Artuklu, Mardin

Artuklu is a district and second level municipality in Mardin Province, Turkey. According to the 2012 Metropolitan Municipalities Law (Law No. 6360), all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750000 will become metropolitan municipalities and the districts within the metropolitan municipalities will be second-level municipalities. The law also creates new districts within the provinces in addition to present districts.[1] In March 2019, Abdulkadir Tutaşı was elected mayor.[2] Since August 2019, Hacı Hasan Gökpinar is the Kaymakam.[3]

Artuklu
İlçe (district)
Artuklu
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°19′N 40°43′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceMardin Province
Government
 • MayorAbdulkadir Tutaşı (AKP)
 • KaymakamHacı Hasan Gökpinar
Elevation
940 m (3,085 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Urban
86,984
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
47000
Area code(s)0482
Licence plate47

Artuklu was the name of a Turkmen dynasty which ruled in and around Mardin in the 14th century.

Rural area

There were three towns and 64 villages in Artuklu rural area.[4] Now their official status became "neighborhood of Artuklu".

References
  1. Official gazette (in Turkish)
  2. "Mardin Artuklu Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. "Kaymakam Hacı Hasan Gökpınar". www.artuklu.gov.tr. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. Statistical Institute Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
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