Bitlis Province Genealogical Records

Bitlis Province Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Bitlis Province

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Jewish Names in US State Department Files (1910-1929)

An index of close to 10,000 Jews named in State Department files. The records cover Palestine, Romania, and Austria-Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Tripoli, Barca, Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.

Bitlis Province Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Bitlis Province Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Bitlis Province Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Bitlis Province Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Bitlis Province

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Bitlis Province Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Emperors and Nobility of Byzantium (395-1453)

The lineages of Byzantine Emperors and noble families, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Lineages of Medieval Antiochian Nobility (1052-1300)

The lineages of rulers of Antioch (now part of Turkey), with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

Bitlis Province Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Bitlis Province

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Turkey
1Demir3,6971:910.49%3
2Çelik3,5141:960.55%4
3Yılmaz3,2131:1050.29%1
4Kaya2,7171:1240.34%2
5Aslan2,6661:1260.77%14
6Özdemir2,4261:1390.47%10
7Aydın2,3741:1420.43%9
8Yıldız2,2201:1520.36%6
9Kaplan2,0181:1671.17%44
10Çetin1,9261:1750.60%15
11Kardaş1,8821:17911.16%664
12Taş1,6381:2061.02%47
13Arslan1,5711:2140.34%11
14Yalçın1,5511:2170.75%30
15Acar1,5221:2210.65%20
16Aktaş1,4751:2280.73%32
17Kılıç1,3291:2530.33%13
18Işık1,3041:2580.69%36
19Yıldırım1,2921:2610.21%7
20Tarhan1,2071:2794.19%390
21Sönmez1,1631:2890.96%75
22Korkmaz1,1571:2910.51%23
23Ekinci1,1311:2981.43%134
24Çoban1,1061:3040.78%59
25Inan1,0991:3061.62%165
26Özkan1,0771:3130.45%19
27Erdoğan1,0601:3180.48%25
28Aksoy1,0321:3260.68%51
29Turan9641:3490.53%37
30Güneş9561:3520.49%33
31Akın9531:3530.78%74
32Bulut9391:3590.50%35
33Doğan9211:3660.21%12
34Güler8651:3890.42%31
35Avci8431:3990.46%39
36Baran8231:4091.51%203
37Ünal8141:4140.45%40
38Kara7931:4250.30%16
39Şimşek7811:4310.34%22
40Akdemir7761:4341.44%205
41Ayaz7751:4341.44%206
42Yaman7741:4350.68%83
43Yoldaş7651:4403.90%559
44Dinç7551:4460.99%141
45Subaşi7481:4502.80%417
46Polat7291:4620.31%21
47Budak7231:4661.20%185
47Deniz7231:4660.54%64
47Özcan7231:4660.32%24
50Taşdemir7051:4781.15%184
51Güzel6891:4890.74%109
52Gül6811:4940.38%41
53Tunç6781:4970.66%91
54Altun6751:4990.60%84
55Oral6611:5091.54%274
56Koç6581:5120.25%17
57Kurt6411:5250.25%18
58Kızılkaya6371:5292.17%383
59Kartal6351:5300.62%94
60Orak6311:5343.67%651
61Bozkurt6201:5430.33%34
62Aydemir6171:5460.60%89
62Uçar6171:5460.48%67
64Toprak6101:5520.78%137
65Taşkın6071:5550.91%172
66Dayan6041:5573.43%636
67Okur6001:5611.85%346
68Koçak5971:5640.51%79
69Yavuz5921:5690.27%27
70Akgün5911:5700.70%122
70Şahin5911:5700.09%5
72Işler5801:5802.63%498
73Akkoyun5751:5852.70%513
73Karaman5751:5850.57%96
75Çiftçi5711:5900.40%57
76Öğmen5701:59114.54%2,359
77Gümüş5671:5940.51%86
