title: Kocaköy
text: Kocaköy (; ) is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey. Its area is 248 km2, and its population is 15,355 (2022). It is populated by Kurds.
  
  Politics 
  In the local elections in March 2019 Rojda Nazlıer was elected mayor. In October 2019 she was dismissed and charged with being a member of a terrorist organization. The current District Governor is Yasin Yunak, who was also appointed as trustee after Nazlıer was dismissed.
  
  Composition
  There are 22 neighbourhoods in Kocaköy District:
  
   Anbar
   Arkbaşı
   Boyunlu
   Bozbağlar
   Bozyar
   Çakmaklı
   Çayırlı
   Çaytepe
   Eyüpler
   Gökçen
   Gözebaşı
   Günalan
   Hacıreşit
   Kaya
   Kokulupınar
   Şaklat
   Şerifoğulları
   Şeyhşerafettin
   Suçıktı
   Tepecik
   Yazıköy
   Yenişehir
  
  History 
  During the conflict between the Turkish Government and the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK), a part of the districts rural population was resettled urban areas.  
  
  In 2017 curfews were declared by the Turkish government aimed to support the fight against the PKK.
  
  References
  
   
  Kurdish settlements in Diyarbakır Province
  Populated places in Diyarbakır Province
  Districts of Diyarbakır Province
  Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey