Güroymak

Güroymak (Kurdish: Norşîn,^[2] from Armenian: Նորշեն, Norshen) is a town in Bitlis Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Güroymak District.^[3] Its population is 25,724 (2021).^[1] The current mayor is Hikmet Taşdemir (HDP).^[4]

Güroymak
Municipality
Güroymak Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°34′37″N 42°1′16″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Bitlis
District	Güroymak
Government
• Mayor	Hikmet Taşdemir (HDP)
Elevation	1,320 m (4,330 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]	25,724
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Website	www.guroymak.bel.tr

The town is populated by Kurds of the Bekiran tribe.^[5]

References

1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
2. Kurdistan24. "Turkey Government seizes another Kurdish municipality". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 2019-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
4. Şafak, Yeni (2019-05-11). "Bitlis Güroymak Seçim Sonuçları – Güroymak Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
5. Bekiran, Mehmet Fatih (2018). Bekiran Aşireti Tarihi (in Turkish). Berikan Yayınları. p. 219.