Mutki (, ) is a town in Bitlis Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Mutki District.İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023. Its population is 2,294 (2021). The town is populated by Kurds. The current mayor is Vahdettin Barlak (AKP).
Demographics On the eve of the First World War, the kaza of Mutki had more than 70 settlements, with mixed Armenian–Kurdish populations. According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1914 there were 5,469 Armenians in 27 settlements of the kaza, with 26 churches, four monasteries, and one school.
+ Mother tongue, Mutki District, 1927 Turkish census Turkish Arabic Kurdish Circassian Armenian Unknown or other languages 211 250 10,138 – 272 54
+ Religion, Mutki District, 1927 Turkish census Muslim Armenian Jewish Other Christian 10,651 – – 1
The city is home to many crypto-Armenians. They formed the Mutki Armenians Solidarity Association ().
Notable people
Zaro Aga, longest living Kurdish man (disputed)
References
Sources
External links Website of the Municipality of Mutki