It is said that air pollution in Turkey from the nearby coal-fired power stations also affects Elbistan, as well as smoke from landfill. In late 2020 the oldest plant Afşin-Elbistan A, was said by opposition MP Ali Öztunç to be still operating without filters. Population Notable people Mustafa Atici, Swiss politician of Kurdish descent Mazlum Çimen, ballet dancer, award-winning film score composer and folk singer Fidan Doğan, murdered Kurdish activist Tulay Goren, missing Kurdish schoolgirl Kemal Gözükara, mathematician, businessman and president of the Istanbul Arel University Mahir Ünal, Turkish MP and former minister of Culture and Tourism Tahsin Yücel, Turkish translator, novelist, essayist and literary critic See also İğde – a belde administered by Elbistan References External links Municipality's official website District Governor's official website Elbistan Araç Kiralama Populated places in Kahramanmaraş Province Districts of Kahramanmaraş Province Towns in Turkey Former Armenian inhabited settlements