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Archaeologists in Turkey have identified massive structures below a Roman-era castle

The multistory, below-ground structures in Diyarbakir — ID'ed by using ground-penetrating radar — may have sheltered some 10,000 people during wartime many centuries ago, archaeologists believe.

WEKU

Erdogan backs Kurdish Islamist party – and women pay the price

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s alliance with Huda-Par, a hardline Kurdish Islamist party with a shadowy past, for the 2023 vote sparked howls of condemnations. It was part of a strategy to win the Kurdish vote, but women fear that they will pay the price.

France 24

Turkey’s Kurdish areas serve as petri dish for illiberal democracy test

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been reelected in a runoff that experts say is the latest trend in the rise of illiberal democracies. The Kurdish heartland of Diyarbakir has been there before, but now it has spread from the periphery to the centre, and probably beyond Turkey’s borders.

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Kurds fear Erdogan win amid sharper nationalist rhetoric

Kurds opposed to President Tayyip Erdogan fear victory for him in Turkey's presidential election could reinforce a crackdown the state has been waging against them for years, alarmed by a surge in nationalist rhetoric ahead of Sunday's vote.

Reuters

Disbelief in Diyarbakir as Turkey heads for presidential run-off

Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeast voted overwhelmingly for Kilicdaroglu, but it wasn’t enough to beat Erdogan.

Al Jazeera

Appetite for change grows in Kurdish heartland as Turkish elections near

Formerly a Tayyip Erdogan supporter, broadcaster Mehmet Dalgic switched allegiance to his main challenger after the ruling AK Party failed to offer sympathy for the destruction of his TV station in southeast Turkey in February's earthquake.

Reuters

Türkiye Arrests 110 People Over Alleged Kurdish Militant Ties

Turkish police detained 110 people over alleged militant ties, security sources said on Tuesday, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists were among those arrested in raids that he linked to elections on May 14. The security sources said the operation was focused on Diyarbakir, the largest city…

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Volunteer groups rush to distribute aid to Turkey quake victims

Ad hoc aid operations have been set up by ordinary citizens across Turkey in the wake of the catastrophic earthquakes.

Al Jazeera

Baby pulled alive from rubble of Turkey earthquake as families cling to slim hopes

A mother and her ten-year-old son were also found alive after 101 hours trapped in a destroyed building in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

Evening Standard

Watch live: Turkish rescuers search through night for survivors after earthquake devastates Diyarbakir

Watch live as rescue teams in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir search into the night for survivors after a deadly earthquake struck on Monday 6 February.

The Independent UK

After huge Turkey quake, Diyarbakir residents pray for missing families

In the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, residents were hoping and praying for news of relatives and friends after a massive earthquake and a huge aftershock turned apartment blocks into mounds of rubble and piles of shattered masonry.

Reuters

Photos: A devastating earthquake hits Turkey and Syria

Search-and-rescue efforts are underway as the death toll began soaring after a powerful earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday.

WEKU

Watch: View from Diyarbakir after 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey

At least 1,200 people have died after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and Syria on Monday, 6 February.

The Independent UK

Boy's stomach pain and nausea turned out to be caused by a three-foot-long cable

A charging cable and a hair tie were removed from a 15-year-old male patient's stomach at a hospital in Diyarbakir, Turkey, after he had stomach pains and nausea

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Bomb Attack in Türkiye Targets Police Van, Injuring 9

A bomb exploded on a highway in Türkiye as a van carrying police officers drove past on Friday, injuring nine of its passengers, government officials said. Two people were detained in connection with the attack, which occurred near the predominantly Kurdish-populated city of Diyarbakir in southeast Türkiye, Interior Minister Suleyman…

Al Jazeera

Car bomb in Turkey’s Diyarbakir injures police officers

Two people believed to be behind the blast have been detained, authorities have said.

Reuters

Car bomb strikes police bus in southeast Turkey - minister

A roadside car bomb exploded, damaging a police minibus on a highway in southeast Turkey's Diyarbakir province on Friday, and nine people in the bus were taken to hospital as a precaution, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.

Daily Record

Steve Clarke insists Scotland not concerned by Turkish armed guard and offers sympathy to Istanbul bombing victims

Tensions in the country are heightened after the weekend bombing with Scotland playing in Kurdish stronghold Diyarbakir.

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The National (Scotland)

The bold Robertson-Tierney experiment Scotland manager must try in Turkey friendly

THE build-up to Scotland’s friendly match with Turkiye in Diyarbakir this evening has proved problematic for manager Steve Clarke to say the least.

Daily Record

Motherwell star will work hard in first Scotland cap bid as he targets Turkey friendly chance

Fir Park skipper Liam Kelly admits he is in the dark over game time as Steve Clarke's side face match in Diyarbakir on Wednesday

Daily Record

Scotland fans set for extra protection in Turkey friendly with a police offer for every two travelling Tartan Army

It's the first time the nations will have met in 62 years with the match taking place in the Kurdish stronghold of Diyarbakir.

Daily Record

Scotland fans can bag Turkey tickets for £2 as Turkish FA confirm bargain ticket prices

The Scots travel to Diyarbakir to face Turkey on 16 November in what is their only warm-up friendly before plunging into a tough Euro 2024 qualifying group involving Spain, Norway, Cyprus and Georgia

Daily Mirror

Murderer who beheaded student, 21, with saw kills himself in his prison cell

Mustafa Murat Ayhan had confessed to murdering victim Azra Gulendam Haytaoglu and brutally cutting her body into 13 pieces in Turkey before killing himself in his prison cell in Diyarbakir

Daily Record

Scotland venue for Turkey friendly in doubt after locals attacked players with KNIVES during chaotic scenes

Steve Clarke's side are due to end a terrific year with a game in Diyarbakir but there were ugly scenes at a game in the stadium at the weekend.

The Independent UK

Armenian Church opens its doors after seven years

The St. Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakır, one of the largest of its denomination in the Middle East, has been restored after being devastated by conflict

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