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Diyarbakır Province

February 16, 2024

For other uses, see Diyarbakir Province (disambiguation).

Diyarbakır Province (Turkish: Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır[2] Kurdish: Parêzgeha Amedê[3]) is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. Its area is 15,101 km2,[4] and its population is 1,804,880 (2022).[1] The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakır. The Kurdish majority province is part of Turkish Kurdistan.[5][6]

Diyarbakır Province
Diyarbakır ili
Province and metropolitan municipality
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatDiyarbakır
Government
 • ValiAli İhsan Su
Area
15,101 km2 (5,831 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,804,880
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Area code0412
Websitewww.diyarbakir.bel.tr
www.diyarbakir.gov.tr

History edit

It has been home to many civilisations and the surrounding area including itself is home to many Mesolithic era stone carvings and artifacts. The province has been ruled by the Akkadians, Hurrians, Mittani, Medes, Hittites, Armenians, Arameans, Neo-Babylonians, Achaemenids, Greeks, Romans, Parthians, Byzantium, Sassanids, Arabs, Seljuk Empire, Mongol Empire, Safavid dynasty, Marwanids, and Ayyubids.

Administrative history edit

In June 1927 the Law 1164 was passed[7] allowing the creation of Inspectorates-General (Turkish: Umumi Müffetişlik).[8]

The Diyarbakır province was therefore included in the First Inspectorate General (Turkish: Birinci Umumi Müffetişlik), which was created on the 1 January 1928 and also included Hakkâri, Siirt, Van, Mardin, Bitlis, Sanlıurfa, and Elaziğ.[9][10]

The Inspectorate-General was governed by an Inspector General, who governed with a wide-ranging authority over civilian, juridical and military matters.[8] The office of the Inspector General was dissolved in 1952 during the government of the Democrat Party.[11]

During the 1930s, several place-names in the province were renamed into names which denoted a Turkish origin as part of the nationalist Turkification policy of the Kemalist government.[12] Travel to Diyarbakır province was banned for foreign citizens until 1965.[9]

Modern history edit

In the 1975 Lice earthquake a Ms 6.7 struck the town of Lice. The town was re-established about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of its original location.

From 1987 to 2002, Diyarbakır Province was part of the OHAL (state of emergency) region which was declared to counter the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and governed by a so-called Supergovernor who got invested with additional powers than a normal Governor. In 1987 he was given the power to relocate and resettle whole villages, settlements and hamlets.[13] In December 1990 with the Decree No. 430, the supergovernor and the provincial governors in the OHAL region received immunity against any legal prosecution in connections with actions they made due to the powers they received with the Decree No. 430.[14]

Archaeology edit

Archaeologists headed by the vice-rector of Dicle University, professor Ahmet Tanyıldız, have claimed to discover the graves of the Seljuk Sultan of Rum Kilij Arslan I, who defeated the Crusaders. They also revealed his daughter Saide Hatun's burial in Silvan. Researchers dug 2 meters deep across a 35-square-meter area and focused their works on two gravesites in Orta Çeşme Park.[15][16]

Districts edit

 

Diyarbakır province is divided into 17 districts:

Population edit


Assyrian and Armenian population in Diyarbakır Province in 1915-1916[17]
Sect Before World War I Disappeared (killed) After World War I
Armenians Gregorians (Apostolic) 60,000 58,000 (97%) 2,000
Armenian Catholics 12,500 11,500 (92%) 1,000
Assyrians Chaldean Catholics 11,120 10,010 (90%) 1,110
Syriac Catholic 5,600 3,450 (62%) 2,150
Syriac Orthodox 84,725 60,725 (72%) 24,000
Protestants 725 500 (69%) 2,150


