Hani ( ota, هانی ''Hani'', ota, پالی معدن ''Palimaden'', ku, Hênê) is a district of

Diyarbakır Province Diyarbakır Province ( tr, Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır ku, Parêzgeha Amedê) is a province in southeastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km2 and its population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is the cit ...

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. The population was 8,146 in 2010.

History

The locals in Hani took part in the Sheikh Said rebellion in 1925. Subsequently, the town experienced special surveillance and scrutiny from the state.

Politics

After the victory of the

Democratic Regions Party The Democratic Regions Party ( tr, Demokratik Bölgeler Partisi, DBP, ku, Partiya Herêman a Demokratîk, PHD) is a Kurdish political party in the Republic of Turkey. The pro-minority rights Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) acts as the fratern ...

(DBP) in the local elections in 2014, Hani became a hotspot for the women movement in

Diyarbakır province Diyarbakır Province ( tr, Diyarbakır ili, Zazaki: Suke Diyarbekır ku, Parêzgeha Amedê) is a province in southeastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km2 and its population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is the cit ...

. A women's center was opened in presence of the Metropolitan Mayor of

Diyarbakır Diyarbakır (; ; ; ) is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, ...

, Gültan Kişanak. The DBP mayor was dismissed over alleged links with the

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in October 2016 and a trustee was imposed by the

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. In the local elections of March 2019 Ibrahim Lale of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected mayor.

References

Populated places in Diyarbakır Province Districts of Diyarbakır Province Kurdish settlements in Turkey {{Diyarbakır-geo-stub