Güçlükonak

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|name=Güçlükonak|province=Şırnak|district=Güçlükonak|seat=|population_total=4462|population_as_of=2021|coordinates={{Coord|37|28|16|N|41|54|50|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}|population_footnotes=}}

Güçlükonak ({{langx|ku|Basan}}){{Cite book |last=Tan |first=Altan |title=Turabidin'den Berriye'ye. Aşiretler - Dinler - Diller - Kültürler |year=2018 |isbn=9789944360944 |pages=269 |language=tr}} is a town and seat of the Güçlükonak District in Şırnak Province, Turkey.{{Cite web |title=Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri |url=https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı |language=tr}} The town is populated by Kurds of the Harunan tribe and had a population of 4,462 in 2021.{{Cite web |title=31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI |url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=16 December 2022 |website=TÜİK |language=tr |format=XLS}}

Neighborhoods

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Bağlar and Yeni Mahalle.

History

In 1995 as the Şırnak Province was governed in a state of emergency, it was the scene of the {{Interlanguage link|Güçlükonak Katliamı|lt=Güçlükonak massacre|tr||WD=}} in which 11 men lost their lives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/152000/eur440241998en.pdf|title="Birds or earthworms":the Güçlükonak Massacre, its alleged cover-up, and the prosecution of independent investigators|last=|first=|date=|website=Amnesty|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} As of January 2020, no person has been charged for the massacre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/human-rights/2020/01/11/turkeys-saturday-mothers-meet-for-772nd-time-demanding-justice-for-guclukonak-massacre/|title=Saturday Mothers meet for 772nd time, demand justice for Güçlükonak massacre|website=www.duvarenglish.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-23}}

References

Category:Populated places in Güçlükonak District

Category:Kurdish settlements in Şırnak Province

Category:District municipalities in Turkey