Diyarbakır
Erdoğan says local polls will be 'turning point' for Kurds
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has characterized this weekend's local elections as a pivotal moment for Kurdish citizens, asserting that it will mark a "turning point" for them.
Thousands of people gather to celebrate Nevruz
Thousands of people have marked Nevruz, a traditional festival that celebrates the arrival of spring, with colorful rituals across Türkiye, especially in the southeastern and eastern parts of the country.
Nevruz is marked as part of Kurdish, Iranian and Eurasia traditions in the second half of March as the first day of spring with colorful celebrations.
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‘Antiquities doctors’ restore over 1,000 artifacts in country’s east
A regional laboratory in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, home of many different civilizations spanning thousands of years, has performed maintenance and repair works on approximately 1,252 artifacts in 2023 to shed light on cultural history and exhibit them in museums.
Diyarbakır’s museum complex turns 90
The İçkale Museum Complex, located in the central Sur district of the eastern province of Diyarbakır, welcomed some 134,000 visitors last year.
The museum, which is home to works from 12,500-year-old artifacts, is preparing to celebrate 90 years of its foundation.
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Two people taking selfies fall from city walls
In just the span of a week, two people have sustained several injuries after falling from the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's historic walls while attempting to take a selfie, raising concerns over the need for stricter measures around the walls that have become a selfie hotspot in the region.
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Türkiye under influence of radiation fog: Expert
Several parts of Türkiye are currently under the influence of radiation fog induced by high pressure, an expert has said, warning that the effect of this veil curtailing visibility will prevail for an extended period.
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Türkiye now eyeing large shale gas reserves
Türkiye, which has been working to reduce its dependency on imported energy, is now turning to extract large shale gas reserves estimated at 679 billion cubic meters.
As part of its efforts to diversify its energy resources, the country has already discovered 710 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea and millions of barrels of oil in the southeastern Gabar region.
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Ancient surgical materials found in Zerzevan
Archaeological excavations that have been carried out in the 3,000-year-old Zerzevan Castle and Mithras Sanctuary in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's Çınar district have unearthed surgical materials.
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Surgeon of century saves ‘unrecoverable’ leg
Prof. Dr. Afksendiyos Kalangos, whose name is among the "heart surgeons of the century," managed to save Merve's leg, which has been said to be "unrecoverable."
Merve Ay, 23, who lives in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, struggled for 12 years with a vascular tumor that was detected in the heel of her left foot when she was only 8 years old.
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Kabaklı Pond hosts thousands of migratory birds
With the weather turning colder in northern Europe, thousands of birds have migrated to Kabaklı Pond on the campus of Dicle University in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, where they are expected to stay until spring, according to experts.
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