Güçlükonak

Güçlükonak (Kurdish: Basan)^[1] is a town and seat of the Güçlükonak District in Şırnak Province, Turkey.^[2] The town is populated by Kurds of the Harunan tribe and had a population of 4,462 in 2021.^[1][3]

Güçlükonak
Municipality
Güçlükonak Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°28′16″N 41°54′50″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Şırnak
District	Güçlükonak
Population  (2021)[1]	4,462
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Neighborhoods

The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Bağlar and Yeni Mahalle.^[2]

History

In 1995 as the Şırnak Province was governed in a state of emergency, it was the scene of the Güçlükonak massacre [tr] in which 11 men lost their lives.^[4] As of January 2020, no person has been charged for the massacre.^[5]