Ovacık (Template:Lang-ota Pulur,[2]Old Turkish:Nahîye-î Ovacık[3][4]) is a town and its surrounding district in Tunceli Province of Turkey. It has a population of 3,227. It was the first town to elect a communist mayor, Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu, member of the Communist Party of Turkey. He made public transport free of charge and in 2017 he opened a municipal agricultural cooperative which produced chickpeas, beans and honey and according to Maçoğlu gave work to 250 people.[5] In the Municipal elections of 2019 Mustafa Sarigül from the CHP was elected mayor.[6]
Ovacık | |
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  Ovacık | |
| Coordinates: 39°21′31″N 39°12′59″E / 39.35861°N 39.21639°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Tunceli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mustafa Sarigül (CHP) |
| • Kaymakam | Ahmet Türköz |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,517.66 km2 (585.97 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Urban | Template:Turkey district populations |
| • District | Template:Turkey district populations |
| Post code | 62900 |
| Website | http://www.tunceliovacik.gov.tr/ |
References
- ^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ Tahir Sezen, Osmanlı Yer Adları (Alfabetik Sırayla), T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Yayın Nu 21, Ankara, p. 414.
- ^ THE MUNZUR FATHER MYTHOLOGY AND HISTORICAL SOURCES TRIAL, Munzur University
- ^ http://cemisgezek.gov.tr/tarihce
- ^ Nawa, Fariba (2018-04-21). "The Unlikely New Hero of Turkey's Opposition". ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ "Tunceli Ovacık Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
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