Ortaköy | |
|---|---|
 Village | |
  Ortaköy Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′37″N43°16′48″E / 37.327°N 43.280°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şırnak |
| District | Uludere |
| Population (2023) [1] | 907 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Ortaköy (Kurdish : Oriş; [2] Syriac : Ārōsh{{sfnp|Wilmshurst|2000|p=288}) is a village in the Uludere District in Şırnak province, Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Kaşuran tribe and had a population of 907 in 2023. [1] [2]
Ārōsh (today called Ortaköy) was historically inhabited by Assyrian people and located in the Lower Tyari district in the Hakkari region. [3] According to the English missionary George Percy Badger, the village was inhabited by 17 Assyrian families in 1850, all of whom belonged to the Church of the East; this grew to 20 families in 1877 when visited by Edward Lewes Cutts, by which time a church had also been built. [3] Ārōsh was served as part of the diocese of the Patriarch of the Church of the East. [4] The village was destroyed by the Ottoman Army in June 1915 amidst the Sayfo. [5]
Population history from 2007 to 2023: [1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,087 | — |
| 2010 | 1,180 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1,185 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 919 | −22.4% |
| 2023 | 907 | −1.3% |
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