992
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On 18 August 1992, Turkish forces, attacked the city, killing 54 people, mostly children and women. For three days, homes were burned, livestock were killed, people were brutally killed. 20,000 out of 25,000 residents fled the city, Amnesty International reported.[7][8]
During the operation, a curfew was imposed in the town and when it finally ended, the whole city was in ruins.
While the town was under bombardment, there was no way to get an account of what was happening in the region as journalists were prevented from entering the city centre which was completely burned down by the security forces. Şırnak was under fire for three days and tanks and cannons were used to hit buildings occupied by civilians.[9]
On 26 August 1992, Amnesty International sent requests to then Prime Minister, Süleyman Demirel, Interior Minister Ismet Sezgin, Emergency Legislation Governor Ünal Erkan and Şırnak province governor Mustafa Mala, to immediately initiate an independent and impartial inquiry into the events, to ensure no-one was mistreated in police custody and to make their findings public.
References
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- ↑ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces
- ↑ Area codes page of Turkish Telecom website (Turkish)
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- ↑ 18 AUGUST 1992: WHEN ŞIRNAK WAS TURNED INTO A DEAD CITY
- ↑ nytimes
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