Genç (, , )
is a town in
Bingöl Province
Bingöl Province (; ; ; ) is a province of Turkey. The province was known as Çapakçur Province () before 1945 when it was renamed as Bingöl Province. Its area is 8,003 km2, and its population is 282,556 (2022). The province encompasses 11 ...
in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is the seat of
Genç District.
Its population is 20,763 (2021).
The mayor is Mehmet Zeki Dirik (
AKP).
The town is populated by
Zaza Kurds.
Neighborhoods
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Cumhuriyet, Kültür, Yenişehir, Yeşildere and Yoldaşan.
Demographics
On the eve of World War I, there were 4,344 Armenians in the
sanjak
A sanjak or sancak (, , "flag, banner") was an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans also sometimes called the sanjak a liva (, ) from the name's calque in Arabic and Persian.
Banners were a common organization of nomad ...
of Genç. There was a small community of 240 Armenians in the city proper, with one church, St. Paul, and a school.
[
In 2011, the population of Genç district was 35,208, of which 19,123 live in the city itself.2011 genel nüfus sayımı verileri]
Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
References
External links
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official website of the municipality of Genç
Populated places in Bingöl Province
Genç District
District municipalities in Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Bingöl Province
Former Armenian communities in Bingöl Province
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