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Mutki

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Mutki
Municipality
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CountryTurkey
ProvinceBitlis
DistrictMutki
Government
 • MayorVahdettin Barlak (AKP)
Elevation
1,489 m (4,885 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
2,294
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
13700
Websitewww.mutki.bel.tr

Mutki (Kurdish: Motkî,[2] Armenian: Մոտկան, romanized: Motkan[3]) is a town in Bitlis Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Mutki District.[4] Its population is 2,294 (2021). The town is populated by Kurds.[1] The current mayor is Vahdettin Barlak (AKP).[5]

Demographics

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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.[3]

Mother tongue, Mutki District, 1927 Turkish census[6]
Turkish Arabic Kurdish Circassian Armenian Unknown or other languages
211 250 10,138 – 272 54
Religion, Mutki District, 1927 Turkish census[6]
Muslim Armenian Jewish Other Christian
10,651 – – 1

The city is home to many crypto-Armenians.[3][7] They formed the Mutki Armenians Solidarity Association (Mutki Ermenileri Sosyal Yardımlaşma ve Dayanışma Kültür Derneği).[8][9]

Notable people

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  • Zaro Aga, longest living Kurdish man (disputed)

References

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Sources

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