Adiyaman Province
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Adıyaman Province is a province
in south-central Turkey
. The province was created in 1954 out of part of Malatya Province
. Area 7,614 km². Population 590,935 (2010 est), up from 513,131 in 1990. The capital is Adıyaman
.
The area has been inhabited since the earliest times and many civilisations have settled here. There are therefore a number of places of historical interest which attract visitors. Nemrud Dağı is a major site of interest here, noted for its sanctuary of statues built by Antiochus Theos
, king of Commagene. It is accessed through the town of Kâhta
.
A branch of the large Atatürk reservoir
lies between Adıyaman and the town of Samsat, and with more investment the irrigation this could become a rich agricultural zone. Currently it does feel impoverished and people travelling by mule or donkey are a common sight.
Adıyaman has since been kind to Islamist politician, Necmettin Erbakan
. His movement (then, the National Salvation Party
) scored a landmark 15% here in 1973 a few years after its modest beginning, and his score went on to gradually increase. After being damaged by the military coup in 1980, Erbakan's party (which had become the Welfare Party
) came back to win the province with 29.24% and 23.53% in 1994 and 1999, respectively.
Even with his breakaway pupil, the current Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
's AKP winning the 2004 local elections with 41.11%, a faithful following of 15% (a rarity among Turkey's provinces) of the electorate had still voted for Erbakan, then Virtue Party
, who thus came second after AKP.
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Provinces of Turkey
Turkey is divided into 81 provinces, called il in Turkish .A province is administered by an appointed governor , and was formerly termed a "governorate" ....
in south-central Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The province was created in 1954 out of part of Malatya Province
Malatya Province
Malatya Province is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya , which has many residents. Malatya is famous for its apricots. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province has 740,643 inhabitants. The population was...
. Area 7,614 km². Population 590,935 (2010 est), up from 513,131 in 1990. The capital is Adıyaman
Adiyaman
Adıyaman is city in southeastern Turkey, capital of the Adıyaman Province. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Turkey...
.
The area has been inhabited since the earliest times and many civilisations have settled here. There are therefore a number of places of historical interest which attract visitors. Nemrud Dağı is a major site of interest here, noted for its sanctuary of statues built by Antiochus Theos
Antiochus Theos
Antiochus Theos may refer to:* Antiochus II Theos , third king of the Seleucid Empire* Antiochus I Theos of Commagene , king of Commagene...
, king of Commagene. It is accessed through the town of Kâhta
Kahta
Kâhta is a large district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Population 63,216 . The mayor is İbrahim Yusuf Turanlı .Kâhta is a small town in attractive countryside at the foot of Nemrut Dağı and has a thriving business providing food, accommodation and transport to people visiting the mountain...
.
A branch of the large Atatürk reservoir
Atatürk Dam
The Atatürk Dam , originally the Karababa Dam, is a zoned rock-fill dam with a central core on the Euphrates River on the border of Adıyaman Province and Şanlıurfa Province in Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey...
lies between Adıyaman and the town of Samsat, and with more investment the irrigation this could become a rich agricultural zone. Currently it does feel impoverished and people travelling by mule or donkey are a common sight.
Politics
Until the 1950s Adıyaman was a city in the province of Malatya, but was made into a province in its own right as a reward for voting for the winning Democratic Party in the 1954 general election.Adıyaman has since been kind to Islamist politician, Necmettin Erbakan
Necmettin Erbakan
Necmettin Erbakan was a Turkish engineer, academic, politician , who was the Prime Minister of Turkey from 1996 until 1997. He was Turkey's first Islamist Prime Minister...
. His movement (then, the National Salvation Party
National Salvation Party
The National Salvation Party was an Islamist political party in Turkey founded on 11 October 1972 as the successor of the banned National Order Party . The party was led by Necmettin Erbakan...
) scored a landmark 15% here in 1973 a few years after its modest beginning, and his score went on to gradually increase. After being damaged by the military coup in 1980, Erbakan's party (which had become the Welfare Party
Welfare Party
The Welfare Party was an Islamist political party in Turkey. It was founded by Ali Türkmen, Ahmet Tekdal and Necmettin Erbakan in Ankara in 1983 as heir to two earlier parties, Milli Nizam Partisi and Milli Selamet Partisi , which were banned from politics...
) came back to win the province with 29.24% and 23.53% in 1994 and 1999, respectively.
Even with his breakaway pupil, the current Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
's AKP winning the 2004 local elections with 41.11%, a faithful following of 15% (a rarity among Turkey's provinces) of the electorate had still voted for Erbakan, then Virtue Party
Virtue Party
Virtue Party was an Islamist political party established in December 1998 in Turkey. It was found unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court and then banned in June 2001, for violating the secularist articles of the Constitution...
, who thus came second after AKP.
Districts
Adıyaman province is divided into 9 districtsDistricts of Turkey
The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 957 districts . In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the kaza....
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- AdıyamanAdiyamanAdıyaman is city in southeastern Turkey, capital of the Adıyaman Province. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Turkey...
(capital district) - BesniBesniBesni is a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey, 44 km west of the city of Adıyaman. Altitude 1050m. Population of the district center is 29,102 aas of 2010). Area 133 km2...
- ÇelikhanÇelikhan-Overview:Çelikhan is a rural district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. The mayor is Mehmet Bora . The population is 8263 -Local polatics:...
- GergerGergerGerger is a town and a district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. The mayor is Arif Karatekin .- History :County's history, general history of the province as an appropriate geographic character move but take place in a mountainous area and shows some differences due to transportation...
- Gölbaşı
- KâhtaKahtaKâhta is a large district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. Population 63,216 . The mayor is İbrahim Yusuf Turanlı .Kâhta is a small town in attractive countryside at the foot of Nemrut Dağı and has a thriving business providing food, accommodation and transport to people visiting the mountain...
- SamsatSamsat, TurkeySamsat is a small town in the Adıyaman Province of Turkey, situated on the upper Euphrates river.Archaeological research on the hill of Şehremuz in Samsat has uncovered relics from the 7000 BC Paleolithic era; the 5000 BC Neolithic, 3000 BC Chalcolithic and 3000 to 1200 BC Bronze Ages...
- SincikSincikSincik is a remote district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey with a population of 4,262. The mayor is Hasari Altıntel .Sincik is a poor rural community beyond the town of Kahta. It is reached by a single-track province road across the Roman built Severan Bridge crossing the Cendere Creek, over high...
- TutTut, TurkeyTut is a green, rural district of Adıyaman Province of Turkey, to the north-west of the city of Adıyaman in the range of the Taurus Mountains called the Haci Muhammed. The mayor is Mehmet Akat ....