Gülkoru, Malazgirt

Village in Muş, Turkey

39°05′52″N 42°38′55″E / 39.09778°N 42.64861°E / 39.09778; 42.64861CountryTurkeyProvinceMuşDistrictMalazgirtPopulation

(2022)

1,468Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Gülkoru is a village in the Malazgirt District of Muş Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 1,468 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3] It is 11 km from Malazgirt.

History

In the excavations carried out to determine the area where the Battle of Manzikert was held, arrows and spear tips and various war tools were found around the village.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	945	—
1985	2,224	+4.37%
1990	3,099	+6.86%
1997	4,016	+3.77%
2007	2,328	−5.31%
2012	2,006	−2.93%
2017	1,644	−3.90%
2022	1,468	−2.24%
Source: Population censuses (1965-1997)^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] and TÜIK (2007-2021)^[2]

References

^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters". TÜIK. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ Law No. 6360, Official Gazette, 6 December 2012 (in Turkish).
^ "Malazgirt Savaşı ait savaş aletleri bulundu". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-08-11.
^ "1965 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1965. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2022.
^ "1985 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021.
^ "1990 General Census" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1991. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2021.
^ "1997 Population Count" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2022.