Otlukbeli

Otlukbeli
Otlukbeli
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°58′25″N 40°01′20″E / 39.97361°N 40.02222°E / 39.97361; 40.02222
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzincan
DistrictOtlukbeli
Government
 • MayorVahdet Ercan (AKP)
Population
 (2021)
2,036
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.otlukbeli.bel.tr

Otlukbeli is a municipality (belde) and seat of Otlukbeli District of Erzincan Province in Turkey.[1] It had a population of 2,036 in 2021.[2] It is divided into the neighborhoods of Fatih, Mehmet Akif Ersoy and Şehitler.[1]

History

In 1835, the village of Karakulak (now the district center) was part of the Tercan District. The male population of Karakulak at that time was 0 Muslims and 78 non-Muslims.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ 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): 72, 74. Retrieved 4 July 2025.