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Zazaca -Türkçe Sözlük, R. Hayıg-B. Werner
  3. ^ "Odeya Pizîşkên Amedê: 200 kes bi koronayê ketine". Rûpela nû (in Kurdish). 8 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ Watts, Nicole F. (2010). Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (Studies in Modernity and National Identity). Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-295-99050-7.
  6. ^ "Kurds, Kurdistān". Encyclopaedia of Islam (2 ed.). BRILL. 2002. ISBN 9789004161214.
  7. ^ Aydogan, Erdal. "Üçüncü Umumi Müfettişliği'nin Kurulması ve III. Umumî Müfettiş Tahsin Uzer'in Bazı Önemli Faaliyetleri". Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b Bayir, Derya (2016-04-22). Minorities and Nationalism in Turkish Law. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-317-09579-8.
  9. ^ a b Jongerden, Joost (2007-01-01). The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds: An Analysis of Spatical Policies, Modernity and War. BRILL. pp. 53. ISBN 978-90-04-15557-2.
  10. ^ Umut, Üngör. "Young Turk social engineering : mass violence and the nation state in eastern Turkey, 1913- 1950" (PDF). University of Amsterdam. p. 258. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. ^ Bozarslan, Hamit (2008-04-17). Fleet, Kate; Faroqhi, Suraiya; Kasaba, Reşat; Kunt, I. Metin (eds.). The Cambridge History of Turkey. Cambridge University Press. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-521-62096-3.
  12. ^ Üngör, Uğur (2011), The Making of Modern Turkey: Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia, 1913–1950. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 244. ISBN 0-19-960360-X.
  13. ^ Jongerden, Joost (2007). The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds. Brill. pp. 141-142. ISBN 978-90-47-42011-8.
  14. ^ Norwegian Refugee Council/Global IDP Project (4 October 2002). "Profile of internal displacement: Turkey" (PDF). p. 78.
  15. ^ Gershon, Livia. "Turkish Archaeologists Discover Grave of Sultan Who Defeated Crusaders". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  16. ^ AA, DAILY SABAH WITH (2021-01-13). "Anatolian Seljuk Sultan Kılıç Arslan I's grave found in SE Turkey". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  17. ^ Gaunt, David. Massacres, Resistance, Protectors: Muslim-Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I. Piscataway, N.J.: Gorgias Press, 2006, p. 433.

External links edit

  • (in English) Pictures of the capital of this province
  • (in English) Diyarbakir Weather Forecast Information 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  • (in English) Historical Armenian presence in Diyarbakir Province
  • (in English)

