Batman Province

Batman Province
Batman Province
Province
	Location of Batman Province in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Batman
Government
• Governor	Ekrem Canalp(deposed)
Area	4,477 km2 (1,729 sq mi)
Population (2022)	634,491
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0488
Website	batman.gov.tr

Batman Province (Turkish: Batman ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Êlihê;^[3] Armenian: Բատմանի զավառ) is a province in Turkey.^[4] It was created in May 1990 with the Law No. 3647 taking some parts from the eastern Province of Siirt and some from the southern Province of Mardin.^[5] Its area is 4,477 km²,^[1] and its population is 634,491 (2022).^[2] Its current governor is Ekrem Canalp.^[6]

The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority.^[7]^[8]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Li Êlihê teqîn... kuşti û birîndar heye". Nerina Azad (in Kurdish). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Deichmann, Somik V. Lall, Souleymane Coulibaly, Uwe (2007). Urbanization and Productivity: Evidence from Turkish Provinces over the Period. World Bank Publications. p. 7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "T.C. Batman Valiliği". www.batman.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
^ Watts, Nicole F. (2010). Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (Studies in Modernity and National Identity). Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-295-99050-7.
^ Izreʿel, Shlomo; Drory, Rina (1995). Language and Culture in the Near East. BRILL. p. 244. ISBN 9789004104570.

[area-1] Cite error: The named reference area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[tuik-2] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[3] "Li Êlihê teqîn... kuşti û birîndar heye". Nerina Azad (in Kurdish). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[:1-4] "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[5] Deichmann, Somik V. Lall, Souleymane Coulibaly, Uwe (2007). Urbanization and Productivity: Evidence from Turkish Provinces over the Period. World Bank Publications. p. 7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[6] "T.C. Batman Valiliği". www.batman.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-08-18.

[7] Watts, Nicole F. (2010). Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (Studies in Modernity and National Identity). Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-295-99050-7.

[8] Izreʿel, Shlomo; Drory, Rina (1995). Language and Culture in the Near East. BRILL. p. 244. ISBN 9789004104570.

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