| Baykan | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  BaykanLocation in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°09′50″N 41°47′05″E / 38.16389°N 41.78472°E / 38.16389; 41.78472 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Baykan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ramazan Sarsılmaz (HDP) |
| Population | 5,544 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www.baykan.bel.tr |
Baykan (Kurdish: Hawêl) is a municipality in the Baykan District of the Siirt Province in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds and had a population of 5,544 in 2021.
Neighborhoods
Baykan is divided into the neighborhoods of Cefan, Havel, İnönü, Karşıyaka and Yenidoğan.
Politics
In the local elections in March 2019 Ramazan Sarsılmaz from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor. Mehmet Tunç was appointed Kaymakam in September 2018. On 15 May 2020, Sarsılmaz was dismissed from his post, and Mehmet Tunç was appointed as the trustee of the municipality.
References
- Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 57.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 272.
- "Siirt Baykan Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- "Kaymakam Özgeçmişi". baykan.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- "Six HDP co-mayors removed from duty in southeastern Turkey, eastern province mayor detained". www.duvarenglish.com. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
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