Büyükyurt

Coordinates: 39°14′59″N 39°48′13″E / 39.24972°N 39.80361°E / 39.24972; 39.80361
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Büyükyurt is a village in Nazımiye district of Tunceli (Dersim), Turkey.

Büyükyurt
Village
Location of Tunceli (Dersim) in Turkey
Location of Tunceli (Dersim) in Turkey
Büyükyurt is located in Turkey
Büyükyurt
Büyükyurt
Location of Büyükyurt in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°14′59″N 39°48′13″E / 39.24972°N 39.80361°E / 39.24972; 39.80361
Country Turkey
ProvinceTunceli (de facto Dersim)
DistrictNazımiye
Geographical regionEastern Anatolia Region
Government
 • MayorRıza Akdağ[2]
Elevation
1.575 m (5.167 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total89[1]

History[change | change source]

The old name of the village is Hakis.[3] In the village, which is named Hakis in the records of the 16th century; only non-Muslims lived in 67 households in 1518 and 135 households in 1541.[4] In the village at the beginning of the 20th century; there were 220 Armenian and 960 Kurdish population.[5] The settlement, which was a nâhiye since the records of 1912, maintained its position as a nâhiye until 1936.[6] In 1935, Hakis was recorded as a connected of Nazimiye kaza of Elâziz province.[7] Although the old name of the village "Hakis" was changed, it was recorded as "Büyükyurt (Hakis)" for a while.[8][9] In the 1960 census, 742 people were recorded, 340 males and 402 females in village.[8]

According to one data, the village was the largest village in Dersim before the villages were evacuated. Kizilbash who speak Kirmanckî and Armenians live in the village and the sons of the two peoples "lived together as brothers" for centuries.[10][a]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Tunceli Nazımiye Büyükyurt Köyü Nüfusu". Nufusune. (in Turkish).
  2. "Köy Muhtarlıklarımız". T.C Nazımiye Kaymakamlığı.
  3. T.C İçişleri Bakanlığı İller İdaresi Genel Müdürlüğü (1968). "Köylerimiz". p. 112.
  4. Ünal 1999, p. 196.
  5. Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, հտ 3, էջ 299. "20-րդ դ մկվբին ուներ 220 Հայ և 960 քուրդ բնա- կիլ:" [Dictionary of place names of Armenia and neighboring regions, vol. 3, p. 299. "In the 20th century, there were 220 Armenian and 960 Kurdish residents."]
  6. Sezen, Tahir (2017). "Osmanlı Yer Adları" (PDF). Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, 26. p. 141.
  7. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Başbakanlık İstatistik Genel Direktörlüğü (1935). "Genel Nüfus Sayımı". p. 160
  8. 8.0 8.1 T.C Başbakanlık Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü (1960). "Genel Nüfus Sayımı". p. 551.
  9. T.C Başbakanlık Devlet İstatistik Enstitüsü (1980). "Genel Nüfus Sayımı". p. 488 (5).
  10. "Xakis–Büyükyurt Sizi Çağırıyor", Özgür Dersim gazetesi, 2010: "Köyler boşaltılmadan evvel Dersim'in en büyük köyümüş. Köyde Kırmancki konuşan Kızılbaşlar ile Ermeniler yaşamaktalar. İki halkın evlatları yüzyıllardır kardeşçe beraber yaşamışlar."

Notes[change | change source]

  1. Kurdish and Turkish Alevis called "Kizilbash" some times in Turkey. Kirmanckî is Zaza dialect spoken in Dersim region.

Sources[change | change source]

  • Ünal, Mehmet Ali (1999). 16. Yüzyılda Çemişgezek Sancağı. Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 196. ISBN 975-16-0957-7.