Battalgazi, formerly and colloquially Eskimalatya, is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 947 km², and its popul…Battalgazi, formerly and colloquially Eskimalatya, is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 947 km², and its population is 307,478. At the 2013 reorganisation part of the former central district of Malatya Province was added to the district. It covers the eastern part of the agglomeration of Malatya and the adjacent countryside. The mayor is Osman Güder.