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Every source used on the site is listed here. Tapping a citation in the text brings you to its entry on this page.

Translated from the Turkish original.

Titles of sources are given in their original language.

Official sources

  • Official sourceMinistry of Interior of the Republic of Türkiye (accessed 2026). Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri. e-İçişleri. e-icisleri.gov.tr Accessed: 12 October 2026.On 12 October 2026 the site could not be opened from this website's server (outside Türkiye). The information is taken from Wikidata and Wikipedia entries that cite this inventory; it is to be checked directly from within Türkiye.
  • Official sourceMinistry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye (1946). 379 Sayılı Tebliğler Dergisinde Yayımlanan Üstün Başarılı Sayılanların Devamı. Ministry of National Education, Tebliğler Dergisi (official bulletin), no. 381, 20 May 1946, p. 502. ia601609.us.archive.org Accessed: 8 November 2026.Under the Hekimhan district of Malatya it lists Ömer Öncel, Avni Oktay and 'Mezirme Eğitmeni Abidin Öztürk' (Abidin Öztürk, village instructor of Mezirme). The source was pointed out in a footnote of Zeynep Oktay's text; mezirme.com read and confirmed the scanned document.
  • Official sourceOfficial Gazette of the Republic of Türkiye (2012). 6360 sayılı On Üç İlde Büyükşehir Belediyesi ve Yirmi Altı İlçe Kurulması ile Bazı Kanun ve Kanun Hükmünde Kararnamelerde Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Kanun. Official Gazette, 6 December 2012, issue 28489. mevzuat.gov.tr Accessed: 12 October 2026.
  • Official sourceTurkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) (2021, 2025). Adrese Dayalı Nüfus Kayıt Sistemi Sonuçları. TÜİK Central Dissemination System (MEDAS). biruni.tuik.gov.tr Accessed: 12 October 2026.Neighbourhood-level figures on this site are not taken directly from the TÜİK table but from Wikidata (Q10737641, 2021) and English Wikipedia (2025) entries that cite TÜİK. Direct confirmation from the TÜİK table is pending.

Academic publications

  • Academic publicationAlemdar Yalçın, Hacı Yılmaz (2004). Şah İbrahim Ocağı Üzerine Yeni Bilgiler. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi, no. 30, Gazi University, pp. 11 ff.. isamveri.org Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  • Academic publicationFuat Bozkurt (2012). Various Alevi traditions according to the ocaks and the “Buyruk” books. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi, no. 63, pp. 385–410. dergipark.org.tr Accessed: 13 October 2026.The printed issue is dated 2012; DergiPark lists the online publication date as 15 January 2013.
  • Academic publicationFuat Bozkurt (2017). Şah İbrahim Veli Ocağı. Fuat Bozkurt's personal blog (Blogger), 2 November 2017. fuatbozkurt.blogspot.com Accessed: 13 October 2026.Not a peer-reviewed publication. These are the author's notes and assessments based on his field trips between 1979 and 1989, including the 1986 visit to Ballıkaya. Quotations are translated from the Turkish original.
  • Academic publicationHarun Yıldız (2012). Şah İbrahim Velî Ocağı'nın Amasya Yöresindeki İzdüşümleri. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi, no. 63, pp. 127–138. dergipark.org.tr Accessed: 12 October 2026.
  • Academic publicationHasan Coşkun (2015). Kangal ve Çevresindeki Alevi Ocakları. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi, no. 75. dergipark.org.tr Accessed: 12 October 2026.The article places the village in Arguvan district. Administratively, Ballıkaya belongs to Hekimhan.
  • Academic publicationLevent Çoban (2018). Hekimhan Müzik Kültürü Üzerine Bir Araştırma. İnönü Üniversitesi Kültür ve Sanat Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 77–84. dergipark.org.tr Accessed: 12 October 2026.
  • Academic publicationMevlüt Yılmaz (2023). Malatya Alevi Köylerinde Halk Hekimliği ile İlgili İnanış ve Uygulamalar. Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi, no. 108, pp. 489–505. doi.org Accessed: 12 October 2026.The article places the village within Arguvan district. Administratively, Ballıkaya belongs to Hekimhan.

