Kocatepe, Nizip

Kocatepe, historically Tilfar^[1] (lit. 'mouse's tell'), is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Nizip, Gaziantep Province, Turkey.^[2] Its population is 1,216 (2022).^[3] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[4][5]

Kocatepe
Neighbourhood
Kocatepe Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°2′27″N 37°41′31″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Gaziantep
District	Nizip
Population  (2022)	1,216
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

It is populated by Turkmens of the Barak tribe.^[6]

References

1. Köy envanter etüdlerine göre Gaziantep. Vol. 27. Köy İşleri Bakanlığı. 1967. p. 136.
2. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
5. "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
6. "Barak Türkmen Aşiretleri" (in Turkish). 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2023.