Özalp (Kurdish: Qerqelî[3]) is a district of Van Province of Turkey. In the local elections of March 2019 Yakup Almaç from the Peoples ' Democratic Party was elected mayor(HDP).[4] Abdulkadir Çelik was appointed Kaymakam by president Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in August 2019.[5] However Almaç was dismissed in November 2019[6] and Çelik appointed as well as the trustee of the municipality of Özalp. Following his appointment as a trustee, he dismissed also 28 municipality workers.[7]
Özalp | |
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Özalp | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′30″N 43°59′22″E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Van |
| Government | |
| • Elected Mayor | Yakup Almaç (HDP) |
| • Kaymakam | Abdulkadir Çelik |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,558.33 km2 (601.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 11,069 |
| • District | 73,778 |
| • District density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Post code | 65800 |
| Website | www.ozalp.bel.tr |
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