Çukurca

Çukurca
Çukurca
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°14′49″N 43°36′42″E / 37.24694°N 43.61167°E / 37.24694; 43.61167
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHakkâri
DistrictÇukurca
Government
  MayorEnsar Dündar (AKP)
Population
 (2023)
10,252
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.cukurca.bel.tr

Çukurca (Kurdish: Çel, lit.'ditch, pit, hole, well', Syriac: ܛܝܵܪܹܐ, romanized: Ṭyārē, Lishanid Noshan: גיאלא) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The city is populated by Kurds of the Ertoşî and Pinyanişî tribes and had a population of 1,0252 in 2023. The mayor is Ensar Dündar from Justice and Development Party since 2019.