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Photos of children from Mankerek Village of East Dersim by Peter J. Bumke, 1974 – 1978.

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On the crest of the Pakh hill, and a mile and a half west of the village is an old fortress, but hardly anything remains of the walls. It stands on the edge of a precipice overlooking the Palumor Su and affords a fine view of the valley which runs up in a north-easterly direction. The Palumor Su is an important affluent of the Munzur Su. Rising in the hills north of Palumor it passes through that town as a little brook, then follows through the Kuttu Dere, a rocky gorge, and continuing along this deep valley joins the Munzur Su, 6 miles west of the fortress. The remains of a Roman road which once passed down the valley is said to exist. A native of this village informed me that there were many ruins of Armenian churches in the valley, but that since the Armenians were driven from the interior of the country, none of them dared to set foot west of the river.

Captain L. MOLYNETJX-SEEL, A Journey in Dersim, 1911.

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Children on a water fountain, watching someone wash their clothes.

Mankerek Village of East Dersim by Peter J. Bumke, 1974 – 1978.