Karayazı (Kurdish: Qereyazî[3]) is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is 4,724 (as of 2010).In March 2019 Melike Göksu (HDP) was elected mayor.[4] On 17 September 2019 she was dismissed and arrested due to a sentence of 7 years and 6 months for terrorist propaganda. Kaymakam Mesut Tabakçıoğlu was appointed as a trustee instead.[5]
Karayazı | |
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Karayazı | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′14″N 42°08′55″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Erzurum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Melike Göksu (Dismissed) (HDP) |
| • Kaymakam | Mesut Tabakçıoğlu |
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| • District | 2,593.76 km2 (1,001.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,450 m (8,040 ft) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Urban | 5,052 |
| • District | 32,231 |
| • District density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Climate | Dsb |
| Website | www.karayazi.bel.tr |
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