Halfeli
Halfeli | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 39°53′11″N 43°59′20″E / 39.88639°N 43.98889°ECoordinates: 39°53′11″N 43°59′20″E / 39.88639°N 43.98889°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Iğdır Province |
District | Iğdır central district |
Government | |
• Elected Mayor | Hasan Safa (HDP) |
• State appointed trustee | Lütfullah Göktaş |
Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,097 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 76410 |
Area code | 0476 |
Licence plate | 76 |
Halfeli (Kurdish: Xelfelî, previously in Armenian: Վանքատեղ, romanized: Vank’ategh,) is a belde (town) in the central district (Iğdır) of Iğdır Province, Turkey.
The towns economy relies on agriculture. Due to a climate milder than most other Eastern Anatolian towns, it has a variety of crops including cotton. Another revenue of the town is livestock trading.
In the local elections of March 2019, Hasan Safa from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was elected mayor.[1] However, in March 2020 Safa was dismissed from his post due to alleged links to terrorism.[2] Due to regulations introduced in September 2016, mayors suspended by terror related charges are not to be replaced by someone elected by the municipal council.[3] Lütfullah Göktaş, the Kaymakam from Karakoyunlu was appointed as a trustee instead.[4]
History
The settlement was founded by the Halfeli tribe of Kurds during the Ottoman Empire. However, after the Russian Empire annexed the province in the Treaty of Turkmenchay, the tribe emigrated south to Iran.
Under the Russian Empire, Halfeli was placed under the territorial-administrative jurisdiction of the Surmalin Uyezd of the Erivan Governorate. The town was settled by Armenians and known as Vank'ategh (Monastery Place).
Following the First World War, the town was briefly part of the First Republic of Armenia between 1918-1920 until the conclusion of the Turkish–Armenian War. Following the expulsion of the town's Armenian inhabitants, the Halfeli Kurd tribe returned.
On June 18, 1992, the town area was granted the status of municipality.[5]
In 1994, the settlement was declared a seat of a township.[6]
Population
The population of Halfeli was reported 8,097 in 2019-20 Census[7]
Year | Population | Main inhabitants |
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2020 | 8,097[7] | Kurds |
2011 | 7,540[8] | |
2000 | 5,741 | |
1990 | 3,648[9] | |
1985 | 3,003[10] | |
1980 | 2,374[11] | |
1975 | 2,505[12] | |
1970 | 1,991[13] | |
1965 | 1,661[14] | |
1960 | 1,753[15] | |
1955 | 1,342[16] | |
1950 | 1,134[17] | |
1945 | 1,039[18] | |
1940 | 1,103[19] | |
1935 | 1,126[20] | |
1908 | 1,114[21] | Armenians |
1886 | 892[22] |
References
- ^ "Iğdır Halfeli Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "8 mayors suspended over alleged terror links - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION)". Venice Commission. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "HDP'li 8 belediyeye kayyum atandı!". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "Official newspaper" (PDF). June 25, 1992. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Mayor's page {{in lang|tr}}". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ^ a b Bilgi, Rehber. "IĞDIR MERKEZ ilçesi HALFELİ beldesi nüfusu 2020, ilçeleri, beldeleri, mahalleleri ve köyleri | Rehber Bilgi - Rehber Bilgi". www.rehberbilgi.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ Statistical Institute
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2019-03-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-02-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2020-01-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ The Caucasian calendar .... for 1909.
- ^ "Игдырский участок 1886". 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
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