Özalp | |
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)  Özalp | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′30″N 43°59′22″E / 38.65833°N 43.98944°E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Van |
| Government | |
| • Elected Mayor | Yakup Almaç (HDP) |
| • Kaymakam | Abdulkadir Çelik |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,558.33 km2 (601.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 11,069 |
| • District | 73,778 |
| • District density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Post code | 65800 |
| Website | www.ozalp.bel.tr |
Özalp (Kurdish: Qerqelî[3]) is a district of Van Province of Turkey. In the local elections of March 2019 Yakup Almaç from the Peoples ' Democratic Party was elected mayor(HDP).[4] Abdulkadir Çelik was appointed Kaymakam by president Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in August 2019.[5] However Almaç was dismissed in November 2019[6] and Çelik appointed as well as the trustee of the municipality of Özalp. Following his appointment as a trustee, he dismissed also 28 municipality workers.[7]
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Van Özalp Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Kaymakamımız". www.ozalp.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Co-mayors of Muradiye, Özalp and Başkale arrested". ANF News. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Trustee dismisses 28 workers in Özalp, Van". ANF News. Retrieved 2020-05-19.