Silopi Explained

Type:municipality
Silopi
Province:Şırnak
District:Silopi
Population Total:108880
Population As Of:2023

Silopi (ku|Silopî)[1] is a city and seat of Silopi District in the Şırnak Province of Turkey.[2] The city is mainly populated by Kurds of Sipêrtî and Zewkan tribes and had a population of 108,880 in 2023.[3]

Adalet Fidan of the HDP was elected mayor in 2019[4] but deposed the same year and replaced by the sub-governor (kaymakam), Sezer Işiktaş, as acting mayor.

Large sections of the city were damaged in 2016 during clashes between Turkish forces and the PKK.[5]

Neighborhoods

The city is divided into the eleven neighborhoods: Barbaros, Başak, Cudi, Cumhuriyet, Dicle, Karşıyaka, Nuh, Ofis, Şehit Harun Boy, Yenişehir and Yeşiltepe.

History

Recent history

Since July 2015, the Kurdish-Turkish conflict in the region has escalated, and 34 people have been killed in Silopi. On 7 August 2015 clashes between Turkish security forces and the Kurdish militant PKK group may have killed three people. Government reports claimed "terrorists" were killed,[6] [7] while pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party lawmaker Faysal Sarıyıldız said that the casualties were civilians and that he had seen no sign of armed militants.[8] Turkish authorities placed the city under curfew from 14 December 2015 to 4 January 2016. According to the Peoples' Democratic Party, 20 people were killed.[9]

Employment

Şırnak Silopi power station is powered by asphaltite coal and is claimed both to emit air pollution and to be an important source of employment.[10] In 2020 the EBRD proposed a just transition to support workers who may lose jobs due to the decline of coal in Turkey.[11]

Peanuts are grown.[12]

Population

Population history from 2007 to 2023:[13]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Avcıkıran, Adem . 57 .
  2. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
  3. Book: Baz, Ibrahim . Şırnak aşiretleri ve kültürü . 2016 . 9786058849631 . 106 and 129 . tr.
  4. Web site: Şırnak Silopi Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri . 2019-09-10 . www.sabah.com.tr.
  5. News: 15 May 2016 . Over 6,600 homes damaged by fighting in Kurdish Silopi, Ankara says . . 26 December 2022.
  6. News: 7 August 2015 . Three killed in clashes in southeastern town of Silopi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150807132718/http://www.todayszaman.com/national_three-killed-in-clashes-in-southeastern-town-of-silopi_395864.html . 7 August 2015 . 7 August 2015 . Today's Zaman . Zaman.
  7. News: 7 August 2015 . PKK terrorists clash with armed forces in Turkey's southeastern Silopi, three terrorists killed . 7 August 2015 . Daily Sabah.
  8. News: 7 August 2015 . Five killed in clashes between Turkish forces, Kurdish rebels . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225073021/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-turkey-kurds-idUKKCN0QC0XS20150807 . 25 December 2015 . 7 August 2015 . Reuters . Reuters.
  9. Web site: HDP Information Desk: Current Situation in Cizre, Silopi and Sur Districts (Updated on 04.01.2016) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210635/https://hdpenglish.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/hdp-information-desk-current-situation-in-cizre-silopi-and-sur-districts-updated-on-04-01-2016/ . 4 March 2016.
  10. Web site: SİLOPİ'YE 7 KERE 5…!?. 2020-02-09. ŞIRNAK HABER. tr. 2020-02-11.
  11. Web site: The EBRD just transition initiative.
  12. Web site: Yer fıstığı Silopi'den dünyaya açılacak. 2020-08-04. Haberler.com. tr.
  13. Web site: Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters. . 10 May 2024.

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