The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially the Turkish Empire, was an empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt by the Turkoman tribal leader Osman I. After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe and, with the conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by Mehmed the Conqueror.
2023 (MMXXIII) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade.
Isparta Province is a province in southwestern Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Afyon to the northwest, Burdur to the southwest, Antalya to the south, and Konya to the east. It has an area of 8,993 km2 and a population of 448,298 up from 434,771 (1990). The provincial capital is Isparta.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is off the south coast. Most of the country's citizens are ethnic Turks, while Kurds are the largest ethnic minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city; Istanbul is its largest city and main financial centre.
Serow is a city in, and the capital of, Sumay-ye Beradust District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,508 in 279 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,530 people in 331 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,800 people in 469 households. Situated on the border with Turkey, it has a border crossing linking it with the Turkish town of Esendere.
Yaka is a village in Gelendost District, Isparta Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,552 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place on 14 May 2023, as part of the 2023 general election, alongside the presidential election on the same day.
Alacatlı is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Turks and had a population of 67 in 2022.
Aşut is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village had a population of 29 in 2022.
Çamlımülk is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Şadiyan tribe and had a population of 59 in 2022.
Çavuşköy is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. Its population is 47 (2022).
Halitler is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Hormek tribe and had a population of 9 in 2022.
Kayıköy is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Turks and had a population of 161 in 2022.
Konakköy, formerly Kocu, is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Çarekan and Zerikan tribes and had a population of 73 in 2022.
Kuzuluk is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Turks and had a population of 38 in 2022.
Mendemebaşı is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Turks and had a population of 58 in 2022.
Olgunlar, formerly Siptiğin, is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Turks and had a population of 97 in 2022.
Sarhan is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Turks and had a population of 23 in 2022.
Sarıbayır, formerly Yakupşeyh, is a village in the Refahiye District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Turks and had a population of 42 in 2022.
