Karayazı

Karayazı () is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,953 km2, and its population is 25,543 (2022). In March 2019 Melike Göksu (HDP) was elected mayor. 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.

Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Karayazı
Turkey place.image_skyline: File:Fog in mountains of Karayazı in Turkey.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: mountains of Karayazı
Turkey place.image_map: Erzurum location Karayazı.png
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Karayazı District in Erzurum Province
Turkey place.province: Erzurum
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 1953
Turkey place.elevation_m: 2300
Turkey place.population_total: 25543
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 25830
Turkey place.area_code: 0442
Turkey place.blank1_name: Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info: Dsb

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Wikidata facts

Population: 28502
Elevation: 2450

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urban population: 26720
native label: Կարայազի
rural population: 41512

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==Composition== There are 75 neighbourhoods in Karayazı District: Abdurrahmanköy Ağaçlı Akarsu Akpınar Alemdağı Aliküllek Anıtlı Aşağıincesu Aşağısöylemez Aydınsu Bayraktar Bezirhane Çakmaközü Çalışkan Çaltılı Çatalören Çavuşköy Çayırbeyli Çelikli Çepi Değirmenkaya Dörtpınar Doruca Dündarköy Duruca Elmaağaç Geventepe Göksu Göktepe Güllü Hacıbayram Hasanova Kapanlı Karaağıl Karabey Karakale Karakaya Karasu Karşıyaka Kayalar Kazbel Kırgındere Kırıkpınar Kösehasan Köyceğiz Kurupınar Mollabekir Mollaosman Muratlı Payveren Şakirköy Salyamaç Sancaktar Sarıçiçek Selenli Sukonak Sulutaş Taşan Tosunlu Turnagöl Uğurdalı Ulucanlar Üzengili Yahyaköy Yalındal Yeni Yeniköy Yeşilova Yeşilyurt Yiğityolu Yolgören Yücelik Yukarıçığılgan Yukarıcihanbey Yukarısöylemez