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Mardin Subregion
The Mardin Subregion (Turkish: ''Mardin Alt Bölgesi'') (TRC3) is a statistical subregion in Turkey. Provinces * Mardin Province (TRC31) * Batman Province (TRC32) * Şırnak Province (TRC33) * Siirt Province (TRC34) See also * NUTS of Turkey As a candidate country of the European Union, Turkey (TR) is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Defined in 2002 in agreement between Eurostat and the Turkish authorities, Turkey's NUTS classifications are of ... External links TURKSTAT Sources {{coord missing, Turkey Statistical subregions of Turkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a East Thrace, small portion on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turkish people, Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its list of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently Settler, settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeast Anatolia Region (statistical)
The Southeast Anatolia Region ( Turkish: ''Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi'') (TRC) is a statistical region in Turkey. Subregions and provinces * Gaziantep Subregion (TRC1) ** Gaziantep Province (TRC11) ** Adıyaman Province (TRC12) ** Kilis Province (TRC13) * Şanlıurfa Subregion (TRC2) ** Şanlıurfa Province (TRC21) ** Diyarbakır Province (TRC22) * Mardin Subregion (TRC3) ** Mardin Province (TRC31) ** Batman Province (TRC32) ** Şırnak Province (TRC33) ** Siirt Province (TRC34) Population Age groups Internal immigration State register location of Southeast Anatolia residents Marital status of 15+ population by gender Education status of 15+ population by gender See also * NUTS of Turkey As a candidate country of the European Union, Turkey (TR) is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Defined in 2002 in agreement between Eurostat and the Turkish authorities, Turkey's NUTS classifications are ... Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Language
Turkish ( , ), also referred to as Turkish of Turkey (''Türkiye Türkçesi''), is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 80 to 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers also exist in Iraq, Syria, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested the European Union to add Turkish as an official language, even though Turkey is not a member state. Turkish is the 13th most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet. The distinctive characteristics of the Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mardin Province
Mardin Province ( tr, Mardin ili; ku, Parêzgeha Mêrdînê; ar, محافظة ماردين) is a province of Turkey with a population of 809,719 in 2017, slightly down from the population of 835,173 in 2000. Kurds form the majority of the population, followed closely by Arabs who represent 40% of the province's population.Ayse Guc Isik, 201The Intercultural Engagement in Mardin Australian Catholic University. pp. 46–48. Demographics Mardin Province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and is populated by Kurds and Arabs who adhere to Shafi'i Islam. There is also a small Assyrian Christian population left. A recent study from 2013 has shown that 40% of Mardin Province's population identify as Arabs, and this proportion increases to 49% in the cities of Mardin and Midyat, where Arabs form the plurality. A 1996 study estimated that the population of Mardin Province as a whole was about 75% Kurdish in 1990. Social relations Social relations between Arabs and Kurds have hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman Province
Batman Province ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Êlihê) is a province in the Southeast Anatolia Region of Turkey. 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. The province's population exceeded 500,000 in 2010. The city of Batman with 460,955 inhabitants, is the provincial capital. Its current Governor is Hulusi Şahin. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority with a large Arab minority found in the northern parts of the province (Sason and Kozluk) and Hasankeyf. History The Batman Province contains the strategic Tigris river with fertile lands by its sides, as well as rocky hills with numerous caves providing a natural shelter. Therefore, it was inhabited from prehistoric times, likely from the Neolithic ( Paleolithic) period, according to archeological evidence. First documented evidence of settlements in the province dates back to 7th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şırnak Province
Şırnak Province ( tr, Şırnak ili, ku, Parêzgeha Şirnexê) is a province of Turkey in the Southeastern Anatolia Region. Şırnak Province was created in 1990, with areas that were formerly part of the Siirt and Mardin Provinces. It borders both Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Syria. The current Governor of the province is Ali Hamza Pehlivan. As of 2013, the province had an estimated population of 475,255 people. Considered part of Turkish Kurdistan, the province has a Kurdish majority. Geography Şırnak Province has some mountainous regions in the west and the south, but the majority of the province consists of plateaus, resulting from the many rivers that cross it. These include the Tigris (and its tributaries Hezil and Kızılsu) and Çağlayan. The most important mountains are Mount Cudi (2089 m), Mount Gabar, Mount Namaz and Mount Altın. Districts Şırnak province is divided into seven districts (capital district in bold): * Beytüşşebap *Cizre * Güçlükonak * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siirt Province
Siirt Province, ( tr, , ku, Parêzgeha Sêrtê) is a province of Turkey, located in the southeast. The province borders Bitlis to the north, Batman to the west, Mardin to the southwest, Şırnak to the south, and Van to the east. It has an area of 5,406 km² and a total population of 300,695 (as of 2010). The provincial capital is the city of Siirt. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority. The current Governor of the Siirt province is Ali Fuat Atik. History In order to Turkify the Kurds of Siirt, Law 1164 was passed in June 1927, which allowed the creation of Inspectorates-General (''Umumi Müffetişlik,'' UM) that governed with martial law under a state of emergency. The Siirt province was included in the so called First Inspectorate General (''Umumi Müfettişlik,'' UM) in which an Inspector General governed with wide-ranging authority of civilian, juridical and military matters. The UM covered the provinces of Hakkâri, Sii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NUTS Of Turkey
As a candidate country of the European Union, Turkey (TR) is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Defined in 2002 in agreement between Eurostat and the Turkish authorities, Turkey's NUTS classifications are officially termed ''statistical regions'', as Turkey is not a member of the EU and Eurostat only defines NUTS for member states. The three NUTS levels are: * NUTS-1: 12 Regions * NUTS-2: 26 Subregions * NUTS-3: 81 Provinces Below the NUTS levels, there are two LAU levels: * LAU-1: 923 districts * LAU-2: 37,675 municipalities The NUTS codes are as follows: See also * FIPS region codes of Turkey * ISO 3166-2 codes of Turkey * Subdivisions of Turkey *List of Turkish regions by Human Development Index References External links Overview of the NUTS 2013 ClassificationStatistics Illustrated. Interactive map of NUTS levels.Regional Statistics Illustrated. Interactive map of statistics indicators by NUTS levels. Statoids.com {{Statistica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