Open data and measurements

  • Open dataNASA / USGS (2000 (survey)). Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, 30 m digital elevation model. Queried via OpenTopoData. opentopodata.org Accessed: 12 October 2026.Returned 1,521 m for the centre of the present settlement and 1,465 m for the remains of the old village. These are satellite data and may deviate by a few metres.
  • Open dataOpenStreetMap contributors (accessed 2026). Ballıkaya (node 2302771461) and surroundings. OpenStreetMap, ODbL licence. openstreetmap.org Accessed: 12 October 2026.
  • Open dataProject OSRM / OpenStreetMap (accessed 2026). Road route calculation. OSRM routing engine on OpenStreetMap road data. project-osrm.org Accessed: 12 October 2026.Distances are calculated along the shortest drivable route from the district or provincial centre to the neighbourhood centre and are approximate.
  • Open dataSevan Nişanyan (2010–2026). Ballıkaya (mahalle), Hekimhan, Malatya. Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Komşu Bölgeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri. nisanyanyeradlari.com Accessed: 12 October 2026.Only the editorial information in the entry has been used. User notes attached to the entry have not been used as a source.
  • Open dataVikipedi (erişim 2026). Candan Yüceer. Turkish Wikipedia. tr.wikipedia.org Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  • Open dataVikipedi (erişim 2026). Kıbrıs Türk Barış Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı. Turkish Wikipedia (list of commanders). tr.wikipedia.org Accessed: 18 October 2026.The list of commanders cites no source.
  • Open dataVikipedi (erişim 2026). Murat Emir. Turkish Wikipedia. tr.wikipedia.org Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  • Open dataVikipedi (erişim 2026). Mehmet Seyfi Oktay. Turkish Wikipedia. tr.wikipedia.org Accessed: 18 October 2026.Wikipedia article; the dates of office rest on the TBMM Album (parliamentary album).
  • Open dataVikiveri (accessed 2026). Ballıkaya (Q10737641). Wikidata. wikidata.org Accessed: 12 October 2026.
  • Open dataVikiveri (erişim 2026). Murat Emir (Q28218129), Candan Yüceer (Q20630670), Mehmet Seyfi Oktay (Q6050758). Wikidata. wikidata.org Accessed: 18 October 2026.The official X (Twitter) accounts are taken from the P2002 statements on Wikidata (Murat Emir: @muratemirchp; Candan Yüceer: @CandanYceer). Candan Yüceer's entry gives Hekimhan as place of birth (imported from Wikipedia, unsourced).

Family archive

  • Family archiveAli Yalçın (E. Korgeneral) (2022). Başağalar main genealogy, second enlarged edition, 2022. Digitally drawn genealogy with notes (Aygün Mimarlık, İzmir), 11 January 2022. Family archive; published with permission.. mezirme.com Accessed: 12 October 2026.The interactive family tree on this site was extracted automatically from the drawing in this document; ambiguous connections were checked one by one against the image.
  • Family archiveAli Yalçın (Kurmay Albay) (1984). A study of the Başağalar family based on research and enquiry (handwritten notes). 12 pages of handwritten notes, July 1984. Family archive; published with permission.. mezirme.com Accessed: 12 October 2026.Based on family accounts and testimony. Used on this site as 'reported' information or as an 'oral account'.
  • Family archiveAli Yalçın (Kurmay Albay) (1984). Genealogy (şecere) of the Başağalar family, first edition. Hand-drawn family tree, İzmir, 3 July 1984. Family archive; published with permission.. mezirme.com Accessed: 12 October 2026.A genealogy compiled within the family. Names and relationships are based on interviews with family elders and have not been checked against official records.
  • Family archiveFatoş Oktay (2026). Email to mezirme.com (on the name of Vaylöğ Dede). Personal communication, 16 October 2026. Accessed: 16 October 2026.A correction sent by a reader from the village; used on this site as reported information.
  • Family archiveZeynep Oktay (2002 sonrası). Ve bu köyden bir Hüseyin Yılmaz geçti (Encümen Hüseyin Yılmaz için anma metni). Family archive; final version sent by the author's family on 14 October 2026. The full text is on the person's page on mezirme.com.. mezirme.com Accessed: 14 October 2026.A memorial text written by the family; its contents are used on this site as reported information.
  • Family archiveZeynep Oktay (2020). Tamam Öztürk (1922 - 21.03.2000). Memoir, 10 May 2020; sent by email by Fatoş Oktay on 8 November 2026. The full text is on the person's page on mezirme.com.. mezirme.com Accessed: 8 November 2026.A memoir drawing on family and village memory; part of it is reported from Mahmut Öztürk's account. Its contents are used on this site as reported information.
  • Family archiveZeynep Oktay (undated). Abidin Öztürk (1918 - 28.12.1993). Memoir; sent by email by Fatoş Oktay on 8 November 2026. The full text is on the person's page on mezirme.com.. mezirme.com Accessed: 8 November 2026.A memoir drawing on family and village memory; the author states that she heard some details from Ayşe Öztürk, Hüseyin Güner and Mahmut Öztürk. Its contents are used on this site as reported information.
  • Family archiveZeynep Oktay (c. 2020). Mustafa Başaran (1930 - 13.08.2011). Memoir (it refers to 6 September 2019 as 'last year'); sent through Fatoş Oktay on 18 October 2026. The full text is on the person's page on mezirme.com.. mezirme.com Accessed: 18 October 2026.A memoir drawing on family and village memory; its contents are used on this site as reported information.
  • Family archiveZeynep Oktay (2026). Yusuf Başaran (1900 - 1994). Memoir; sent through Fatoş Oktay on 18 October 2026. The full text is on the person's page on mezirme.com.. mezirme.com Accessed: 18 October 2026.A memoir drawing on family and village memory; its contents are used on this site as reported information.
  • Family archiveZeynep Oktay (undated). Yusuf Ağa Dede (Yusuf Öztürk) (1309/1893 - 17.08.1983). Memoir; sent by email by Fatoş Oktay on 2 November 2026. The full text is on the person's page on mezirme.com.. mezirme.com Accessed: 4 November 2026.A memoir drawing on family and village memory; the author states that she heard some anecdotes from grandchildren and villagers. Its contents are used on this site as reported information.

