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Geva

Gevaş ( ; ) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,544 km 2 , and its population is 26,918 (2022). In the last elections of March 2019, Murat Sezer from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected Mayor. As Kaymakam, Hamit Genç was appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in July 2019. The municipality is populated by Kurds.

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Gevaş ( ; ) is a municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,544 km 2 , and its population is 26,918 (2022). In the last elections of March 2019, Murat Sezer from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected Mayor. As Kaymakam, Hamit Genç was appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoĝan in July 2019. The municipality is populated by Kurds.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1921 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1921". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374530490

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