Surp Giragos Church

The Diyarbakır Cultural Road Festival, the 14th event in the Turkish Cultural Road Festivals organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, officially opened on Oct. 12.

The historic city walls of Diyarbak?r, as well as two churches and a mosque, were damaged during clashes in the central district of Sur Conflicts in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r?s central district of Sur have damaged ancient city walls, which were recently inducted onto UNESCO?s World Heritage List, as well as some other structures. 

Beyzar Alata, who had been revered as “Diyarbakır’s last Armenian” and who finally married her life partner Sarkis only two months ago at the age of 87, passed away June 23.