Bucak (administrative unit)

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Bucak (also known as nahiye) is the Turkish word for subdistrict, literally meaning "corner." In principle, all Turkish provinces (Turkish: il) are divided into districts (Turkish: ilçe), and the districts are then divided into bucaks. Thus, bucak is the third-level administrative unit in Turkey. Despite this designation, about half the districts have no bucaks. For example, in Konya Province (the province with the highest number of settlements), among the 31 districts, only 15 districts have bucaks, and the total number of bucaks is 23.^[1] However, there is only one bucak in Yalova Province. The total number of bucaks in Turkey is 634.^[2] Villages (Turkish: köy) are either parts of the districts or bucaks.

Bucaks were important elements of Turkish administrative system prior to 1970s. After transportation facilities to villages were improved however, the status of bucaks were reduced.

Today, bucaks are almost defunct, but their legal entity continues.^[3]

References

v t e Turkish terms for country subdivisions

Modern	il (province) ilçe (district) mahalle (neighbourhood/quarter)

Historical	agaluk eyalet (province, also beylerbeylik and pashalik) kadiluk (sub-province) kaza (sub-province) khedivate (viceroyalty) mutasarrıfate (sub-province) bucak/nahiye (sub-district) raya sanjak (prefecture) vilayet (sub-province) voevodalık (sub-province)

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