Karayazı () is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,953 km2, and its population is 25,543 (2022). In March 2019 Melike Göksu (HDP) was elected mayor. On 17 September 2019 she was dismissed and arrested due to a sentence of 7 years and 6 months for terrorist propaganda. Kaymakam Mesut Tabakçıoğlu was appointed as a trustee instead.

Composition

There are 75 neighbourhoods in Karayazı District:

Karayazı

Abdurrahmanköy

Ağaçlı

Akarsu

Akpınar

Alemdağı

Aliküllek

Anıtlı

Aşağıincesu

Aşağısöylemez

Aydınsu

Bayraktar

Bezirhane

Çakmaközü

Çalışkan

Çaltılı

Çatalören

Çavuşköy

Çayırbeyli

Çelikli

Çepi

Değirmenkaya

Dörtpınar

Doruca

Dündarköy

Duruca

Elmaağaç

Geventepe

Göksu

Göktepe

Güllü

Hacıbayram

Hasanova

Kapanlı

Karaağıl

Karabey

Karakale

Karakaya

Karasu

Karşıyaka

Kayalar

Kazbel

Kırgındere

Kırıkpınar

Kösehasan

Köyceğiz

Kurupınar

Mollabekir

Mollaosman

Muratlı

Payveren

Şakirköy

Salyamaç

Sancaktar

Sarıçiçek

Selenli

Sukonak

Sulutaş

Taşan

Tosunlu

Turnagöl

Uğurdalı

Ulucanlar

Üzengili

Yahyaköy

Yalındal

Yeni

Yeniköy

Yeşilova

Yeşilyurt

Yiğityolu

Yolgören

Yücelik

Yukarıçığılgan

Yukarıcihanbey

Yukarısöylemez

Notable people

Hozan Canê (*1971), German-Kurdish singer

References

Populated places in Erzurum Province

Districts of Erzurum Province

Kurdish settlements in Turkey

Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey

Karayazı