Akçay
Akçay is located in Turkey
Akçay
Akçay
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°26′17″N 42°06′50″E / 37.438°N 42.114°E / 37.438; 42.114
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞırnak
DistrictŞırnak
Population
 (2021)[1]
1,157
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Akçay (Kurdish: Dêra) is a village in the central district of Şırnak Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Dêrşewî tribe and had a population of 1,157 in 2021.[1][3]

The village was depopulated in the 1990s during the Kurdish–Turkish conflict.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Baz, Ibrahim (2016). Şırnak aşiretleri ve kültürü (in Turkish). p. 131. ISBN 9786058849631.
  4. ↑ "The situation in Turkish Kurdistan" (PDF). Kurdish Institute of Paris. November 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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