Halfeli (Kurdish: Xelfelî, previously in Armenian: Վանքատեղ, romanized: Vank’ategh,) is a town (belde) in the Iğdır District, Iğdır Province, Turkey.

Due to a climate milder than most other Eastern Anatolian towns, it has a variety of crops including cotton.

[3] However, in March 2020 Safa was dismissed from his post due to alleged links to terrorism.

[4] Due to regulations introduced in September 2016, mayors suspended by terror related charges are not to be replaced by someone elected by the municipal council.

[5] Lütfullah Göktaş, the Kaymakam from Karakoyunlu was appointed as a trustee instead.