Yurtchi-ye Sharqi Rural District () is in Kuraim District of Nir County, Ardabil province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Kuraim.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 2,962 in 543 households. There were 2,473 inhabitants in 628 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,112 in 570 households. The most populous of its 26 villages was Qurtulmush, with 406 people.