Güçlükonak

Town in Şırnak Province, Turkey

Municipality in Şırnak, Turkey

37°28′16″N 41°54′50″E / 37.47111°N 41.91389°E / 37.47111; 41.91389CountryTurkeyProvinceŞırnakDistrictGüçlükonakPopulation

(2021)^[1]

4,462Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Güçlükonak (Kurdish: Basan)^[2] is a town and seat of the Güçlükonak District in Şırnak Province, Turkey.^[3] The town is populated by Kurds of the Harunan tribe and had a population of 4,462 in 2021.^[4]^[1]

Neighborhoods

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Bağlar and Yeni Mahalle.^[5]

History

In 1995 as the Şırnak Province was governed in a state of emergency, it was the scene of the Güçlükonak massacre [tr] in which 11 men lost their lives.^[6] As of January 2020, no person has been charged for the massacre.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Tan, Altan (2018). Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler (in Turkish). p. 269. ISBN 9789944360944.
^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez, Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Kurdish and Turkish). p. 55.
^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ""Birds or earthworms":the Güçlükonak Massacre, its alleged cover-up, and the prosecution of independent investigators" (PDF). Amnesty.
^ "Saturday Mothers meet for 772nd time, demand justice for Güçlükonak massacre". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.