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{{Infobox Turkey place
| type                 = municipality
| name                 = Mutki
| other_name           = 
| image_skyline        = 
| image_caption        = 
| image_shield         = 
| coordinates          = {{coord|38|24|33|N|41|55|19|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| province             = Bitlis
| district             = Mutki
| leader_party         = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]]
| leader_name          = Vahdettin Barlak
| area_footnotes       = 
| area_total_km2       = 
| elevation_m          = 2017
| population_footnotes = <ref name=tuik/>
| population_total     = 2294
| population_as_of     = 2021
| postal_code          = 13700
| area_code            = 
| website              = {{URL|http://www.mutki.bel.tr/}}
}}
'''Mutki''' ({{langx|ku-Latn|Motkî}},<ref>{{cite book |author1=Adem Avcıkıran |title=Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî |date=2009 |page=55 |url=http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=tr, ku}}</ref> {{langx|hy|Մոտկան|Motkan}}<ref name=vgm/>) is a town in [[Bitlis Province]], [[Turkey]]. It is the seat of [[Mutki District]].<ref name=ilce>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.</ref> Its population is 2,294 (2021). The town is populated by [[Kurds]].<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=30 January 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=tr |format=XLS}}</ref> The current mayor is Vahdettin Barlak ([[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yenisafak.com/yerel-secim-2019/bitlis-mutki-ilcesi-secim-sonuclari|title=Bitlis Mutki Seçim Sonuçları – Mutki Yerel Seçim Sonuçları|last=Şafak|first=Yeni|date=2019-05-11|website=Yeni Şafak|language=tr-TR|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
On the eve of the First World War, the [[kaza]] of Mutki had more than 70 settlements, with mixed Armenian–Kurdish populations. According to the [[Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople]], in 1914 there were 5,469 Armenians in 27 settlements of the kaza, with 26 churches, four monasteries, and one school.<ref name=vgm>{{Cite web |title=Kaza Motkan / Modgan / Mudg / Mutki |url=https://virtual-genocide-memorial.de/region/the-six-provinces/bitlis-vilayet/sancak-bitlis/kaza-modgan-mutki/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Virtual Genocide Memorial |language=en-US}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Mother tongue, [[Mutki District]], [[1927 Turkish census]]<ref name=1927census>{{Cite journal |last=Sertel |first=Savaş |date=2019-10-17 |title=1927 Genel Nüfus Sayımı Sonuçlarına Göre Bitlis’in Nüfus Fonksiyonları |url=https://turkishstudies.net/?mod=makale_tr_ozet&makale_id=17525 |journal=Journal of Turkish Studies |language=tr |volume=9|issue=4 |pages=1015–1034 |doi=10.7827/TurkishStudies.6687|doi-access=free }}</ref>
! [[Turkish language|Turkish]] !! [[Arabic]] !! [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]] !! [[Circassian languages|Circassian]] !! [[Armenian language|Armenian]] !! Unknown or other languages
|-
| 211 || 250 || 10,138 || – || 272 || 54
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Religion, [[Mutki District]], [[1927 Turkish census]]<ref name=1927census/>
! [[Islam in Turkey|Muslim]] !! [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian]] !! [[History of the Jews in Turkey|Jewish]] !! [[Christianity in Turkey|Other Christian]]
|-
| 10,651 || – || – || 1
|}

The city is home to many [[crypto-Armenians]].<ref name=vgm/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-04-23 |title=Armenian massacres: Descendants emerge from the shadows in Turkey |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/11556559/Armenian-massacres-Descendants-emerge-from-the-shadows-in-Turkey.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> They formed the Mutki Armenians Solidarity Association (''{{lang|tr|Mutki Ermenileri Sosyal Yardımlaşma ve Dayanışma Kültür Derneği}}'').<ref>{{Cite web |last=Çetin |first=Fethiye |date=2015-12-15 |title=Çetin: The ‘Secret’ Known by All |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2015/12/15/cetin-the-secret-known-by-all/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=The Armenian Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-08 |title=Maratug’da dua ve halay |url=https://www.agos.com.tr/tr/yazi/2118/maratugda-dua-ve-halay |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Agos |language=tr}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Zaro Aga]], longest living Kurdish man (disputed)

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{Cite book |last=Toroslar |first=Ferman |title=Sürgün: isyan ateşinden geçen Mutkili bir Ermeni aile: anı |date=2013 |publisher=Aras |isbn=978-605-5753-37-5 |series=Aras |location=İstanbul|language=tr}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mutki.bel.tr/ Website of the Municipality of Mutki]

{{Mutki District}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Bitlis Province]]
[[Category:Mutki District]]
[[Category:District municipalities in Turkey]]
[[Category:Kurdish settlements in Turkey]]
[[Category:Former Armenian communities in Bitlis Province]]


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