Karayazı

District and municipality in Erzurum, Turkey

39°42′14″N 42°08′55″E / 39.70389°N 42.14861°E / 39.70389; 42.14861CountryTurkeyProvinceErzurumArea

1,953 km² (754 sq mi)Elevation

2,300 m (7,500 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

25,543 • Density13/km² (34/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

25830

Area code0442Climate DsbWebsitewww.karayazi.bel.tr

Karayazı (Kurdish: Qereyazî^[2]) is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.^[3] Its area is 1,953 km²,^[4] and its population is 25,543 (2022).^[1] In March 2019 Melike Göksu (HDP) was elected mayor.^[5] On 17 September 2019 she was dismissed and arrested due to a sentence of 7 years and 6 months for terrorist propaganda. Kaymakam Mesut Tabakçıoğlu was appointed as a trustee instead.^[6]

Composition

There are 75 neighbourhoods in Karayazı District:^[7]

Notable people

Hozan Canê (*1971), German-Kurdish singer

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Ko-Bürgermeisterin von Qereyazî verhaftet". ANF News (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Erzurum Karayazı Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
^ "Karayazı District Mayor Replaced with Trustee After Her Arrest". Bianet. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

Karayazı in Erzurum Province of Turkey

Districts

List of provinces by region
Istanbul	Istanbul
West Marmara	Balıkesir Çanakkale Edirne Kırklareli Tekirdağ
Aegean	Afyonkarahisar Aydın Denizli İzmir Kütahya Manisa Muğla Uşak
East Marmara	Bilecik Bolu Bursa Düzce Eskişehir Kocaeli Sakarya Yalova
West Anatolia	Ankara Karaman Konya
Mediterranean	Adana Antalya Burdur Hatay Isparta Kahramanmaraş Mersin Osmaniye
Central Anatolia	Aksaray Kayseri Kırıkkale Kırşehir Nevşehir Niğde Sivas Yozgat
West Black Sea	Amasya Bartın Çankırı Çorum Karabük Kastamonu Samsun Sinop Tokat Zonguldak
East Black Sea	Artvin Giresun Gümüşhane Ordu Rize Trabzon
Northeast Anatolia	Ağrı Ardahan Bayburt Erzincan Erzurum Iğdır Kars
Central East Anatolia	Bingöl Bitlis Elazığ Hakkâri Malatya Muş Tunceli Van
Southeast Anatolia	Adıyaman Batman Diyarbakır Gaziantep Kilis Mardin Siirt Şanlıurfa Şırnak

Metropolitan municipalities are bolded.

v t e Neighbourhoods of Karayazı District
Abdurrahmanköy Ağaçlı Akarsu Akpınar Alemdağı Aliküllek Anıtlı Aşağıincesu Aşağısöylemez Aydınsu Bayraktar Bezirhane Çakmaközü Çalışkan Çaltılı Çatalören Çavuşköy Çayırbeyli Çelikli Çepi Değirmenkaya Dörtpınar Doruca Dündarköy Duruca Elmaağaç Geventepe Göksu Göktepe Güllü Hacıbayram Hasanova Kapanlı Karaağıl Karabey Karakale Karakaya Karasu Karşıyaka Kayalar Kazbel Kırgındere Kırıkpınar Kösehasan Köyceğiz Kurupınar Mollabekir Mollaosman Muratlı Payveren Şakirköy Salyamaç Sancaktar Sarıçiçek Selenli Sukonak Sulutaş Taşan Tosunlu Turnagöl Uğurdalı Ulucanlar Üzengili Yahyaköy Yalındal Yeni Yeniköy Yeşilova Yeşilyurt Yiğityolu Yolgören Yücelik Yukarıçığılgan Yukarıcihanbey Yukarısöylemez

Neighbourhoods of Karayazı District