Eyyübiye is a district in Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey created in 2014 from the central district of the province.
Eyyübiye | |
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District | |
![]() ![]() Eyyübiye | |
Coordinates: 37°13′28″N 38°50′49″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Şanlıurfa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nehmt Kuş (AKP) |
• Kaymakam | Adem Ünal |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 386,852 |
Website | http://www.eyyubiye.gov.tr |
According to Law act no 6360, all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750 000, will be a metropolitan municipality and the districts within the metropolitan municipalities will be second level municipalities. The law also created new districts within the provinces in addition to present districts.[1] These changes became effective by the local elections in 2014. In the local elections of 31 March 2019, Mehmet Kuş (AKP) was elected mayor.[2] Adem Ünal is the appointed district governor.[3]
A 2018 survey on first language conducted by the municipality showed that 56.8% of the district spoke Kurdish as their first language, followed by Arabic at 38.9% and Turkish at 4.3%.[4]
Year | Population[5] |
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2013 | 360,509 |
2021 | 386,852 |
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Metropolitan municipalities are bolded. |