Çukurca

Çukurca (Kurdish: Çel, lit.'ditch, pit, hole, well', Syriac: ܛܝܵܪܹܐ, romanized: Ṭyārē, Lishanid Noshan: גיאלא) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The city is populated by Kurds of the Ertoşî and Pinyanişî tribes and had a population of 10,252in 2023. The mayor is Ensar Dündar from Justice and Development Party since 2019.