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Hayri Kozakçıoğlu
Hayri Kozakçıoğlu (1938 – May 23, 2013) was a Turkish high-ranking civil servant and politician. He served as district governor, police chief, province governor in various administrative divisions. He was known as the first regional governor in the state of emergency ("OHAL") imposed in the provinces of Southeastern Anatolia and governor of Istanbul Province. He was found dead on May 23, 2013 in his house at Sarıyer, Istanbul. Early life and career Hayri Kozakçıoğlu was born in 1938 to Ahmet and his spouse Lütfiye in Alaşehir, Manisa Province. After completing his primary education in Alaşehir, Kozakçıoğlu attended Atatürk High School in Izmir, finishing in 1955. He was educated then in political science at Ankara University between 1955-1959. Following his graduation in 1959, he entered state service in the Ministry of the Interior, becoming a candidate district governor. Kozakçıoğlu served later as district governor ( tr, Kaymakam) in Çamlıhemşin, Ard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Governors Of Istanbul
The Governor of Istanbul (Turkish: ''İstanbul Valiliği'') is the civil service state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Istanbul. Similar to the Governors of the 80 other Provinces of Turkey, the Governor of Istanbul is appointed by the Government of Turkey and is responsible for the implementation of government legislation within Istanbul. The Governor is also the most senior commander of both the Istanbul provincial police force and the Istanbul Gendarmerie. Appointment The Governor of Istanbul is appointed by the President of Turkey, who confirms the appointment after recommendation from the Turkish Government. The Ministry of the Interior first considers and puts forward possible candidates for approval by the cabinet. The Governor of Istanbul is therefore not a directly elected position and instead functions as the most senior civil servant in the Province of Istanbul. Term limits The Governor is not limited by any term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeastern Anatolia
The Southeastern Anatolia Region ( tr, Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The most populous city in the region is Gaziantep. Other examples of big cities are Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Mardin and Adıyaman. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Region to the west, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the north, Syria to the south, and Iraq to the southeast. Subdivision *Middle Euphrates Section ( tr, Orta Fırat Bölümü) **Gaziantep Area ( tr, Gaziantep Yöresi) **Şanlıurfa Area ( tr, Şanlıurfa Yöresi) * Tigris Section ( tr, Dicle Bölümü) **Diyarbakır Area ( tr, Diyarbakır Yöresi) **Mardin - Midyat Area ( tr, Mardin - Midyat Yöresi) Ecoregions Terrestrial Palearctic = Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests = * Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests * Zagros Mountains forest steppe = Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands = * Eastern Anatolian montane steppe Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub * Eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elazığ Province
Elazığ Province ( tr, ; Zazaki: Suke Xarpêt; ku, Parêzgeha Xarpêtê) is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elazığ. The province had a population of 568,753 in 2014. The population of the province was 569,616 in 2000 and 498,225 in 1990. The total area of the province is , of which is covered by reservoirs and natural lakes. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan. History In 1927 the office of the Inspector General was created, which governed with martial law. The province was included in the first Inspectorate General (''Umumi Müfettişlik,'' UM) over which the Inspector General ruled. The UM span over the provinces of Hakkâri, Siirt, Van, Mardin, Bitlis, Şanlıurfa, Elazığ and Diyarbakır. In December 1935, the Tunceli Law was passed, which demanded a more powerful Government in the region. In January 1936 the Elazığ Province was transferred under the authority of the newly established Fourth Inspectorate General, which span ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingöl Province
Bingöl Province ( tr, , lit=province of a thousand lakes, '' ku, Parêzgeha Çewlîg'', ) is a province of Turkey in Eastern Anatolia. The province was known as Çapakçur Province (from ) until 1945 when it was renamed as Bingöl province. Its neighboring provinces are Tunceli, Erzurum, Muş, Diyarbakır, Erzincan and Elazığ. The province covers an area of 8,125 km2 and has a population of 255,170. The capital is Bingöl. As the current Governor of the province, Kadir Ekinci was appointed by the president on the 5 November 2018. The town of Genç was the scene of origin for the Kurdish Sheikh Said rebellion in 1925 and most of the region was captured by the rebels during the rebellion. Demographics Kurds comprise the majority of the province and the province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan. Its population is majority Sunni, conservative and many adhere to the Naqshbandi order. The province moreover has a significant Alevi minority. Linguistically, the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's historic and primary financial centre. Its name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which also had an entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard. The Scotland Yard entrance became the public entrance, and over time "Scotland Yard" has come to be used not only as the name of the headquarters building, but also as a metonym for both the Metropolitan Police Service itself and police officers, especially detectives, who serve in it. ''The New York Times'' wrote in 1964 that, just as Wall Street gave its name to New York's financial district, Scotland Yard became the name for police activity in London. The force moved from Great Scotland Yard in 1890, to a newly completed build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gökçeada
