Mutki (,[) is a town in Bitlis Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Mutki District.][ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.] Its population is 2,294 (2021). The town is populated by Kurds.
Demographics
On the eve of the First World War, the kaza of Mutki had more than 70 settlements, with mixed Armenian–Kurdish populations. According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1914 there were 5,469 Armenians in 27 settlements of the kaza, with 26 churches, four monasteries, and one school.
+ Religion, Mutki District, 1927 Turkish census[
! Muslim !! Armenian !! Jewish !! Other Christian] |
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The city is home to many crypto-Armenians.
Notable people
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Zaro Aga, longest living Kurdish man (disputed)
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