Bingöl Province

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Bingöl Province (Template:Langx; Template:Langx;[1] Template:Langx;[2] Template:Langx) is a province of Turkey.[3] The province was known as Çapakçur Province (Template:Langx) before 1945 when it was renamed as Bingöl Province.[4] Its area is 8,003 km2,[5] and its population is 282,556 (2022).[6] The province encompasses 11 municipalities, 325 villages and 693 hamlets.[7][3]

The town of Genç was the scene of origin for the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1925 and most of the region was captured by the rebels during the rebellion.[8]

As the current Governor of the province, Ahmet Hamdi Usta was appointed by the president in August 2023.[9]

Geography

The largest lake in Bingöl Province is Lake Bahri.[10] The main mountains in Bingöl province are the Genç Mountains, Akçara Mountains, Şerafettin Mountains and Bingöl Mountains.[11]

Demographics

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Language and religion statistics

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A 2016 survey showed that 90.4% of the population spoke Turkish, 64.1% spoke Zaza, 40.1% spoke Kurmanji and 5.6% spoke Arabic.[20]

History

From 1923 to 1929, Bingöl Province was part of Elazığ Province and part of Muş Province from 1929 to 1936. It ultimately became a province in 1936.[4]

In December 1935 the Tunceli Law was passed which demanded a more powerful government in the region.[21] Therefore, the region containing the present Bingöl province, together with the provinces of Tunceli, Erzincan and Elaziğ were included in the Fourth Inspectorate General (Umumi Müfettişlik, UM) in January 1936.[22][23] The fourth UM was governed by a Governor Commander. All the employees in the municipalities were to be from the military and the Governor Commander had the authority to evacuate whole villages and resettle them in other parts of the province.[22] in 1946 the Tunceli Law was abolished and the state of emergency removed but the authority of the fourth UM was transferred to the military.[22] The Inspectorate General was dissolved in 1952 during the Government of the Democrat Party.[24]

Districts

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Districts of Bingöl Province

Bingöl province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):

Gallery

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