Imbros or İmroz Adası, officially Gökçeada (lit. ''Heavenly Island'') since 29 July 1970,Alexis Alexandris, "The Identity Issue of The Minorities in Greece And Turkey", in Hirschon, Renée (ed.), ''Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange Between Greece and Turkey'', Berghahn Books, 2003p. 120/ref> ( el, Ίμβρος, Ímvros) is the largest island of Turkey and the seat of Gökçeada District of Çanakkale Province. It is located in the north-northeastern Aegean Sea, at the entrance of Saros Bay, and has the westernmost point of Turkey ( Cape İncirburnu). Imbros has an area of and has some wooded areas."Gökçeada" from Britannica Concise Encyclopedia According to the 2020 census, the island-district of Gökçeada has a population of 10,106. The main industries of Imbros are fishing an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kepsut
Kepsut is a municipality and district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in .... Its area is 889 km2, and its population is 21,825 (2022). Its elevation is . The mayor is İsmail Cankul ( AKP). Composition There are 69 neighbourhoods in Kepsut District: Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. * Ahmetölen * Akçakertil * Akçaköy * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çınar, Diyarbakır
Çınar ( ku, Çinar/Axpar) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,934 km2, and its population is 76,966 (2022). In the local elections 2019 Bedri Kaya was elected Mayor. Muhammed Fatih Günlü was appointed District Governor in 2022. The historic ruined Zerzevan Castle is located southeast of Çınar town. Composition There are 101 neighbourhoods in Çınar District: Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. * Ağaçsever * Akçomak * Aktepe * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çüngüş
Çüngüş ( ota, چونکوش, ku, Çêngûş) is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. According to Turkish government statistics, its population is 11,927 as of 2018. Çüngüş was an Armenian bishopric an Armenian Church was constructed in 1841. Besides the church a monastery was located. In 1915, Çüngüş was the site of a massacre during the Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ... in which around 10,000 Armenians living in the area were taken to the Dudan crevasse and murdered by being thrown into the chasm. The massacre was remembered and recorded by the local Kurdish population, and a memorial to victims of the killings was recorded in the film 100 Years Later (2016). References Kurdish settlements in Diyarbakır Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delice
Delice is a town and district of Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. At the 2000 Turkish census The 2000 Turkish census was held in 2000 and recorded the population and demographic details of every settlement in Turkey. References Censuses in Turkey 2000 in Turkey Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of T ... the population of the district was 31,042, of whom 10,512 lived in the town of Delice. Notes References * External links * Populated places in Kırıkkale Province Districts of Kırıkkale Province {{Kırıkkale-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardeşen
Ardeşen (Armenian: Արտաշեն/Artashen, Laz and Georgian: არტაშენი/Artasheni or არდაშენი/Ardasheni) is a town and district of Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, along the coast road from the city of Rize. History See Rize Province for the history of the area, at one time part of the Colchis and Lazika kingdoms, Roman, Byzantine Empires and Kingdom of Georgia and later the Empire of Trebizond until their defeat in 1461 by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II. The origins of the name is believed to be Armenian coming from Ard- meaning field and -Shen meaning village. Also, it might be Lazuri Arteşeni coming from Ar-meaning one, te- meaning light, şeni- meaning for, Arteşeni in lazuri meaning "for a few light". It is logical because of rainy and cloudy weather of the area. Geography Ardeşen is sandwiched between sea and mountain, with of Black Sea coastline, while most of the district is hill and mountain, extending inland, up to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çamlıhemşin
Çamlıhemşin, formerly Vice, ( lzz, ვიჯა ''Vija'' or ვიჯე ''Vije'' ; ka, ვიჯა ''Vija'' ) is a small town and district of Rize Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. With its mountains and valleys in all shades of green, Çamlıhemşin has a reputation as one of the most attractive parts of the eastern Black Sea region, particularly with the autumn foliage. Etymology The town was originally known as ''Vija'', ''Vije'', or ''Vice'' with local variants ''Vicealtı'', ''Vicedibi'', although it was officially named as Vicealtı until 1953 when its name was changed to ''Çamlıca'' by Turkish authorities. Its current name, ''Çamlıhemşin'', was given in 1957, a combination of the terms "Çamlı", which in Turkish means "pine-forested" or "piney" and "Hemşin", which is the name of the indigenous Armenian population that predominantly inhabits the region. The name ''Vija'' is the Laz word for brine, mineral (salty) water, which corresponds to the Kart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
