Güçlükonak

Güçlükonak (Kurdish: Basan)[3] is town a district in Şırnak Province of Turkey.

Güçlükonak
Güçlükonak
Coordinates: 37°28′17″N 41°54′55″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceŞırnak
Government
  MayorBahattin Aktuğ (AKP)
  KaymakamMustafa Akgül
Area
  District436.24 km2 (168.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Urban
4,590
  District
13,069
  District density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Post code
737xx
Websitewww.guclukonak.bel.tr

In 1995 as the Şırnak Province was governed in a state of emergency, it was the scene of the Güçlükonak massacre in which 11 men lost their lives.[4] As of January 2020, no person has been charged for the massacre.[5]

Districts of Şırnak

References

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 57. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ""Birds or earthworms":the Güçlükonak Massacre, its alleged cover-up, and the prosecution of independent investigators" (PDF). Amnesty.
  5. "Saturday Mothers meet for 772nd time, demand justice for Güçlükonak massacre". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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