Hakkâri Province (, ) is a
province in the south east corner of
Turkey. The administrative centre is located in the city of
Hakkâri . The province covers an area of 7,121 km² and has a population of 251,302 (2010 est). The province had a population of 236,581 in 2000. The province was created in 1936 out of part of
Van Province. Its adjacent provinces are
Sirnak to the west and
Van to the north. The majority of the province's population is Kurdish.