Turkish Kurdistan

Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. It is considered one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, continually inhabited since c. 8000 BCE.

city in Turkey

province in southeast Turkey

province in east Turkey

province in east Turkey

province in east Turkey

Adıyaman () is a city in southeastern Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Adıyaman Province and Adıyaman District. Its population is 290,883 (2024). The inhabitants of the city are mostly Kurdish.

province in southeast Turkey

province in southeast Turkey

province in southeast Turkey

province in southeast Turkey

province in east Turkey

province in east-central Turkey

province in east Turkey

province in southeast Turkey

province in east Turkey

province in east Turkey

province in southeast Turkey

province in southeast Turkey

province in southeast Turkey

central district and city in Hakkâri Province, Turkey

Tunceli (; ; ) is a municipality (belde) in Tunceli District and capital of Tunceli Province, Turkey. The city has a Kurdish majority. The population is predominantly Kurdish Alevi, a distinct ethno-religious community whose identity has been shaped by the region's history of autonomy and resistance to central state authority. It had a population of 35,161 in 2021.

Turkish part of Kurdistan

armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups

Pertek (; ) is a town and seat of Pertek District in Tunceli Province, Turkey. It had a population of 6,365 in 2021 and is populated by Kurds and Turks. The mayor is Recai Vural from the Justice and Development Party (Turkey) (AKP).

ethnic group

infrastructure project in southeastern Turkey launched in the 1970s