Otlukbeli is a municipality (

belde Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish language, Turkish. All Turkish province centers and district centers have municipalities, but the Villages of Turkey, villages are usually too ...

) and seat of

Otlukbeli District Otlukbeli District is a district of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The municipality of Otlukbeli is the seat and the district had a population of 2,577 in 2021. It is the least populated district in the province. Its area is 320 km2. The di ...

Erzincan Province Erzincan Province (; ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. In Turkey, its capital is also called Erzincan. Its area is 11,815 km2, and its population is 239,223 (2022). Geography Erzincan is trav ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. It had a population of 2,036 in 2021. It is divided into the neighborhoods of Fatih, Mehmet Akif Ersoy and Şehitler.

History

In 1835, the village of Karakulak (now the district center) was part of the

Tercan District Tercan District is a district of Erzincan Province in Turkey. The municipality of Tercan is the seat and the district had a population of 16,110 in 2021. Its area is 1,614 km2. It is home to the Armenian Aprank Monastery, a significant lan ...

. The male population of Karakulak at that time was 0 Muslims and 78 non-Muslims.

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Populated places in Erzincan Province Otlukbeli District District municipalities in Turkey Former Armenian communities in Turkey {{Erzincan-geo-stub

History

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