Beşpınar () is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Çınar,
Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. It is populated by
Kurds and had a population of 1,465 in 2022.
History
In 1939, 36
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
* Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group
* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
* Bulgarian alphabet
* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
families were settled in Beşpınar in order to assimilate the local Kurds. However, only three families remained by 2017 of whom most were
Kurdified
Kurdification is a cultural change in which people, territory, or language become Kurdish. This can happen both naturally (as in Turkish Kurdistan) or as a deliberate government policy (as in Iraq after the 2003 invasion or in Syria after Syria ...
.
References
Neighbourhoods in Çınar District
Kurdish settlements in Diyarbakır Province
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