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Co-Mayors Host Sweden’s Acting Ambassador
03 March 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayors Serra Bucak and Doğan Hatun hosted Sweden’s Acting Ambassador in Ankara, Louise Morsing. Louise Morsing, Sweden’s Acting Ambassador in Ankara, and First Secretary Filip Ahlborn paid a visit to Co-Mayors Serra Bucak and Doğan Hatun at Diyarbak...
Protection of the City’s Historical and Cultural Heritage Discussed...
03 March 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayors Serra Bucak and Doğan Hatun met with representatives of ecology and civil society organisations to discuss the protection of the city’s historical and cultural heritage, water basins, the Tigris River (Dicle) and the Hevsel Gardens. In respon...
Co-Mayors Meet Residents at Ramadan Iftar Tents
02 March 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayors Serra Bucak and Doğan Hatun broke their fast with residents at iftar tents set up for Ramadan at Dağkapı Square and at Tandır Evi Park in Bağlar district. Throughout Ramadan, the Municipality’s iftar tents—established at Dağkapı Square, Koşuy...
Co-Mayor Bucak Attends Gala Premiere of The ‘Uçan Köfteci’...
01 March 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Serra Bucak attended the gala premiere of The Flying Meatball Seller (Uçan Köfteci). Directed by Rezan Yeşilbaş, the film tells the story of Kadir, a street meatball vendor, and his long-running struggle to realise his dream of flying. The gal...
DBŞT Captivates Audiences with Shakespeare
28 February 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality City Theatre (DBŞT) brought William Shakespeare’s acclaimed A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the stage in a Kurdish adaptation, titled Xewna Şeveke Havînê. At the premiere at the Çand Amed Culture and Congress Centre, the performance received a standing ova...
Co-Mayor Bucak met with Eurocities representatives and attended the...
27 February 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Serra Bucak met with mayors from municipalities represented within Eurocities and the B40 Balkan Cities Network, and attended the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye (TBB) Executive Board meeting for February. The TBB Executive Board meeting wa...
Joint message from Diyarbakır: Co-mayors must be reinstated in...
26 February 2026Speaking at a statement made in front of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality together with DEM Party provincial and district mayors, DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan said trustee appointments (kayyım) amounted to “the usurpation of the people’s will” and called for the reinstatement of ...
Exam Fee Support for Students Taking the YKS (Higher...
26 February 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality will cover the exam fee for low-income Year 12 students who are applying to sit the 2026 Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS) for the first time. Under the programme, support of up to TRY 1,400 per student will be provided, with applications open fr...
DBŞT Brings a World Classic to Theatre-Goers with a...
26 February 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality City Theatre (DBŞT) is bringing William Shakespeare’s world-renowned A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Xewna Şeveke Havînê) to the stage in a Kurdish adaptation. The premiere will take place at 20:30 on 27 February at the Çand Amed Culture and Congress Centre....
Foundation Laid for the Mahabad Women’s Life Centre
24 February 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality has laid the foundation stone for the Mahabad Women’s Life Centre in Kayapınar district, which will support women’s social, cultural and vocational development. Co-Mayor Serra Bucak said they would continue to expand women-focused services in line with ...
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