Pertek
The area of
Pertek was ruled by different empires in its history. In the medieval period
such as the Armenians and Byzantines before being taken over by different
Islamic dynasties after the 11th century. Later it became part of the Ilkhanids
and others and finally became part of the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th
century.
During the
Ottoman period Pertek was a hereditary Kurdish sanjak. The old town of Pertek
was located near the citadel but was abandoned in 1838 and moved to its current
location.Armenian sources state that about 180 Armenians still lived in the old
town up until the early 1900s despite the rising water levels of the Euphrates
river.
