Beşiri
Beşiri | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 37°55′16″N 41°17′31″E / 37.921°N 41.292°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Batman |
| District | Beşiri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sait Karabulut (AKP) |
| Population (2021) | 11,120 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www.besiri.bel.tr |
Beşiri (Kurdish: Qubînê, Armenian: Բշերիկ, romanized: Bsherik, Chernik) is a town and seat of the Beşiri District in the Batman Province of Turkey. Its population is 11,120 (2021). It was originally a village of Diyarbakır Province, it later became a district of Siirt Province and finally in 1990 a district of Batman. The mayor is Sait Karabulut (AKP), elected in 2019.
The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Bağdu, Behrem, Cumhuriyet (Texeriyê), Kobin, Mehmet Yatkın and Milli Egemenlik.