Kocaköy
District and municipality in Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Kocaköy (Kurdish: Karaz;[2] Ottoman Turkish: کاراز[3]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.[4] Its area is 248 km2,[5] and its population is 15,355 (2022).[1] It is populated by Kurds.[2]
Kocaköy | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
Map showing Kocaköy District in Diyarbakır Province | |
  Kocaköy Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°17′23″N 40°30′05″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Diyarbakır |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rojda Nazlıer (HDP) |
Area | 248 km2 (96 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 15,355 |
| • Density | 61.9/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 21450 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
Politics
In the local elections in March 2019 Rojda Nazlıer was elected mayor.[6] In October 2019 she was dismissed and charged with being a member of a terrorist organization.[7] The current District Governor is Yasin Yunak,[8] who was also appointed as trustee after Nazlıer was dismissed.[9]
Composition
History
During the conflict between the Turkish Government and the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK), a part of the districts rural population was resettled urban areas.[11]
In 2017 curfews were declared by the Turkish government aimed to support the fight against the PKK.[12]
