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‘Excavation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Must Continue in Hasankeyf’

OPEN LETTER FROM LIFE DEFENDERS

‘Excavation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Must Continue in Hasankeyf’

The letter reads, “The continuation of archaeological excavation and conservation work would also create employment opportunities for local residents who face an extended period of economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Hasankeyf Dam Reservoir Grows According to New Satellite Images

Hasankeyf Dam Reservoir Grows According to New Satellite Images

Water retention in the Ilısu Dam that will cause the ancient city to submerge into the water began in July.

9 September 2019

Report on Hasankeyf: 'Women will Pay the Heaviest Price in Migration Wave'

Report on Hasankeyf: 'Women will Pay the Heaviest Price in Migration Wave'

The Hasaneyf Coordination has said in a report that 85 villages out of 195 will be submerged into water, causing a "migration wave."

3 September 2019

Hasankeyf Coordination Calls for Global Action on September 14

Hasankeyf Coordination Calls for Global Action on September 14

As the Ilısu Dam begins to fill with water, the Hasankeyf Coordination has released a statement for the "Action Day to Do/Draw/Say Something for Hasankeyf."

33 People Detained for Hasankeyf Statement Released

33 People Detained for Hasankeyf Statement Released

33 people, who were taken into custody yesterday for attempting to protest the Ilısu Dam project that is soon to engulf the ancient city of Hasankeyf, have been released after an identity check at the district security directorate.

Police Intervention Against Hasankeyf Statement: 33 People Detained in Batman

Police Intervention Against Hasankeyf Statement: 33 People Detained in Batman

Police have intervened against the members of HDP Batman Youth Assembly who protested the Ilısu Dam project that will engulf the ancient city of Hasankeyf. HDP Batman MP Acar Başaran has denounced the intervention as “unconstitutional”.

‘It is not a Dream to Save Hasankeyf, We Can Hold a Referendum’

ERCAN AYBOĞA FROM THE INITIATIVE TO KEEP HASANKEYF ALIVE

‘It is not a Dream to Save Hasankeyf, We Can Hold a Referendum’

As the Ilısu Dam reservoir is about to be filled and engulf the ancient city of Hasankeyf, Ercan Ayboğa from the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive has spoken to bianet and suggested holding a referendum: “It is not a dream to save Hasankeyf.”

11 June 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Life Defenders: Put an End to the Project Engulfing Hasankeyf

INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR HASANKEYF

Life Defenders: Put an End to the Project Engulfing Hasankeyf

Making an international call for Hasankeyf, which will be engulfed after the filling of Ilısu Dam reservoir, life defenders have underlined that the region is subjected to irreversible and multidimensional destruction as a result of baseless economic interests.

International Urgent Call for Hasankeyf: ‘It is Not Too Late to Save it!’

International Urgent Call for Hasankeyf: ‘It is Not Too Late to Save it!’

75 civil society organizations from Turkey and the world have made an urgent call for Hasankeyf, which will be engulfed after the filling of Ilısu Dam reservoir starts in June: “It is not too late to save Hasankeyf and Tigris River! No filling of the Ilısu Dam Reservoir!”

Ancient City to be Inundated Under Dam Reservoir

HASANKEYF

Ancient City to be Inundated Under Dam Reservoir

Ministers Veysel Eroğlu and Mehmet Şimşek met with protests during a visit they paid to Hasankeyf, an ancient city in the southeastern province of Batman dating back to at least 12,000 years ago and that is to be inundated under a dam reservoir, causing irreversible damage to history and nature.

31 August 2012 Nilay Vardar