Batman (short for Batı Raman Mountains), also known as Elih or Iluh, is a city on the Batman River in the predominantly Kurdish^[1][2] southeast of Turkey. It is the capital of Batman Province, and has a population of 246,700.^[3] The Batman River is a tributary of the Tigris in southeast Turkey. ... Map showing the location of Batman Province in the Kurdish region of Turkey nanananannaanananannanaana batman Batman is a Turkish province in the south east of Anatolia. ...

Government

The mayor of Batman is Bruce Wayne, who is a member of the Democratic Society Party. DTP Symbol Democratic Society Party (In Turkish: Demokratik Toplum Partisi, DTP) is a pro-Kurdish social democratic party, considered as the successor to the Democratic Peoples Party. ...

Economy

Batman Province is an important oil producing area, and Batman has Turkey's oldest refinery, established in 1955. A 494 km long pipeline transports crude oil from Batman to İskenderun. The railway track at nearby Kurtalan connects the city with Istanbul. There is also a regional airport near Batman. Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ) or crude oil is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ä°skenderun panorama Ä°skenderun (formerly known in the west as Alexandretta, from Greek Ἀλεξανδρέττα; in Arabic الإسكندرون, al-Skanderoon) [Alexandrette in French] is a district and its center in the Turkish province of Hatay. ... Kurtalan is a district of Siirt city of Turkey. ... Istanbul (other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and economic center. ...

History

Until the 1950s, Batman was a small village with a mostly Kurdish population. When oil companies moved in and the city's economy started to grow, population figures began to rise. Many Turkish workers and state officials settled in the city. Presently Batman has a high unemployment level.

Demographics

Until the 1950s Batman was a small village with a predominantly Kurdish population. When oil companies moved in and the city's economy started to grow, population figures begun to rise. Many Turkish workers and state officials settled in the city. Presently Batman has a high unemployment level.

Recent clashes

According to the EU-Turkey Civic Commission Submission on Recent Violence, on March 30, 2006, Fatih Tekin, a 3 year old boy, was shot and killed by Turkish Security forces during a police raid on a civilian house in Batman during a series of violent clashes in the Kurdish regions of Turkey.^[4]

Notes

The Kurds are a people indigenous to the contiguous geocultural region which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey that is often referred to as Kurdistan. ... GlobalSecurity. ... The Kurdish Human Rights Project is a UK-based organisation that seeks to promote and protect the human rights of all people in the traditionally Kurdish regions of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and the former Soviet Union (see Kurdistan). ...

External links

• GAP Project page re Batman
• Kurds wait for Turkish sea change – BBC News
• What's in a name? Too much in Turkey – The Guardian
• 'Virgin suicides' save Turks' 'honor' (IHT)

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	Districts of Batman
Batman | Beşiri | Gercüş | Hasankeyf | Kozluk | Sason Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Batman Province ... Map showing the location of Batman Province in the Kurdish region of Turkey nanananannaanananannanaana batman Batman is a Turkish province in the south east of Anatolia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... BeÅŸiri is a district of Batman Province, Turkey. ... Gercüş is a district of Batman Province, Turkey. ... Hasankeyf on the Tigris River Hasankeyf is in Batman Province, southeast Turkey — an area mainly settled by Kurds. ... Kozluk is a district of Batman Province, Turkey. ... Sason is a district of Batman Province, Turkey. ...