Diyarbakır

Diyarbakır is the largest city in Southeastern Anatolia. Its 2024 population of 1,165,000 are mostly Kurdish, who call it Amed, and it’s been a flashpoint in the struggle for Kurdish autonomy. Wikivoyage

Population 1,732,396 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Turkey

• 112PolicePolice
• 112GendarmerieGendarmerie
• 112FireFirefighter
• 112Sea rescueTurkish Coast Guard
• 112AfetAfet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı
• 112GeneralGeneral Directorate of Forestry
• 112PoliceTraffic police
• 177FireWildfire

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Ofis Kavşak Memorial · 360 m
• 83 Kavşak Memorial · 580 m
• Paşakonağı Kavşak Memorial · 640 m
• Valilik Kavşak Memorial · 760 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Somewhere to run

• Diyarbakır Millet Bahçesi 360 m across 460 m
• Koşuyolu Parkı 500 m across 770 m
• Sümer pak 330 m across 620 m
• Fidancı 240 m across 1.4 km

Getting around

• Diyarbakır 390 m
• Taksi 5.3 km
• İlçe Otogarı Taksi 1.6 km
• Emek Taksi Durağı 1.6 km
• Köyler Arası Otogar 1.8 km
• Papatya Taksi 3.3 km

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