78Günay5621:5990.91%182
79Can5491:6130.26%28
80Karaca5481:6140.38%56
80Öztürk5481:6140.10%8
82Kardoğan5441:61938.50%5,389
83Akay5411:6221.32%282
83Özer5411:6220.31%43
85Demirkol5391:6252.19%452
86Durmuş5361:6280.59%114
87Yalçınkaya5341:6301.18%263
88Yaşar5221:6450.38%61
89Ceylan5161:6520.36%55
90Tan5131:6560.98%216
91Coşkun5121:6580.29%42
91Çevik5121:6580.55%108
93Karaaslan5101:6601.53%337
93Şengül5101:6600.98%217
95Gültekin5091:6610.67%142
96Karataş5071:6640.34%53
97Akbaş5031:6690.55%111
98Aygün5011:6720.85%188
98Oruç5011:6721.01%232
100Erçetin4961:6798.26%1,648
101Dursun4921:6840.59%125
102Aksu4911:6860.50%99
103Mutlu4871:6910.42%80
103Uysal4871:6910.39%70
105Ergün4831:6970.67%150
106Köstekci4761:70723.15%3,961
107Alican4751:70922.50%3,877
108Gündoğdu4721:7130.66%152
109Tekin4601:7320.29%46
110Akbay4591:7333.25%789
111Göktaş4581:7351.12%285
112Karasu4561:7381.82%442
113Tören4541:74217.97%3,367
114Ateş4461:7550.29%50
115Yamaç4451:7575.33%1,234
116Kaçmaz4431:7601.49%374
117Elmas4421:7621.22%314
117Keserci4421:76213.43%2,717
119Erkoç4411:7635.10%1,191
119Gencer4411:7631.48%375
121Aydoğan4391:7670.53%126
122Inal4341:7761.51%391
123Sevinç4331:7770.77%198
124Ay4321:7790.37%77
124Özel4321:7790.66%174
126Demirtaş4311:7810.51%120
126Keser4311:7811.20%316
128Eren4301:7830.42%88
129Gökalp4261:7902.19%566
129Karahan4261:7900.85%226
131Boğa4231:7963.81%968
132Uludağ4201:8021.51%399
133Durmaz4191:8030.49%121
134Çakir4181:8050.19%26
135Oğuz4161:8090.61%164
135Yürek4161:8097.14%1,689
137Gök4111:8190.41%95
138Aysal4091:82312.84%2,793
139Akdeniz4061:8290.81%228
139Akkaya4061:8290.47%118
141Bozkaya4051:8314.00%1,051
142Kandemir4021:8370.82%235
143Ilhan4011:8400.56%154
144Geylani3991:84424.95%4,854
145Nurduhan3951:85276.70%11,921
146Güngör3941:8540.30%66
146Koyuncu3941:8540.74%208
148Gündüz3931:8570.35%85
149Gülmez3921:8591.14%329
150Marangoz3881:8684.96%1,318
151Kalkan3871:8700.59%173
152Bakir3851:8740.74%222
152Uyanık3851:8741.20%351
154Avcil3841:87710.69%2,536
155Erol3821:8810.39%98
156Bayrak3801:8860.56%167
157Çelebi3681:9150.45%130
158Gürbüz3671:9170.47%136
159Oğur3611:9332.78%850
160Alp3601:9350.97%305
160Birlik3601:9356.53%1,772
162Duman3581:9400.29%73
163Altuntaş3571:9430.77%253
164Uslu3541:9510.42%124
165Kutlu3521:9560.78%261
166Arıtürk3491:9659.93%2,586
167Bingöl3481:9670.71%237
168Ok3451:9761.14%368
169Karabalık3441:97915.37%3,686
169Mert3441:9790.70%234
169Piral3441:97945.50%8,919
172Akar3421:9840.51%170
172Özbay3421:9841.03%338
174Akkuş3411:9870.55%181
174Keleş3411:9870.38%112
174Uçak3411:9871.92%629
177Çağlayan3391:9931.08%361
178Dalga3381:99611.04%2,895
179Öcal3361:1,0021.07%357
180Eribol3351:1,00548.98%9,606
180Karabaş3351:1,0052.02%679
182Gökmen3341:1,0080.98%333
182Uğurlu3341:1,0080.85%293
184Hergül3321:1,01415.15%3,753
185Güven3311:1,0170.32%93
186Akdağ3301:1,0200.64%219
186Atalay3301:1,0200.64%221
188Albayrak3291:1,0230.47%160
188Kahraman3291:1,0230.26%69
190Emre3261:1,0331.80%614
191Çinar3251:1,0360.26%72
192Uzel3241:1,0393.01%995
192Yüksel3241:1,0390.21%48
194Alkan3231:1,0420.33%100
194Altılar3231:1,04237.96%8,158
194Genç3231:1,0420.26%71
197Ölekli3211:1,04943.03%9,004
198Bayar3181:1,0590.92%328
198Uluç3181:1,0595.99%1,827
200Atik3161:1,0650.98%349