Akbudak, Araban

Akbudak
Panoramic view of the village
Panoramic view of the village
Akbudak is located in Turkey
Akbudak
Akbudak
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°26′39″N 37°56′14″E / 37.44417°N 37.93722°E / 37.44417; 37.93722
CountryTurkey
ProvinceGaziantep
DistrictAraban
Population
 (2022)
923
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)

Akbudak, formerly and still informally called Süpürgüç[1] (Armenian: Սուրբ Փրկիչ, romanizedSurb P’rkich’, lit. 'holy saviour'), is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Araban, Gaziantep Province, Turkey.[2] It had a population of 923 in 2022.[3] The village was formerly inhabited by Armenians until the Armenian genocide, after which Kurds settled in the village.[4]

References

  1. ^ Köy envanter etüdlerine göre Gaziantep. Vol. 27. Köy İşleri Bakanlığı. 1967. p. 125.
  2. ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) - Results of 31 December 2022" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ Oğuz, Osman. "'Anadili istiyorum' dedi diye ceza aldı, şimdi çocuklara anadilini öğretiyor". Özgür Politika. Retrieved 27 January 2023.