Beşiri

Beşiri (Kurdish: Qubînê)[1] is a town and seat of the Beşiri District in the Batman Province of Turkey.[2] Its population is 11,120 (2021).[3] It was originally a village of Diyarbakır Province, it later became a district of Siirt Province and finally in 1990 a district of Batman. The mayor is Mustafa Öztürt (BDP).[4]

Beşiri
Municipality
Beşiri
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37.921°N 41.292°E / 37.921; 41.292
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBatman
DistrictBeşiri
Government
 • MayorMustafa Öztürt (BDP)
Population
 (2021)
11,120
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Websitewww.besiri.bel.tr

Yazidi presence

Beşiri once had large Yazidi population, in villages like Kurukavak (Hamdûna) and Uğrak (Texeriyê), only a couple of Yazidi families remain today. However, elsewhere, in Yolveren (Çinêra), Oğuz (Şimzê) and Üçkuyular (Faqîra), some families have returned from diaspora to settle again. These families, have constructed a social and traditional condolence house in Üçkuyular village, with support from the diaspora community in Europe. Villagers and the neighbouring villages use the building as a community place, where they do weddings, funerals and other occasions, as well as prayers. The diaspora Yezidis that funded the house usually have vacation there in the summer. The purpose of this house, which has four rooms, a kitchen and a prayer room, is to help preserve Yazidi presence, culture and traditions in the area.[4]

Notable residents

References
  1. Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
  2. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. Ilse., Ahmady, Kameel. Lim, Richard. Çulhaoğlu, Metin. Sturkenboom (2009). Another look at East and Southeast Turkey : a traveller's handbook. GABB. ISBN 978-605-60513-0-2. OCLC 612145076.
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