Derik (Kurdish: Dêrîka Çiyayê Mazî[2]) is a municipality and district of Mardin Province, Turkey.

[5] But on 15 November 2019 she was detained and a day later dismissed from her post as mayor and the District Governor Hakan Kafkas was appointed as trustee instead.

[6] The town is first mentioned in the late 14th century, however a Roman fort indicates that the area has been inhabited for longer.

[7] The Armenian population of the county continued to form the majority even up until the 1930s, when systematic state persecution forced many to emigrate.

[11] Geographically the town includes areas from Mazıdağı foot descending towards Ceylanpınar plains.