Kurtalan (, or , Harzan) is a municipality in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey. It was called Garzan until 1938 when it was renamed. The municipality is populated by Kurds of the Pencenarî Kurdish tribe and had a population of 36,273 in 2021.
Demographics According to Vital Cuinet, the kaza of Garzan had a population of 13,000 in 1891, including 8,800 Muslims, 3,600 Armenians, and others 600. The Muslim population were mostly Kurds. Syriac Catholics also lived in the area. With the exception of a few dozen, all Armenians were massacred during the Armenian genocide. The fate of Syriacs was similar to that of Armenians during the Syriac genocide.
+ Mother tongue, Garzan District, 1927 Turkish census Turkish Arabic Kurdish Circassian Armenian Unknown or other languages 585 736 12,739 3 0 90
+ Religion, Garzan District, 1927 Turkish census Muslim Armenian Jewish Other 13,407 55 1 406
Government In the local elections of 2019 Baran Akgül was elected as Mayor.
Transport In Kurtalan railway station is the eastern terminus of the Southern Kurtalan Express between Ankara and Kurtalan operated by TCDD Taşımacılık.
See also Çömlekli, Kurtalan
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