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Siirt

American  
[see-urt] / siˈɜrt /

noun

  1. a city in SE Turkey, E of Diyarbekir.


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"Our houses are heavily damaged so we have taken shelter here, in a garden in our neighbourhood," said Alswed, who studied nursing at Siirt University in southeast Turkey.

From Reuters • Feb. 25, 2023

The mayors are from Batman city; the Diyarbakir province districts of Ergani, Egil, Lice and Silvan; and districts in the provinces of Bitlis, Igdir and Siirt, it said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2020

In 1998, at a rally in the southeastern Turkish town of Siirt, he read a poem as part of a speech.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2015

And as this struggle wears on, rebel commanders say the decisive battle will indeed come in Siirt, and the support of the Ferjan will be crucial.

From Newsweek • Mar. 13, 2011

A team called Siirt YSE was renamed Siirt Köy Hizmetleri Spor in 1989, before becoming Siirt Jetpa and, after they were relegated and their owner arrested for fraud, Siirtspor in 2002.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2010

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