Arguvan ( ku, Erxewan/Arxewan)
is a district of
Malatya Province
Malatya Province ( tr, ; ku, Parezgêha Meletîyê) is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province had a population of ...
of
Turkey
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. The mayor is Mehmet Kızıldaş (
CHP).
Demographics
The majority of the district is
Alevi
Alevism or Anatolian Alevism (; tr, Alevilik, ''Anadolu Aleviliği'' or ''Kızılbaşlık''; ; az, Ələvilik) is a local Islamic tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical Alevi Islamic ( ''bāṭenī'') teachings of Haji Bektash Veli, w ...
from both
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
and
Turkish ethnicity. The Kurdish Atman tribe reside in ten villages and hamlets in the district. Other Kurdish tribes include the Direjan, Kurecik,
and the
Parçikan.
Settlements
Notable people
*
İlyas Salman
İlyas Salman (born 14 January 1949) is a Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician.
He shared the Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival's Best Actor Award in 2012 together with Engin Günaydın.
Personal life
Sal ...
*
Kemal Bülbül
Kemal Bülbül (born in 1963 in Arguvan) is a Turkish teacher, politician and member of the 27th Grand National Assembly of Turkey for HDP. Bülbül is Kurdish and Alevi.
Biography
Bülbül was born in the village of Şotik in Arguvan of Ma ...
References
Populated places in Malatya Province
Districts of Malatya Province
Kurdish settlements in Turkey
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