Urfa Sanjak

The Urfa Sanjak (Turkish: Urfa Sancağı), previously known as Sanjak of Birejik, was a prefecture (sanjak) of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day Turkey and Syria. The city of Urfa was the Sanjak's capital.^[1]

Urfa Sancağı
sanjak of the Ottoman Empire Under Aleppo Eyalet (1579–1865) Under Aleppo Vilayet (1865–1918)
1579–1918
Coat of arms
Urfa Sanjak in 1914
Capital	Urfa
History
• Established	1579
• Armistice of Mudros	1918
Succeeded by Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
Today part of	Turkey Syria

History

In the 16th century, members of the Kurdish Reşwan is reported to have lived also in the Urfa sankak.^[2] Urfa was part of Syria according to the Treaty of Sèvres; but with the success of Turkish War of Independence, the sandals of Maraş, Antep and Urfa of the former Halep Eyalet remained in Turkey after 1921. Also, Antakya and İskenderun kazas of Halep Sanjak in one were separated as the Republic of Hatay in 1938. The republic joined to Turkey in 1939.

Subdistricts

The sanjak was made up of five districts (kazas):^[3]

• Kaza of Urfa
• Kaza of Birecik
• Kaza of Rumkale
• Kaza of Suruç
• Kaza of Harran