Diyarbakir

American

[dee-yahr-buhk-uhr] / diˈjɑr bʌk ər /

Also Diyarbekir.

noun

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

Diyarbakir British

/ diːˈjɑːbɛkɪə /

noun

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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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".

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

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.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

"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.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

In Diyarbakir, a Kurdish-majority city that was hit by the earthquake, Ramazan Akcay arrived early at his polling station to cast his vote.

From Washington Times ● May 14, 2023

In the HDP's Diyarbakir offices, parliamentary candidate Mehmet Emin Aktar said the president had changed over the years.

From Reuters ● May 10, 2023

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