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For other uses see Diyarbakir Province disambiguation Diyarbakir Province Turkish Diyarbakir ili Zazaki Suke Diyarbekir 2 Kurdish Parezgeha Amede 3 is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey Its area is 15 101 km2 4 and its population is 1 804 880 2022 1 The provincial capital is the city of Diyarbakir The Kurdish majority province is part of Turkish Kurdistan 5 6 Diyarbakir Province Diyarbakir iliProvince and metropolitan municipalityLocation of the province within TurkeyCountryTurkeySeatDiyarbakirGovernment ValiAli Ihsan SuArea15 101 km2 5 831 sq mi Population 2022 1 1 804 880 Density120 km2 310 sq mi Time zoneTRT UTC 3 Area code0412Websitewww wbr diyarbakir wbr bel wbr tr www wbr diyarbakir wbr gov wbr tr Contents 1 History 1 1 Administrative history 1 1 1 Modern history 1 2 Archaeology 2 Districts 3 Population 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIt has been home to many civilisations and the surrounding area including itself is home to many Mesolithic era stone carvings and artifacts The province has been ruled by the Akkadians Hurrians Mittani Medes Hittites Armenians Arameans Neo Babylonians Achaemenids Greeks Romans Parthians Byzantium Sassanids Arabs Seljuk Empire Mongol Empire Safavid dynasty Marwanids and Ayyubids Administrative history edit In June 1927 the Law 1164 was passed 7 allowing the creation of Inspectorates General Turkish Umumi Muffetislik 8 The Diyarbakir province was therefore included in the First Inspectorate General Turkish Birinci Umumi Muffetislik which was created on the 1 January 1928 and also included Hakkari Siirt Van Mardin Bitlis Sanliurfa and Elazig 9 10 The Inspectorate General was governed by an Inspector General who governed with a wide ranging authority over civilian juridical and military matters 8 The office of the Inspector General was dissolved in 1952 during the government of the Democrat Party 11 During the 1930s several place names in the province were renamed into names which denoted a Turkish origin as part of the nationalist Turkification policy of the Kemalist government 12 Travel to Diyarbakir province was banned for foreign citizens until 1965 9 Modern history edit In the 1975 Lice earthquake a Ms 6 7 struck the town of Lice The town was re established about 2 km 1 2 mi south of its original location From 1987 to 2002 Diyarbakir Province was part of the OHAL state of emergency region which was declared to counter the Kurdistan Workers Party PKK and governed by a so called Supergovernor who got invested with additional powers than a normal Governor In 1987 he was given the power to relocate and resettle whole villages settlements and hamlets 13 In December 1990 with the Decree No 430 the supergovernor and the provincial governors in the OHAL region received immunity against any legal prosecution in connections with actions they made due to the powers they received with the Decree No 430 14 Archaeology edit Archaeologists headed by the vice rector of Dicle University professor Ahmet Tanyildiz have claimed to discover the graves of the Seljuk Sultan of Rum Kilij Arslan I who defeated the Crusaders They also revealed his daughter Saide Hatun s burial in Silvan Researchers dug 2 meters deep across a 35 square meter area and focused their works on two gravesites in Orta Cesme Park 15 16 Districts edit nbsp Diyarbakir province is divided into 17 districts Bismil Baglar Cermik Cinar Cungus Dicle Egil Ergani Hani Hazro Kayapinar Kocakoy Kulp Lice Silvan Sur YenisehirPopulation editAssyrian and Armenian population in Diyarbakir Province in 1915 1916 17 Sect Before World War I Disappeared killed After World War IArmenians Gregorians Apostolic 60 000 58 000 97 2 000Armenian Catholics 12 500 11 500 92 1 000Assyrians Chaldean Catholics 11 120 10 010 90 1 110Syriac Catholic 5 600 3 450 62 2 150Syriac Orthodox 84 725 60 725 72 24 000Protestants 725 500 69 2 150See also editDiyarbakir Vilayet Kurdistan Eyalet Diyarbekir EyaletReferences edit a b Address based population registration system ADNKS results dated 31 December 2022 Favorite Reports XLS TUIK Retrieved 19 September 2023 Zazaca Turkce Sozluk R Hayig B Werner Odeya Pizisken Amede 200 kes bi koronaye ketine Rupela nu in Kurdish 8 April 2020 Retrieved 27 April 2020 Il ve Ilce Yuz olcumleri General Directorate of Mapping Retrieved 19 September 2023 Watts Nicole F 2010 Activists in Office Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey Studies in Modernity and National Identity Seattle University of Washington Press p 167 ISBN 978 0 295 99050 7 Kurds Kurdistan Encyclopaedia of Islam 2 ed BRILL 2002 ISBN 9789004161214 Aydogan Erdal Ucuncu Umumi Mufettisligi nin Kurulmasi ve III Umumi Mufettis Tahsin Uzer in Bazi Onemli Faaliyetleri Retrieved 8 April 2020 a b Bayir Derya 2016 04 22 Minorities and Nationalism in Turkish Law Routledge p 139 ISBN 978 1 317 09579 8 a b Jongerden Joost 2007 01 01 The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds An Analysis of Spatical Policies Modernity and War BRILL pp 53 ISBN 978 90 04 15557 2 Umut Ungor Young Turk social engineering mass violence and the nation state in eastern Turkey 1913 1950 PDF University of Amsterdam p 258 Retrieved 8 April 2020 Bozarslan Hamit 2008 04 17 Fleet Kate Faroqhi Suraiya Kasaba Resat Kunt I Metin eds The Cambridge History of Turkey Cambridge University Press p 343 ISBN 978 0 521 62096 3 Ungor Ugur 2011 The Making of Modern Turkey Nation and State in Eastern Anatolia 1913 1950 Oxford Oxford University Press p 244 ISBN 0 19 960360 X Jongerden Joost 2007 The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds Brill pp 141 142 ISBN 978 90 47 42011 8 Norwegian Refugee Council Global IDP Project 4 October 2002 Profile of internal displacement Turkey PDF p 78 Gershon Livia Turkish Archaeologists Discover Grave of Sultan Who Defeated Crusaders Smithsonian Magazine Retrieved 2021 01 20 AA DAILY SABAH WITH 2021 01 13 Anatolian Seljuk Sultan Kilic Arslan I s grave found in SE Turkey Daily Sabah Retrieved 2021 01 20 Gaunt David Massacres Resistance Protectors Muslim Christian Relations in Eastern Anatolia during World War I Piscataway N J Gorgias Press 2006 p 433 External links edit in English Pictures of the capital of this province in English Diyarbakir Weather Forecast Information Archived 2009 02 12 at the Wayback Machine in English Historical Armenian presence in Diyarbakir Province Tourism information is available in English at the Southeastern Anatolian Promotion Project site in English Diyarbakir Live News 38 08 32 N 40 16 16 E 38 14222 N 40 27111 E 38 14222 40 27111 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diyarbakir Province amp oldid 1207552182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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