Silopi
Silopi | |
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| Coordinates: 37°14′55″N 42°28′13″E / 37.24861°N 42.47028°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şırnak |
| District | Silopi |
| Population (2023) | 108,880 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Silopi (Kurdish: Silopî) is a city and seat of Silopi District in the Şırnak Province of Turkey. The city is mainly populated by Kurds of Sipêrtî and Zewkan tribes and had a population of 108,880 in 2023.
Adalet Fidan of the HDP was elected mayor in 2019 but deposed the same year and replaced by the sub-governor (kaymakam), Sezer Işiktaş, as acting mayor.
Large sections of the city were damaged in 2016 during clashes between Turkish forces and the PKK.