Ortaköy, Uludere
Ortaköy | |
|---|---|
 Village | |
  Ortaköy Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′37″N 43°16′48″E / 37.327°N 43.280°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şırnak |
| District | Uludere |
| Population (2023)[1] | 907 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Ortaköy (Kurdish: Oriş; Syriac: Ārōsh) is a village in the Uludere District in Şırnak province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Kaşuran tribe and had a population of 907 in 2023.[1][2]
History[edit]
Ārōsh (today called Ortaköy) was historically inhabited by Assyrian people and located in the Lower Tyari district in the Hakkari region.[3] According to the English missionary George Percy Badger, the village was inhabited by 17 Assyrian families in 1850, all of whom belonged to the Church of the East; this grew to 20 families in 1877 when visited by Edward Lewes Cutts, by which time a church had also been built.[3] Ārōsh was served as part of the diocese of the Patriarch of the Church of the East.[4] The village was destroyed by the Ottoman Army in June 1915 amidst the Sayfo.[5]
Population[edit]
Population history from 2007 to 2023:[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,087 | — |
| 2010 | 1,180 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1,185 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 919 | −22.4% |
| 2023 | 907 | −1.3% |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Address Based Population Registration System Results". Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Baz (2016), p. 104.
- ^ a b Wilmshurst (2000), p. 288.
- ^ Aboona (2008), p. 291.
- ^ Yacoub (2016), p. 166.
Bibliography[edit]
- Aboona, Hirmis (2008). Assyrians, Kurds, and Ottomans: Intercommunal Relations on the Periphery of the Ottoman Empire. Cambria Press. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- Baz, Ibrahim (2016). Şırnak aşiretleri ve kültürü (in Turkish). p. 104. ISBN 9786058849631.
- Wilmshurst, David (2000). The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913. Peeters Publishers.
- Yacoub, Joseph (2016). Year of the Sword: The Assyrian Christian Genocide, A History. Translated by James Ferguson. Oxford University Press.