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New term language courses to begin
07 February 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality will accept applications for its new term language courses between 7 and 16 February. As part of its education work supporting multilingualism and cultural diversity, the Department of Culture, Arts and Social Affairs is launching a new term of languag...
DBB Women’s Assembly holds meeting
06 February 2026The Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality (DBB) Women’s Assembly held its assembly meeting for the second term, with a new membership composition. The DBB Women’s Assembly continues its work to advance gender equality and women’s rights. Aiming to strengthen solidarity among women employee...
DBB Releases Report on Violence Against Women
05 February 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality (DBB) has made public a detailed report showing that 258 women submitted applications due to violence. The municipality shared comprehensive data on the forms of violence women were subjected to, the reasons for applications, risk assessments, and the a...
Hevsel Gardens and the Ten-Eyed Bridge: Emphasis on Collective...
04 February 2026Speaking at the 32nd Ordinary General Assembly of the City Council, Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayors Serra Bucak and Doğan Hatun underlined that a proper balance between conservation and use can only be achieved through a participatory and transparent approach. The 32nd Ordi...
Women Gain Vocational Skills Through Technical Training
04 February 2026Women who completed Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality’s training programme in air-conditioning and combi-boiler (HVAC) servicing, as well as radiator maintenance and repair, were awarded certificates of participation. It was noted that women who benefited from the first two-month traini...
20,000 residents reached through Disability Mapping Project
03 February 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality has reached 20,000 disabled residents through its Disability Mapping Project, delivered in coordination with 17 district municipalities to improve services for disabled people. Led by the Municipality’s Department of Services for People with Disabiliti...
Applications open for free vocational and arts courses at...
30 January 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality has opened free course registrations under DİSMEK to support the vocational, artistic and personal development of residents living in the city. Delivered under the coordination of the Department of Social Services, the Diyarbakır Arts and Vocational Tr...
Solidarity and support visit to oncology patients
30 January 2026A solidarity and support visit was paid by Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality to the Yeniden Yaşam Cancer Support Association. As part of its social responsibility work, the Rare and Chronic Diseases Branch—which operates under the Municipality’s Department of Services for People with D...
Wheelchair Repair Workshop provides free support to 600 disabled...
28 January 2026The Wheelchair Repair Workshop—operating under Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality and the only facility of its kind in the city—has provided free maintenance, repairs and spare-parts support to 600 disabled residents over the past year. The Department of Services for Disabled and Older ...
8,000 women receive JINKART cards
21 January 2026As part of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality’s women-focused social support scheme, JINKART, 8,000 women have been issued cards in the second phase of the programme. The scheme, implemented by the Women’s Policies Department to help ease everyday life for women without social security,...
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