Tunceli Province | |
|---|---|
 The Munzur River runs through the province | |
 Location within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Established | 25 December 1935 |
| Seat | Tunceli |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Bülent Tekbıyıkoğlu |
| Area | 7,582 km2 (2,927 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 89,317 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0428[2] |
| Website | www |
Tunceli Province (Turkish: Tunceli ili), formerly Dersim Province (Kurdish: Parêzgeha Dêrsim; Zazaki: Dêsim wilayet; Armenian: Դերսիմի մարզ), is a province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.[3] Its central city is Tunceli. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority. Moreover, it is the only province in Turkey with an Alevi majority.[4][5] The province has eight municipalities, 366 villages and 1,087 hamlets.[3]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kurds, Kurdistān". Encyclopaedia of Islam (2 ed.). BRILL. 2002. ISBN 9789004161214.