Bismil ( ku, Bismil) is a district of
Diyarbakır Province
Diyarbakır Province ( tr, Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır ku, Parêzgeha Amedê) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in southeastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km2 and its population is 1,528,958. The provincia ...
of
Turkey
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. The population is 117,674 (as of 2018) and most of the people are
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
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.
Location
In order to settle the influx of migrants from
Konya
Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...
in 1936, a new
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of Diyarbakir was established. It is a South-Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and is located to the east of the Diyarbakir province. The area of this district is 1748 km
2. Geographically it is situated 550 meters above the sea level. The town features numerous parks. On the Körtik hill exists an archeological site.
Politics
In the elections on the 31 March 2019 Orhan Ayaz from the
Peoples' Democratic Party was elected as Mayor. But in October he got dismissed due to an investigation. A trustee was appointed instead.
Neighbourhoods
*Ahmetli
*Akbaş
*Akköy
*Akoba
*Akçay
*Alibey
*Aluç
*Alıncak
*Ambar
*Aralık
*Arıkgöl
*Aslanoğlu
*Ataköy
*Aygeçti
*Ağılköy
*Ağıllı
*Aşağıdolay
*Aşağıoba
*Babahaki
*Bademli
*Baharlı
*Bahçe
*Bakacak
*Balcılar
*Bayındır
*Başhan
*Başköy
*Başören
*Belli
*Boyacı
*Bozçalı
*Bölümlü
*Derbent
*Diktepe
*Doruk
*Eliaçık
*Erler
*Gedikbaşı
*Göksu
*Gültepe
*Güngeçti
*Güroluk
*Güzelköy
*Harmanlı
*Hasanpınar
*Işıklar
*Kamberli
*Kamışlı
*Karabörk
*Karacık
*Karagöz
*Karapınar
*Karatepe
*Karayiğit
*Karaçölya
*Kavuşak
*Kayıköy
*Kazancı
*Kağıtlı
*Keberli
*Kocalar
*Kopmaz
*Kopuzlu
*Korukçu
*Koyunlu
*Koğuk
*Kumrulu
*Kurudere
*Kurudeğirmen
*Köprüköy
*Köseli
*Kılavuztepe
*Merdan
*Meydanlık
*Mirzabey
*Obalı
*Ofköy
*Oğuzlar
*Pınarbaşı
*Sarıköy
*Sarıtoprak
*Sazlı
*Seki
*Serçeler
*Sinanköy
*Tatlıçayır
*Tepe
*Tepecik
*Tilkilik
*Topraklı
*Türkmenhacı
*Ulutürk
*Uyanık
*Uğrak
*Uğurlu
*Yamaçköy
*Yasince
*Yağmurköy
*Yenice
*Yukarıdolay
*Yukarıharım
*Yukarısalat
*Çakallı
*Çakıllı
*Çatalköy
*Çavuşlu
*Çeltikli
*Çölağan
*Çöltepe
*
Üçtepe
*İsalı
*İsapınar
*Şahintepe
Notable people
*
Özz Nûjen, comedian born in Bismil who later moved to Sweden
*
Mehmet Mehdi Eker
Mehmet Mehdi Eker is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey from 2005 until 2015. He was elected a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Diyarbakır for Democratic People's Part ...
, former
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
*
Azize Tanrıkulu,
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
athlete
References
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Kurdish settlements in Turkey
Populated places in Diyarbakır Province
Populated places on the Tigris River
Districts of Diyarbakır Province