Yeşilyazı, Ovacık is a village (köy) located in the Ovacık District of Tunceli Province, Turkey. It is administratively part of the district’s rural settlements and falls under the jurisdiction of the local muhtar (village head) and the district governorate.
The village is situated in the Eastern Anatolia region, characterized by rugged terrain and a continental climate. As a rural locality, its economy is primarily based on agriculture, animal husbandry, and seasonal pastoral activities typical of the area.
Population data for Yeşilyazı are collected annually by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) through the Address‑Based Population Registration System (ADNKS). Specific recent population figures are not provided here due to the lack of directly accessible, verifiable data in publicly available encyclopedic sources.
Yeşilyazı’s name derives from Turkish components: “yeşil” meaning “green” and “yazı” meaning “plain” or “field,” suggesting a geographical setting of verdant lands.
No additional notable historical, cultural, or infrastructural details are documented in the available encyclopedic references.
