Tunceli
Tunceli | |
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Tunceli in Munzur valley | |
Tunceli Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°06′23″N 39°32′50″E / 39.10639°N 39.54722°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Tunceli |
| District | Tunceli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cevdet Konak (DEM Party) (elect-mayor) (deposed) Ertuğrul Aslan (acting) (trustee) |
| Elevation | 914 m (2,999 ft) |
| Population (2021) | 35,161 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Website | www |
Tunceli (Armenian: Մամիկի, romanized: Mamiki; Kurdish: Kalan; Zazaki: Mamekiye) is a municipality (belde) in Tunceli District and capital of Tunceli Province, Turkey. The city has a Kurdish majority. The population is predominantly Kurdish Alevi, a distinct ethno-religious community whose identity has been shaped by the region's history of autonomy and resistance to central state authority. It had a population of 35,161 in 2021.