Yeşilyurt, Gaziantep

Yeşilyurt (Kurdish: Dolan) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 3,918 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3][4] It is populated by Kurds.^[5]

Yeşilyurt
Neighbourhood
Yeşilyurt Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°54′N 36°34′E
Country	Turkey
Province	Gaziantep
District	İslahiye
Population  (2022)	3,918
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	27800
Area code	0342

History

The town was founded in 1991 as a result of merging the three villages of Dolan, Yenioba and Alagöz. Major economic activities of the town are viticulture and peach gardening.^[6]

References

1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
4. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
5. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 334.
6. İslahiye governor's page (in Turkish)