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Diyarbakir

Also پ·ⲹ·.

[dee-yahr-buhk-uhr]

noun

  1. a city in SE Turkey in Asia, on the Tigris River.



Diyarbakir

/ 徱ːˈɑːɛɪə /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Amida.a city in SE Turkey, on the River Tigris: ancient black basalt walls. Pop: 607 000 (2005 est)

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"No one has achieved anything," said Ibrahim Nazlican, 63, drinking tea in the shade of the towering city walls, which have guarded Diyarbakir since Roman times.

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Turkish forces and the PKK battled in the heart of Diyarbakir in 2015.

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Local reports said thousands of people gathered to watch the statement on big screens in the cities of Diyarbakir and Van in the predominantly Kurdish south-east.

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In March, six people were arrested for clashes involving fireworks before and after a match between Bursa's Bursaspor and Diyarbakir's Amedspor.

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In the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, 46-year-old business owner Mikail Bakan said: "All the Muslim world needs to be one against Israel."

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