Mazgirt

Mazgirt
Mazgirt
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°01′09″N 39°36′17″E / 39.01917°N 39.60472°E / 39.01917; 39.60472
CountryTurkey
ProvinceTunceli
DistrictMazgirt
Government
  MayorMurat Becerikli (AKP)
Population
 (2021)
1,344
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.mazgirt.bel.tr

Mazgirt (Armenian: Մեծկերտ, romanized: Medzgerd, lit.'big town'; Kurdish: Mêzgir), is a town and seat of the Mazgirt District of the Tunceli Province in Turkey. It had a population of 1,344 in 2021 and is populated by Kurds.

The current mayor is Murat Becerikli from the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

The town has a number of interesting buildings, such as an abandoned castle, an old mosque, and an Armenian church which is soon to be renovated.

It is divided into the neighborhoods of Eltihatun and Yenimahalle.