Diyarbakir

[ dee-yahr-buhk-uhr ]

noun

1. a city in SE Turkey in Asia, on the Tigris River.

Diyarbakir

/ diːˈjɑːbɛkɪə /

noun

1. a city in SE Turkey, on the River Tigris: ancient black basalt walls. Pop: 607 000 (2005 est) Ancient nameAmidaəˈmiːdə

Example Sentences

In March, six people were arrested for clashes involving fireworks before and after a match between Bursa's Bursaspor and Diyarbakir's Amedspor.

From BBC

In the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, 46-year-old business owner Mikail Bakan said: "All the Muslim world needs to be one against Israel."

From Reuters

In the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, 46-year-old business owner Mikail Bakan said: "All the Muslim world needs to be one against Israel."

From Reuters

May 12, 2016 - Explosives that detonated in a village in southeastern Turkey killed 16 people, had been intended for use in a suicide bombing in the nearby province of Diyarbakir.

From Reuters

The other at-risk sites under consideration are the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv; the historic center of Lviv, in western Ukraine; the ancient city of Nessebar in Bulgaria; the Diyarbakir Fortress in Turkey; and the Kamchatka Volcanoes in Russia’s far east.

From Washington Times