Yellice | |
|---|---|
  Yellice Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°03′58″N 41°34′55″E / 38.066°N 41.582°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Siirt |
| District | Kurtalan |
| Population (2021)[1] | 313 |
| Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
Yellice (Kurdish: Batran) is a village in the Kurtalan District of Siirt Province in Turkey.[2] The village is populated by Kurds and had a population of 313 in 2021.[1][3]
History
The village formerly adhered to Yazidism but converted to Islam in the late 19th century with the guidance of Sheikh Abdulkahhâr from nearby Zokayd. After the conversion, a mosque was built, commissioned by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. A madrasa was also built which would educate many scholars.[4]
References
- 1 2 "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Schneider, Robin (1984). Die kurdischen Yezidi: ein Volk auf dem Weg in den Untergang (in German). Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker. p. 100.
- ↑ Çakır, Mehmet Saki (2019). "Siirt'te Bir Nakşî-Hâlidî Merkezi: Zokayd Tekkesi ve Medresesi". Journal of Artuklu Academia (in Turkish). 6 (1): 19-20.
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