Balyayla, Tercan

Balyayla
Village
Balyayla Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°36′36″N40°08′49″E / 39.610°N 40.147°E / 39.610; 40.147
Country	Turkey
Province	Erzincan
District	Tercan
Population  (2021)	61
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Balyayla is a village in the Tercan District, Erzincan Province, Turkey. ^[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Balaban tribe and had a population of 61 in 2021. ^{[2] [3]}

The hamlet of Balöz is attached to the village. ^[1]

History

In 1835, the village of Gâvurkaçağı (Ermeni Kaçağı, Kilise Kaçağı; now Balyayla) was part of the Tercan District. The male population of Gâvurkaçağı at that time was 0 Muslims and 81 non-Muslims. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK . Retrieved 30 January 2023.
3. Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 108.
4. Özger, Yunus (2008). "XIX. Yüzyılın İlk Yarısında Tercan ve Köylerinin Demografik Yapısı (1835 Tarihili Nüfus Defterine Göre)" [Demographic Structure of Tercan and Its Villages in the First Half of the 19th Century, according to the 1835 Census Register]. Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi (in Turkish). 10 (2): 72, 74. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
5. "Balyayla". Nişanyan Yeradları. Sevan Nişanyan. Retrieved 4 July 2025.