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 ...
of
Turkey
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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 (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 Fortres ...
,
Gültan Kişanak. The DBP mayor was dismissed over alleged links with the
Kurdistan Workers' Party
The Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement, which historically operated throughout Kurdistan, but is now primarily based in the mountainous Kurdish-majority regions of south ...
in October 2016 and a trustee was imposed by the
Ministry of the interior
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Lists of current ministries of internal affairs
Named "ministry"
* Ministr ...
. 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
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