Local studies

  • Local studyAntoloji.com (erişim 2026). Süleyman Özerol: Hayatı. Antoloji.com (poet's page). antoloji.com Accessed: 18 October 2026.Biographies on poets' pages are usually supplied by the poets themselves.
  • Local studySüleyman Özerol (1988–1989). Yenilenen Köy Ballıkaya. Görüş newspaper (Malatya), serialised. Introduction: yenilenenkoyballikaya.wordpress.com. yenilenenkoyballikaya.wordpress.com Accessed: 12 October 2026.
  • Local studySüleyman Özerol (2011). Dededen Toruna Uzanan Sanat. Arguvan Olgusu, no. 30, November 2011, pp. 24–25; republished on the author's blog on 10 August 2017. mezirmeballikayakoyu.blogspot.com Accessed: 18 October 2026.Life stories of Âşık Yusuf, Mustafa and Hüseyin Başaran; the author interviewed Âşık Yusuf on 10 July 1991. Information not confirmed elsewhere counts as reported.
  • Local studySüleyman Özerol (2010–2026). Mezirme Köyü (Ballıkaya Mahallesi) İle İlgili Bilgiler, Haberler ve Diğer. Blogger. mezirmeballikayakoyu.blogspot.com Accessed: 12 October 2026.A local researcher's work. Information taken from it and not confirmed by another source is marked as "reported" on this site.
  • Local studyYenilenen Köy Ballıkaya (blog; yazılar Süleyman Özerol, Remzi Hayta ve başkalarının) (2011–2015). Ballıkaya'da Yetişenlerden…. WordPress. yenilenenkoyballikaya.wordpress.com Accessed: 18 October 2026.Includes 'Tekirdağ'ın Vekili, Ballıkaya'nın Kızı' (Remzi Hayta, 3 March 2012), a life story of Mehmet Seyfi Oktay (compiled by Süleyman Özerol, 12 March 2012) and '7 Haziran 2015 Seçimlerinde Ballıkaya Köyünden İki Aday' (30 March 2015). A local source.

News reports

  • NewsBirGün (2024). CHP'nin Çankaya adayı Hüseyin Can Güner kimdir?. BirGün, 13 February 2024. birgun.net Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  • NewsDemirören Haber Ajansı (DHA) (2024). Tekirdağ'da CHP'li Yüceer ilk kadın başkan oldu. DHA news agency, 31 March 2024. dha.com.tr Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  • NewsDemirören Haber Ajansı (DHA) (2025). Emekli müzik öğretmeni, ünlü isimlerle biriktirdiği anılarını kitaplaştırıyor. DHA news agency, via Habertürk local news, 21 November 2025. yerel-haberler.haberturk.com Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  • NewsErhan Kızılyar (2024). Ballıkaya: Bir Köyden Çok Ötesi. Durum Gazetesi, 18 April 2024 (updated 3 August 2024). durumgazetesi.com.tr Accessed: 18 October 2026.Lists people from the village and quotes the village head (Merdan Çelik); the hamlet of Murat Emir's family is the village head's information. Part of the text is taken from Süleyman Özerol's blog.
  • NewsEvrensel (2026). Yeni Parti grup başkan vekilleri belli oldu. Evrensel, 24 July 2026. evrensel.net Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  • NewsEvrensel (2026). Tekirdağ Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Yüceer Yeni Parti'ye geçti. Evrensel, 24 August 2026. evrensel.net Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  • NewsMalatya Haber (2015). Ballıkaya SİT Alanı Oluyor. malatyahaber.com, 28 December 2015. malatyahaber.com Accessed: 12 October 2026.
  • NewsMalatya Haber (2025). Bolu'daki yangın faciasında Malatyalı dekan ve kızı da hayatlarını kaybetti. Malatya Haber, 21 January 2025. malatyahaber.com Accessed: 18 October 2026.
  • NewsMedyascope (2026). Hüseyin Can Güner görevden uzaklaştırıldı. Medyascope, 15 July 2026. medyascope.tv Accessed: 18 October 2026.

How sources are weighed

Official sources and academic publications are the basis for information marked "documented". Open data sources (OpenStreetMap, satellite elevation data, the Nişanyan place-name index and similar) are measurements and records. Local studies and news reports contain valuable information, but unless confirmed by another source, information taken from them is marked "reported".

For details, see our editorial principles .