Aşkale

Aşkale
Aşkale
District and municipality
	Map showing Aşkale District in Erzurum Province
	Aşkale Location in Turkey
	Coordinates: 39°55′16″N 40°41′41″E / 39.92111°N 40.69472°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Erzurum
Government
• Mayor	Şenor Polat (AKP)
Area	1,507 km2 (582 sq mi)
Population (2022)	21,494
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	25500
Area code	0442
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.askale.bel.tr

Aşkale is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 1,507 km²,^[3] and its population is 21,494 (2022).^[1] The mayor is Şenor Polat (AKP).

Kandilli Ski Resort, which hosts cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions at some international winter sports events, is situated in Aşkale.

Labour camps for non-Muslims

In 1942, the Varlık Vergisi (Turkish: [vɑɾˈɫɯk ˈvæɾɟisi], "wealth tax" or "capital tax") was imposed on the minority non-Muslim citizens of Turkey (mainly Jews, Greeks, Armenians, and Levantines.^[4] Those unable to pay had to work off their debt in labor camps in Aşkale. Five thousand were sent to the Aşkale labor camp.^[5] The law was repealed on 15 March 1944,^[6] and minority citizens who were at the labour camps were sent back to their homes.^[7]

Composition

There are 75 neighbourhoods in Aşkale District:^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ Nowill, Sidney E. P. (December 2011). Constantinople and Istanbul: 72 Years of Life in Turkey. Matador. p. 77. ISBN 978-1848767911.: "Those mainly afflicted were the Greeks, Jews, Armenians, and, to some extent, foreign-passport Levantine families."
^ Ince, Basak (April 2012). Citizenship and Identity in Turkey: From Atatürk's Republic to the Present Day. I. B. Tauris. p. 75. ISBN 978-1780760261."Out of 40,000 tax debtors, about 5,000 were sent to these camps, and all of these were members of non-Muslim communities."
^ Ince, Basak (April 2012). Citizenship and Identity in Turkey: From Atatürk's Republic to the Present Day. I. B. Tauris. p. 76. ISBN 978-1780760261."The Wealth Tax was withdrawn in March 1944, under the pressure of criticism from Britain and the United States"
^ Ince, Basak (April 2012). Citizenship and Identity in Turkey: From Atatürk's Republic to the Present Day. I. B. Tauris. p. 76. ISBN 978-1780760261."Minority citizens still in the camps were sent back to their homes."
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[2] Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[3] "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[4] Nowill, Sidney E. P. (December 2011). Constantinople and Istanbul: 72 Years of Life in Turkey. Matador. p. 77. ISBN 978-1848767911.: "Those mainly afflicted were the Greeks, Jews, Armenians, and, to some extent, foreign-passport Levantine families."

[5] Ince, Basak (April 2012). Citizenship and Identity in Turkey: From Atatürk's Republic to the Present Day. I. B. Tauris. p. 75. ISBN 978-1780760261."Out of 40,000 tax debtors, about 5,000 were sent to these camps, and all of these were members of non-Muslim communities."

[6] Ince, Basak (April 2012). Citizenship and Identity in Turkey: From Atatürk's Republic to the Present Day. I. B. Tauris. p. 76. ISBN 978-1780760261."The Wealth Tax was withdrawn in March 1944, under the pressure of criticism from Britain and the United States"

[7] Ince, Basak (April 2012). Citizenship and Identity in Turkey: From Atatürk's Republic to the Present Day. I. B. Tauris. p. 76. ISBN 978-1780760261."Minority citizens still in the camps were sent back to their homes."

[8] Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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