Akyaka, Kars

Akyaka (Ottoman Turkish: شوره کل Şoregil or Şöregel,[3] Azerbaijani: Ağyaxa or Şörəyəl, Kurdish: Şûrêgel) is a district of Kars Province in eastern Turkey, and the name of the small town that is the district's administrative capital. It is located on Turkey's closed border with Armenia. The population was 2,273 in 2010.

Akyaka
Akyaka
Location of Akyaka in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°44′40″N 43°37′30″E
Country Turkey
RegionEastern Anatolia
ProvinceKars
Government
 • MayorErgüder Toptaş (AKP)
 • KaymakamNur Sevinç Özbek
Area
[1]
 • District406.77 km2 (157.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
2,094
 • District
11,641
 • District density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
36780
Area code(s)+(90)474
Websitewww.yerelnet.org.tr
Districts of Kars

Government

Ergüder Toptaş was elected mayor in the local elections in March 2019.[4] Nur Seninç Özbek serves as Kaymakam.[5]

Population

99% of the population is Azerbaijani who fled the Russian Empire, namely the territory of modern-day Armenia, between 1880 and 1915. They are Shiite Muslims.[6][7]

History

The settlement was called Şuregel until 1922 and Kızılçakçak between 1922 and 1961.

It was also a district between 1922 and 1926, and a township in the Arpaçay district between 1926 and 1988. The Akyaka municipality was established in 1972.

Transport

Akyaka is a border checkpoint on the railway into Armenia, which has been closed since 1993. The route D.060 from Kars runs next to the railway leading to the border.[8]

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 474.
  4. "Kars Akyaka Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  5. "Akyaka İlçe Kaymakamı". www.akyaka.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  6. "Index Anatolicus".
  7. "Gümrü'den Kars'a Hüryurt Ailesinin Hayatı Kitap Oldu - Kars Haberleri".
  8. Kanbolat, Hasan (October 9, 2007). "Ermenistan'ın Türkiye ile Sorunu Nedir, Sınır Kapısı Açılmalı mıdır?" (in Turkish). Avrasya Bir Vakfı-Avrasya Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2009.


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