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The traditional tea house has still an important role in Kurdish society. Men, and men only, gather on the squares to drink a tea and to socialise. If you want to drink a tea as a woman, or when you are together with a woman, its better to find one of the
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The Dolmus is the main form of transport within the city and to the villages around the city. It is a sort of minibus applying fixed routes and are generally inexpensive and a good way to get around [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Traditional dresses are still very common in Diyarbakir [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Auto & tire alley [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Diyarbakir has always been an important market town for the area. And it still holds that function today. Market activities are going on everywhere [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Poor area just outside the city walls [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Many people operate small shops with a very limited diversity of products to earn a living. Garbage, or stuff that they might sell in the future, is collected on the roof of the shop [Turkey]
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Children are still an important working force in many small businesses. It is not uncommon to see (especially boys) children of around 10 years old having an important role in a small business or restaurant. The west sees it often as child labour, but her
babakotoeu:
Drinking tea and socialising is still very important in the eastern part of Turkey [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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The old town of Diyarbakir is almost completely circeled by an ancient city wall which is still very-well preserved. It is possible to walk on most parts of it and it gives you good views over town [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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On the way to the market [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Diyarbakir is the heartland of the Kurdish people in Turkey. It was for years connected to the struggle of the Kurdish people to have their voice heard [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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How much more can you take? [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Old-fashioned open air shop with a old Renault 12, still very often seen in the rural parts of Turkey [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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A part of a city wall tower and a suburb just outside the walled area [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Ivonne seen from a room in one of the the city wall's towers [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Diyarbakir is a great place to visit in the Eastern part of Turkey. The atmosphere is so different from the cities in the western part of the country. You really get the feeling that you are traveling east [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Car repair shop [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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View over an old part of town, seen from the city wall [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Drying the wash on the balcony of an apprtment [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Street view [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Important ingredients for Turkish meals for sale: tomatoes and cucumbers [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Diyarbakir isn't a very prosperous city. It has a new area with nice houses and beautiful cars driving around, but many other parts of town still haven't a lot of money to spend [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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Old man selling second-hand stuff from a shopping cart under one of the city gates in Diyarbakir [Diyabakir / Turkey]
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Man waiting on his tractor to be hired for a transport job [Diyarbakir / Turkey]
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View on the newer part of town [Diyarbakir / Turkey]