Mutki
{{Infobox Turkey place
| type = municipality
| name = Mutki
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|24|33|N|41|55|19|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| province = Bitlis
| district = Mutki
| leader_party = AKP
| leader_name = Vahdettin Barlak
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| elevation_m = 2017
| population_total = 2294
| population_as_of = 2021
| postal_code = 13700
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| website = {{URL|http://www.mutki.bel.tr/}}
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Mutki ({{langx|ku-Latn|Motkî}},{{cite book |author1=Adem Avcıkıran |title=Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî |date=2009 |page=55 |url=http://tirsik.net/danegeh/pirtuk/ismail%20bulbul/anamneza%20bi%20kurmanc%C3%AE.pdf |accessdate=17 December 2019 |language=tr, ku}} {{langx|hy|Մոտկան|Motkan}}) is a town in Bitlis Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Mutki District.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. Its population is 2,294 (2021). The town is populated by Kurds.{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=30 January 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=tr |format=XLS}} The current mayor is Vahdettin Barlak (AKP).{{Cite web|url=https://www.yenisafak.com/yerel-secim-2019/bitlis-mutki-ilcesi-secim-sonuclari|title=Bitlis Mutki Seçim Sonuçları – Mutki Yerel Seçim Sonuçları|last=Şafak|first=Yeni|date=2019-05-11|website=Yeni Şafak|language=tr-TR|access-date=2019-11-06}}
Demographics
On the eve of the First World War, the kaza of Mutki had more than 70 settlements, with mixed Armenian–Kurdish populations. According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1914 there were 5,469 Armenians in 27 settlements of the kaza, with 26 churches, four monasteries, and one school.{{Cite web |title=Kaza Motkan / Modgan / Mudg / Mutki |url=https://virtual-genocide-memorial.de/region/the-six-provinces/bitlis-vilayet/sancak-bitlis/kaza-modgan-mutki/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Virtual Genocide Memorial |language=en-US}}
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|+ Mother tongue, Mutki District, 1927 Turkish census{{Cite journal |last=Sertel |first=Savaş |date=2019-10-17 |title=1927 Genel Nüfus Sayımı Sonuçlarına Göre Bitlis’in Nüfus Fonksiyonları |url=https://turkishstudies.net/?mod=makale_tr_ozet&makale_id=17525 |journal=Journal of Turkish Studies |language=tr |volume=9|issue=4 |pages=1015–1034 |doi=10.7827/TurkishStudies.6687|doi-access=free }} ! Turkish !! Arabic !! Kurdish !! Circassian !! Armenian !! Unknown or other languages | |||||
| 211 | 250 | 10,138 | – | 272 | 54 |
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|+ Religion, Mutki District, 1927 Turkish census ! Muslim !! Armenian !! Jewish !! Other Christian | |||
| 10,651 | – | – | 1 |
The city is home to many crypto-Armenians.{{Cite web |date=2015-04-23 |title=Armenian massacres: Descendants emerge from the shadows in Turkey |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/11556559/Armenian-massacres-Descendants-emerge-from-the-shadows-in-Turkey.html |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}} They formed the Mutki Armenians Solidarity Association ({{lang|tr|Mutki Ermenileri Sosyal Yardımlaşma ve Dayanışma Kültür Derneği}}).{{Cite web |last=Çetin |first=Fethiye |date=2015-12-15 |title=Çetin: The ‘Secret’ Known by All |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2015/12/15/cetin-the-secret-known-by-all/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=The Armenian Weekly |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2012-03-08 |title=Maratug’da dua ve halay |url=https://www.agos.com.tr/tr/yazi/2118/maratugda-dua-ve-halay |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Agos |language=tr}}
Notable people
- Zaro Aga, longest living Kurdish man (disputed)
References
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Sources
- {{Cite book |last=Toroslar |first=Ferman |title=Sürgün: isyan ateşinden geçen Mutkili bir Ermeni aile: anı |date=2013 |publisher=Aras |isbn=978-605-5753-37-5 |series=Aras |location=İstanbul|language=tr}}
External links
- [http://www.mutki.bel.tr/ Website of the Municipality of Mutki]
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Category:Populated places in Bitlis Province
Category:District municipalities in Turkey
Category:Kurdish settlements in Turkey
Category:Former Armenian communities in Bitlis Province
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