Batman Province

Batman Province
Province
Location of Batman Province in Turkey
Location of Batman Province in Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatBatman
Government
 • GovernorEkrem Canalp (deposed)
Area
[1]
4,477 km2 (1,729 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
634,491
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0488
Websitebatman.gov.tr

Batman Province (Turkish: Batman ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Êlihê;[3] Armenian: Բատմանի զավառ) is a province in Turkey.[4] It was created in May 1990 with the Law No. 3647 taking some parts from the eastern Province of Siirt and some from the southern Province of Mardin.[5] Its area is 4,477 km2,[1] and its population is 634,491 (2022).[2] Its current governor is Ekrem Canalp.[6]

The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Li Êlihê teqîn... kuşti û birîndar heye". Nerina Azad (in Kurdish). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Deichmann, Somik V. Lall, Souleymane Coulibaly, Uwe (2007). Urbanization and Productivity: Evidence from Turkish Provinces over the Period. World Bank Publications. p. 7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "T.C. Batman Valiliği". www.batman.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  7. ^ Watts, Nicole F. (2010). Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (Studies in Modernity and National Identity). Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-295-99050-7.
  8. ^ Izreʿel, Shlomo; Drory, Rina (1995). Language and Culture in the Near East. BRILL. p. 244. ISBN 9789004104570.