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'''Diyarbakir''' (Turkish: ''Diyarbak?r''; Zazaisch and Kurdish: ''Amed'') is a city in southern Turkish region South-eastern Anatolia.

Get in

Turkish Airlines [http://www.thy.com/en-INT/] offers daily domestic flights from Istanbul (IST) and Ankara to Diyarbakir (DIY).

There are trains three times a week from Istanbul (''Guney Express''). There is also a daily train from Ankara (''4 Eylul Mavi Treni'').

When traveling from Diyarbakir to west by bus be prepared for several ID check ups by jandarma; they are looking for Kurdish separatists and terrorists or their possible partners.

Get around

The old city containing the mosque is a little run down but enclosed in some magnificent walls. It is like a village in the middle of the city with village mentality; goose running around, women having cay in front of their houses and kids shouting to foreigners the few English words they know. To avoid problems, dress modestly. There is extensive development outside including a pleasant park. It's called Gazi Koske and it contains many teahouses and traditional bed-like constructions, where you sink into cushions and drink tea while overlooking the Dicle river below.

See

  • Virgin Mary Syrian church. n the centre of the old town. ignposts indicate where the church is. osted on the entrance. ree.
  • Ruined Armenian church. ext to the Syrian church. ignposts indicate where the church is. ree.
  • ''' The famous grand mosque (Ulu cami)'''.
  • ''' Kervansaray '''.
  • Do

    Buy

    Eat

    Drink

    There are many teagardens in Ofis and along the Basalt city walls, where you can meet locals. People in Diyarbakir are very open towards foreigners and you'll have a hard time paying for your own tea.

  • Mahya (mosque lamp of coloured glass). icle sokak 2a. n Ofis, just off the main street where buses run from bus station to city center. pen till late at night. This coffeehouse has over 70 varieties of coffee and a nice interior. The owners and customers are very friendly and easygoing.

    Sleep

    There are very many clean and reasonably comfortable hotels with air con, etc. There is an engaging hotel in the old han building.

    Get out

  • '''Hasankeyf'''
  • other destinations in eastern and southeastern Turkey.