Oğul, Hakkâri Explained

Oğul ^[1] is a village in the central district of Hakkâri Province in Turkey.^[2] The village is populated by Kurds of the Geravî and Jirkî tribes and had a population of 193 in 2023.^[3]

The hamlets of Ağaçsız, Dilek, Göze, Ilıca, Kavak, Yayık and Yeşiltaş are attached to Oğul.

History

The village of Oğul was originally called ‘Tal’ which was an Assyrian village until Sayfo in 1915 and was subsequently unpopulated until a Kurd from the Jirkî tribe arrived to the village from Beytüşşebap in the second half of the 1930s. More Kurds subsequently settled in the village.

Population

Population history from 1997 to 2023:^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 27 January 2021 . Hakkari'ye bağlı köylerin Kürtçe, Türkçe ve eski isimleri . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215184817/https://www.yuksekovahaber.com.tr/haber/hakkariye-bagli-koylerin-kurtce-turkce-ve-eski-isimleri-241558.htm . 15 December 2022 . 16 July 2024 . tr.
2. Web site: Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri . 19 December 2022 . T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı . tr.
3. News: 13 January 2021 . Oğul Köyü / Gundê Talê . tr . Hakkari Tanıtım . 17 December 2022.
4. Web site: 1997 Population Count . 1999 . . Turkish . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030113057/https://kutuphane.tuik.gov.tr/pdf/0014235.pdf . 30 October 2022 . live .
5. Web site: Population Of Municipalities, Villages And Quarters. . 10 May 2024.