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It is the sixth-most populous city in Turkey. Gaziantep is a diverse city inhabited mostly by ethnic Turks and a significant minority of Kurds and Syrian refugees. It was historically populated by Turkmens, Armenians, Jews, and a plethora of other ethnic groups. In February 2023, the city was heavily damaged by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.
On 20 August 2016, a suicide bomber targeted a wedding party in Gaziantep, Turkey, at 10:50pm local time. [6] More than 200 people were present at the party. The attack targeted a Kurdish family who had fled the Kurdish town of Siirt due to Turkish-PKK violence, [7] and occurred during the traditional henna night party according to witnesses. [8]
The 2012 Gaziantep bombing was a terrorist bomb attack which occurred in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey on 20 August 2012, the second day of the three-day celebrations of "Şeker Bayramı" (Eid-ul-Fitr) that refers to the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Küçükkarakuyu (Kurdish: Binamli) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Yavuzeli, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. [1] The village is populated by Kurds and a minority of Turkmens of the Qiziq tribe and had a population of 198 in 2022. [2] [3] [4]
Turkish Kurdistan or Northern Kurdistan (Kurdish: Bakurê Kurdistanê) is the southeastern part of Turkey [1] where Kurds form the predominant ethnic group. The Kurdish Institute of Paris estimates that there are 20 million Kurds living in Turkey, the majority of them in the southeast.
Pages in category "Kurdish settlements in Gaziantep Province" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Keklik, historically Zergil (Kurdish: Zergîl), [1] is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. [2] The village is inhabited by Kurds of the Reşwan tribe and had a population of 183 in 2022. [3] [4]
Saraymağara, historically and still informally called Romanlı, is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Yavuzeli, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. [1] The village is inhabited by Kurds of the Reşwan tribe and had a population of 490 in 2022. [2] [3]