Vakıflı
Վաքըֆ
Vak'ëf, Vakıfköy
Village Church
Village Church
Vakıflı is located in Turkey
Vakıflı
Vakıflı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°06′53″N 35°58′31″E / 36.11472°N 35.97528°E / 36.11472; 35.97528
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHatay
DistrictSamandağ
Population
 (2022)
103
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Internal view of the church

Vakıflı (Armenian: Վաքըֆ, romanizedVak'ëf, pronounced [ˈvakʰəf], official name: Vakıfköy) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Samandağ, Hatay Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 103 (2022).[2] It is the only remaining Armenian village in Turkey.[3][4] Located on the slopes of Musa Dagh in the Samandağ district of Hatay Province, the village overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and is within eyesight of the Syrian border. It is home to a community of about 130 Turkish-Armenians.[4] The local Western Armenian dialect is highly divergent and cannot be fully understood by other Western Armenians.[5]

  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ Kalkan, Ersin (31 July 2005). "Türkiye'nin tek Ermeni köyü Vakıflı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 February 2007.
  4. ^ a b Campbell, Verity (2007). Turkey. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74104-556-7.
  5. ^ "Armenian, Western". Ethnologue. Retrieved 18 March 2022. Vakıflı dialect is highly divergent and cannot be fully understood by other Western Armenians.