The Dengbêj Evi (House of Dengbêj) showcases the Kurdish tradition of Dengbêj, storytelling by song. Kurdish elders gather together in informal groups and take turns to sing and chant in an ethereal and mesmerising style. Their associates add bold affirmations to underpin the melancholy and yearning melodies, and it's a compelling way to spend an hour or so in Turkey's most important Kurdish city. The complex also houses a tea garden.
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¶Ù¾±²â²¹°ù²ú²¹°ìı°ù's single most conspicuous feature is its great circuit of basalt walls, probably dating from Roman times, although the present walls, around…
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Diyarbakýr's single most conspicuous feature is its great circuit of basalt walls, probably dating from Roman times, although the present walls date from…
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Fortunately, the most easily accessible stretch of walls is also the most interesting in terms of inscriptions and decoration. Start near the Mardin…
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¶Ù¾±²â²¹°ù²ú²¹°ìı°ù's Archaeology Museum was closed at the time of writing, and scheduled to reopen in 2015 inside an old prison in İç Kale. Ask at the tourist…
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¶Ù¾±²â²¹°ù²ú²¹°ìı°ù's most impressive mosque is the Ulu Cami, built in 1091 by a Seljuk sultan. Incorporating elements from an earlier Byzantine church on the site…
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Fortunately, the most easily accessible stretch of walls is also the most interesting in terms of inscriptions and decoration. Start near the Mardin…
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Fortunately, the most easily accessible stretch of walls is also the most interesting in terms of inscriptions and decoration. Start near the Mardin…
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The population of ¶Ù¾±²â²¹°ù²ú²¹°ìı°ù once included many Christians, mainly Armenians and Chaldeans, but most of them were pushed out or perished during the…
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The Behram PaÅŸa Camii, in a residential area deep in the maze of narrow streets, is ¶Ù¾±²â²¹°ù²ú²¹°ìı°ù's largest mosque.
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¶Ù¾±²â²¹°ù²ú²¹°ìı°ù's most impressive mosque is the Ulu Cami, built in 1091 by a Seljuk sultan. Incorporating elements from an earlier Byzantine church on the site…
3. Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Museum
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The poet Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı (1910–56) was born in this two-storey black basalt house built in 1820 in a side street about 50m north of the Ulu Cami. It…
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Persian in style, the Safa Camii has a highly decorated minaret with blue tiles incorporated in its design.
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¶Ù¾±²â²¹°ù²ú²¹°ìı°ù's single most conspicuous feature is its great circuit of basalt walls, probably dating from Roman times, although the present walls, around…
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The Şeyh Mutahhar Camii is famous for its minaret, but its engineering is even more interesting – the tower stands on four slender pillars about 2m high,…
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The population of ¶Ù¾±²â²¹°ù²ú²¹°ìı°ù once included many Christians, mainly Armenians and Chaldeans, but most of them were pushed out or perished during the…
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Still used by Syrian Orthodox Christians, this church is beautifully maintained, although only about three families still attend services. Local kids will…