Beytüşşebap
Municipality in Şırnak, Turkey
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Beytüşşebap (Kurdish: Elkî)[2] is a town and seat of Beytüşşebap District of Şırnak Province in Turkey.[3] The town had a population of 6,367 in 2023.[1] It is populated by Kurds of the Ertoşî, Geravî, Jirkî, Mamxûran and Pinyanîşî Kurdish tribes.[4]
The mayor is Habip Aşan of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and District Governor (Kaymakam), Hasan Meşel serves since September 2020 after he was appointed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[5]
Neighborhoods
Beytüşşebap is divided into the neighborhoods of Ali Çavuş, Elki, Karşıyaka and Pınarbaşı.[3]
Population
Population history from 2007 to 2023:[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6,622 | — |
| 2010 | 5,231 | −21.0% |
| 2015 | 5,248 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5,690 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 6,367 | +11.9% |
