Talk:Van Province

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A longing look back into the pages of history
Another former armenian territory.

or a Russian territory? denizTC 00:10, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Protected
This page is protected because of the recent edit dispute. --WinHunter (talk) 04:34, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Alternative names
This article is related with a province (Van Province) not with a city (Van). So we mustn't add alternative names of the city of Van. We can add alternative names of the province of Van with reliable sources. Takabeg (talk) 07:11, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

City and Province
I see that historical names have been added to Van Province; I am sure in good faith. However the historical names are irrevelant. Van Province is named after the capital city (Van) of the province. So there are two articles in Wikipedia for Van and Van Province. But it can be seen that while the first refers to a single city, the second refers to a province which includes the rural area in addition to many settlements including the capital of the province. The city is an ancient city with many names. But the province is a relatively recent administrative unit. So while city has historical names, the province doesn't have a historical name. Now I am going to delete the extra and irrevelant names. But please note that the historical names are kept in the articles about Van city. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 08:32, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Yes Armenian Pictures /POV/ No Turkish Pictures
Why only Armenian pictures on the section Gallery? The Van Province is Turkey's province. Armenian, Armenian, Armenian, Armenian. Why no Turkish pictures. Not neutrality --Kmoksy 00:15, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I think POV tag is not necessary. You can provide non-Armenian images. Takabeg (talk) 00:27, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Van < Bianili
Bianili = Urartu Böri (talk) 11:58, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

WP:NPOV
This page is not WP:NPOV:
 * Haykaberd??? Why not Çavuştepe?
 * This images only Armenian culture

--Kmoksy (talk) 18:02, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Vandalism
Can you explain what's vandalism about this edit? --Semsûrî (talk) 11:45, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

This is not a reliable source. --Biainili (talk) 14:27, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

It's a reference for how the Kurdish name is spelled. Why is it not reliable? --Semsûrî (talk) 14:31, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
 * And the Armenian text should be the equivalence of 'Van Province' not merely 'Van' and we need a reference for it. --Semsûrî (talk) 14:33, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Armenian name
Why is the Armenian name of the town included? These have been Turkish and Kurdish lands for a thousand years. Articles on Greek islands that were Turkish territory a hundred years ago are not allowing Turkish names to be included! Double standards seem to be at play. Someone explain it logically please. Dominator1071 (talk) 23:18, 15 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Please don't duplicate comments like this on multiple pages (and Van Province is not a "town"). But since you are doing this, I will copy my answer from Talk:Van, Turkey:
 * As a general rule, Ottoman names should be given for former parts of the Ottoman Empire now part of Greece, as for example in Chania, Crete, Lesbos, Giannitsa, etc.
 * If you could point out Greek places where the Ottoman place name is "not allowed to be included", please let me know.
 * Similarly, areas which have had important Armenian populations in the past should include the Armenian name. --Macrakis (talk) 13:34, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Grammar improvements
The article is in need of grammatical corrections. I suggest other editors contribute in a constructive manner too. 786wave (talk) 09:41, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Van
Why an armenian editing a turkish province whic is my native city???? Frlaom (talk) 16:57, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

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