Diyarbakir, Turkey

Travel Blogs from Diyarbakir (21)

No Sleep
No Sleep 'Til Diyarbakir
Feb 23, 2008

... 's Party group in Northern Iraq.  The man was singing "we will not stop until we have taken Diyarbakir," the most populous Kurdish city in Turkey.  On this day, the Turkish army had entered into Northern Iraq to destroy the PKK, which ...

A travel blog entry by lraleigh
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Walls and Thieves, Diyarbakir, Turkey travel blog
Walls and Thieves
Aug 31, 2005

... that if we come back to his town we could stay at his place and he would take us around the walls! So - Diyarbakir was a bugger after all. I can recommend Diyarbakir for the cheapest carpets ever but I wouldn't recommend trying to walk the walls!!

A travel blog entry by lucinate
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Pickpockets, Diyarbakir, Turkey travel blog
Pickpockets
Sep 1, 2005

The night bus to Van was not leaving till late, so we took an early bus to Diyarbakir to check out this town. We would have 8 hours in it. More than enough. Fuck Dactari's theory that you should spend a couple of days in a town !!!!! Funily enough, Irish ...

A travel blog entry by uncle_davros
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Kurdish Turkey, Diyarbakir, Turkey travel blog
Kurdish Turkey
May 22, 2009

... I was forbıdden from touchıng the free breakfast buffet because of my dırt cheap rate. The bus rıde from far Eastern Turkey was about 7 hours so I didnt make ıt to Van untıl around 6 or 7 but I decıded to head out and ...

A travel blog entry by jstern

Attractions in Diyarbakir (4)

City Walls
City Walls

Diyarbakir, Diyarbakir, Turkey

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These four-gated walls were restored in 349 AD during the reign of Constantinus III of Rome, and they surround the old part of the city. They are also famed for being the second largest walls in the world after the Great Wall of China.
Tigris River (Tigri)
Tigris River (Tigri)

Diyarbakir, Diyarbakir, Turkey

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Kingdom of Commagene
Kingdom of Commagene

Diyarbakir, Diyarbakir, Turkey

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Old bridge on Tigris River
Old bridge on Tigris River

Diyarbakir, Diyarbakir, Turkey

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Forum Discussions on Diyarbakir (3)

Eastern Anatolia in October?
Posted on Nov 8, 2009, 17:51:05
... square, I decided to leave the "must sees" to the end of the trip. From Istanbul I took an airplane to Diyarbakir, got a car from there and started south. The aim was to visit Deyrul Zaferan and Mor Gabriel monasteries. I got the idea from ...
Turkey Travel Safe with Mid-East Nearby in Turmoil?
Posted on Aug 9, 2006, 17:24:50
... for a long time. We were in southern and eastern Turkey last year and the only trouble we had was from pick-pocketer wannabes in Diyarbakir. It's well known for this and the police watch tourists to make sure they're safe. Not a PKK'er in ...
Destination Name Game
Posted on Jun 16, 2008, 08:12:06
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