Kırkyaren is a village (neighborhood) in the Karahallı District of Uşak Province, Turkey. Its population is 439 (2007).
Name The name of the village means literally "forty friends" (Turkish: kırk, "forty," + yaren, "friend"). The village name has also been recorded as Kırkyaran, Kırkyılan, Kırkyalan, and Kırkyeren.
History In 1782, four villagers of Kırkyaren were reportedly robbed and held captive by villagers from a place called Emre Sultan, supposedly as part of Qizilbash or Alevi rituals.
In 1907, the village included 181 households, with a population of 905.
In 1955, the village population was 954.
Historical sites Some Byzantine spolia can be found in the village. On Türkmendede Hill north of the village are the remains of three buildings with Byzantine spolia. Kırkyaren Village Big Fountain (Koca Çeşme), about 1.5 kilometers north of the village, was built in 1843 and is attached to the wall of the village laundry (çamaşırhane). Kırkyaren Village Lower Fountain (Aşağı Çeşme), 20 meters northwest of the Big Fountain, was built in 1867-68, but has been mostly destroyed by "treasure hunters."
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