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DİSMEK to open 15 new courses
04 May 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality aims to help residents develop their vocational skills and strengthen their participation in employment through 15 new courses launched under DİSMEK. Applications for the wide-ranging training programmes will remain open until 17 May. Run under the coo...
Production workshops draw strong interest at Amed Women, Labour...
03 May 2026At the 2nd Amed Women, Labour and Culture-Arts Gathering, which brought women’s labour, production and solidarity together on a shared platform, women both made their work visible and gained new experiences through workshops, highlighting the strength of collective production. On the seco...
Disability Pride March in Diyarbakır: “Let us hold disability...
03 May 2026Led by Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, thousands of disabled residents took part in the Disability Pride March to demand rights, equality and accessibility. Speaking at the march, Co-Mayor Serra Bucak called for scrutiny and continued struggle to ensure the implementation of a joint ...
Awareness training on tackling addiction held in libraries
24 April 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality continues to carry out activities to tackle addiction in places frequently used by young people as part of its protective and preventive work. In this context, awareness training sessions were held for residents at Mehmet Uzun City Library and Amida Pub...
Amed International Theatre Festival opens at the intersection of...
22 April 2026The 11th Amed International Theatre Festival, organised by Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality under the theme “Dialogue for Peace”, has opened with its multilingual and multicultural programme, bringing the shared language of peace to the stage. Co-Mayors Serra Bucak and Doğan Hatun emph...
JINMAP launched with a ‘Women’s City’ vision
22 April 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality has launched JINMAP, a digital platform that maps the risks women face in the city, provides data-driven analysis and contributes to service planning. Developed by the Metropolitan Municipality’s Department of Women’s Policies and Department of Informa...
A race against time to save lives
20 April 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality’s Fire Department responds to accidents within seconds through advanced technological equipment and continuous training. Every rescue operation becomes a race against time to save lives. The Fire Department uses state-of-the-art equipment on a 24/7 bas...
Hundreds of expired products seized during inspections at one...
20 April 2026During inspections carried out to protect public health, Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality teams seized and destroyed a large number of food products found on sale at one business despite being past their expiry date. During inspections conducted by the Municipal Police Department and ...
More women drivers in public transport: breaking down barriers...
20 April 2026As part of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality’s women-focused policies, 50 women taking part in the “Bus Driver Licence Training” project are receiving heavy vehicle driving training. Aiming to challenge prejudice in the male-dominated field of transport, the women highlighted the import...
Co-Mayor Hatun: The Strategic Plan was shaped through a...
18 April 2026Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Doğan Hatun stated that the city’s 2025–2029 Strategic Plan had been prepared through the joint contribution of civil society and local stakeholders, stressing that shortcomings in all areas — from culture to ecology, and from social policies t...
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