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Diyarbakir
[dee-yahr-buhk-uh
noun
a city in SE Turkey in Asia, on the Tigris River.
Diyarbakir
/ 徱ːˈɑːɛɪə /
noun
Ancient name: Amida.a city in SE Turkey, on the River Tigris: ancient black basalt walls. Pop: 607 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
"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.
Turkish forces and the PKK battled in the heart of Diyarbakir in 2015.
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.
In March, six people were arrested for clashes involving fireworks before and after a match between Bursa's Bursaspor and Diyarbakir's Amedspor.
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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