Kocaköy

For other uses, see Kocaköy (disambiguation).

Kocaköy (Kurdish: Karaz;^[2] Ottoman Turkish: کاراز^[3]) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.^[4] Its area is 248 km²,^[5] and its population is 15,355 (2022).^[1] It is populated by Kurds.^[2]

Kocaköy
District and municipality
Map showing Kocaköy District in Diyarbakır Province
Kocaköy Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°17′23″N 40°30′05″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Diyarbakır
Government
• Mayor	Rojda Nazlıer (HDP)
Area	248 km2 (96 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	15,355
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	21450
Area code	0412
Website	www.kocakoy.bel.tr

Politics

In the local elections in March 2019 Rojda Nazlıer was elected mayor.^[6] In October 2019 she was dismissed and charged with being a member of a terrorist organization.^[7] The current District Governor is Yasin Yunak,^[8] who was also appointed as trustee after Nazlıer was dismissed.^[9]

Composition

There are 22 neighbourhoods in Kocaköy District:^[10]

• Anbar
• Arkbaşı
• Boyunlu
• Bozbağlar
• Bozyar
• Çakmaklı
• Çayırlı
• Çaytepe
• Eyüpler
• Gökçen
• Gözebaşı
• Günalan
• Hacıreşit
• Kaya
• Kokulupınar
• Şaklat
• Şerifoğulları
• Şeyhşerafettin
• Suçıktı
• Tepecik
• Yazıköy
• Yenişehir

History

During the conflict between the Turkish Government and the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK), a part of the districts rural population was resettled urban areas.^[11]

In 2017 curfews were declared by the Turkish government aimed to support the fight against the PKK.^[12]