Çayırlı

Çayırlı
Çayırlı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°48′20″N 40°02′11″E / 39.80556°N 40.03639°E / 39.80556; 40.03639
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzincan
DistrictÇayırlı
Government
 • MayorOktay Efe
Elevation
1,520 m (4,990 ft)
Population
 (2021)
4,882
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.cayirli.bel.tr

Çayırlı (Kurdish: Mans, Mose)[1] is a municipality (belde) and seat of Çayırlı District of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.[2] It had a population of 4,882 in 2021.[3] It is divided into the neighborhoods of Atatürk, Barbaros and Fatih.[2]

History

In 1835, Mans village (now Çayırlı) was part of the Tercan district. The male population of Mans at that time was 262 Muslim and 74 non-Muslim, for a total of 336 males.[4]

In 1936, Çayırlı was transferred to the Vilayet of Erzurum. In June 1954, Çayırlı was made a district (ilçe).[5]

References

  1. ^ Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
  2. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ Özger, Yunus (2008). "XIX. Yüzyılın İlk Yarısında Tercan ve Köylerinin Demografik Yapısı (1835 Tarihili Nüfus Defterine Göre)" [Demographic Structure of Tercan and Its Villages in the First Half of the 19th Century, according to the 1835 Census Register]. Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi (EUJEF) (in Turkish). 10 (2): 63, 64, 68, 71, 74. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Tarihi" [Its History]. Çayırlı Belediyesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 July 2025.