Gürkaynak

Gürkaynak is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Kurecik tribe and had a population of 126 in 2025.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 144 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Akçadağ, Malatya, east-central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Guerkaynak” and “Gürkaynak, Akçadağ”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kürecik Radar Station.

Military installation
is a military installation located in the town of Kürecik in , southeastern Turkey. It was established in 2012 for use by NATO as an early-warning radar against ballistic missile attacks. is situated 2½ km northwest of Gürkaynak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kahyalı and Ortaköy.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Kurecik tribe and had a population of 138 in 2025.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Kurecik tribe and had a population of 121 in 2025. is situated 2½ km southwest of Gürkaynak.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , in Turkey. It is populated by Kurds of the Kurecik tribe and had a population of 95 in 2025. is situated 2½ km northeast of Gürkaynak.

Gürkaynak

Latitude
38.33741° or 38° 20′ 15″ north
Longitude
37.82024° or 37° 49′ 13″ east
Population
144
Elevation
1,653 metres (5,423 feet)
Open location code
8GCV8RPC+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1489537327
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7512462
Wiki­data ID
Q3674422
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Gürkaynak” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Gürkaynak”
  • Catalan: “Gürkaynak”
  • Cebuano: “Gürkaynak”
  • Chechen: “Гуьркайнак”
  • Czech: “Gürkaynak”
  • Danish: “Gürkaynak”
  • Dutch: “Gürkaynak”
  • Finnish: “Gürkaynak”
  • Galician: “Gürkaynak”
  • German: “Gürkaynak”
  • Irish: “Gürkaynak”
  • Italian: “Gürkaynak”
  • Kurdish: “Kelan”
  • Kurdish: “Kelân”
  • Kurdish: “کەلان”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gürkaynak”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gürkaynak”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gürkaynak”
  • Polish: “Gürkaynak”
  • Portuguese: “Gürkaynak”
  • Romanian: “Gürkaynak”
  • Scots: “Gürkaynak”
  • Slovak: “Gürkaynak”
  • Slovenian: “Gürkaynak”
  • Spanish: “Gürkaynak”
  • Swedish: “Gürkaynak”
  • Tagalog: “Gürkaynak”
  • Tatar: “Гүркайнак”
  • Turkish: “Gürkaynak, Akçadağ”
  • Turkish: “Gürkaynak”
  • Vietnamese: “Gürkaynak, Akçadağ”
  • Vietnamese: “Gürkaynak”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gürkaynak”
  • “Gürkaynak”

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