title: Çukurca
text: Çukurca (, , ) is a municipality (belde) and seat of Çukurca District in Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The city is populated by Kurds of the Ertoşî and Pinyanişî tribes and had a population of 7,485 in 2022. The mayor is Ensar Dündar from Justice and Development Party since 2019.
  
  Neighborhoods 
  Çukurca is divided into the three neighborhoods of Cumhuriyet, Emirşaban and Yeşilçeşme.
  
  Jews 
  Northeastern Jewish Aramaic-speaking Jews lived here historically; most fled during Sayfo, and the last remaining members of the community emigrated to Israel in 1951.
  
  Population 
  Population history from 2007 to 2022:
  
  Climate 
  Çukurca has a hot-summer subtype (Köppen: Dsa) of the humid continental climate.
  
  References
  
  Populated places in Hakkâri Province
  Kurdish settlements in Hakkâri Province
  Çukurca District
  District municipalities in Turkey