Pazarcık (Kurdish: Bazarcix) is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,253 km2, and its population is 70,173 (2022). It is in the southeastern part of the province. The cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas. The town is home to a large Alevi Kurdish population and also includes Abdals of the Kara Hüseyinler tribe.
On 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Pazarcık.
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There are 84 neighbourhoods in Pazarcık District:
Notable natives
Ferruh Bozbeyli (1927–2019), Turkish politician.
Hasan Yükselir (1955–), Turkish singer and composer.
Dilber Ay (1956–2019), Turkish singer.
KC Rebell (1988–), German rapper of Kurdish origin.
Ahmet Aksu (1887–1954), Turkish politician
Agit Kabayel (originally from there; 1992-), German boxer