Diyarbakir

Also Di·yarbek·ir.

[dee-yahr-buhk-uhr]

noun

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

Diyarbakir

/ diːˈjɑːbɛkɪə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The call was echoed by the main opposition CHP party with Sezgin Tanrikulu, its lawmaker in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, agreeing the decision "must be implemented immediately".

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The 2015 Dolmabahce Agreement was supposed to bring democratic and language rights for Kurds, but the fragile truce collapsed amid devastating violence, especially in the Kurdish-dominated cities of the south-east, including Diyarbakir.

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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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