Batman Province
Batman Province | |
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Country | Turkey |
Seat | Batman |
Government | |
• Governor | Ekrem Canalp |
Area | 4,477 km2 (1,729 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 634,491 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0488 |
Website | batman |
Batman Province (Turkish: Batman ili, Kurdish: Parêzgeha Êlihê;[3] Armenian: Բատմանի զավառ) is a province in Turkey.[4] It was created in May 1990 with the Law No. 3647 taking some parts from the eastern Province of Siirt and some from the southern Province of Mardin.[5] Its area is 4,477 km2,[1] and its population is 634,491 (2022).[2] Its current governor is Ekrem Canalp.[6]
The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority.[7][8]
History
The Batman Province contains the strategic
Around 4th–6th centuries AD the province became an outpost of the
From July 1987 to October 1997 Batman Province was included in the
Development of oil fields resulted in relocation of Turkish people into a mostly Kurd-populated Batman Province. This brought
Recent individual incidents include the following: 1 Turkish soldier was killed and 2 wounded during clashes in the province on 15 April 2010.[16] One Turkish soldier was killed and 2 injured after a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack on a Turkish military outpost on 7 July 2010.[citation needed] Four Kurdish civilians were killed on 1 August 2010 after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb.[17] Later on 9 August 2010 5 PKK militants were killed in clashes with the Turkish military.[citation needed]
Geography
The province occupies an area of 4,477 km2 (1,729 sq mi).
Districts
The province is divided into six districts:
There are 289 villages in the province.[19]
Demographics
The population of the province is rapidly growing as a result of the inflow of workforce to the capital. Between 1990 and 2000, its population was rising at a rate of 5% per year. The population was stable in Beşiri and Gercüş, increasing by 1% per year in Kozluk and Sason and decreasing by 3% per year in Hasankeyf.[20] The total population was 634,491 in 2022.[2]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1990 | 344,669 | — |
2000 | 456,734 | +2.86% |
2010 | 510,200 | +1.11% |
2020 | 620,278 | +1.97% |
Source:Turkstat[21][22][23] |
Oil industry
Search for oil in the Batman Province was started in 1935. On 20 April 1940, oil was found at a depth of 1048 meters at the Raman oil field, south-east of Batman, nearby the city. The first experimental well started producing 10 tonnes (about 62 barrels) per day from 6 June 1940.
The field was expanded for commercial production by 1945, but the production was delayed to 1947 by the lack of storage. A small refinery was built at the site with a capacity of 9 tonnes/day by 1947 and by November 1948 a bigger refinery capable of processing up to 200 tonnes/day was built in Batman. An even bigger refinery (330 tonnes/d) was built in Batman by 1955.[24] Several other oil fields were later discovered in the province with the Batı Raman oil field, which produces about 7,000 barrels daily, being the largest oil field in Turkey.[25][26] A 511 km (318 mi) long oil pipeline was brought in 1967 from Batman to the port city of Dörtyol near the easternmost point of the Mediterranean coast to transport the Batman crude oil. The pipeline has an annual capacity of 3.5 million tonnes and was transporting about 20 million barrels (about 2.7 million tonnes) in the 1990s and about twice less between 2003 and 2007. Another, short (41 km [25 mi]) pipeline connected Batman with Şelmo – the location of the second largest oil field in Turkey.[27] It was transferring between 1.5 and 0.5 million barrels per year in the period 1990–2007. Both pipelines are operated by BOTAŞ.[28][29]
Name | Discovered | Production started in |
Reserves (million bbl) |
Production (bbl/day, 2007) |
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Batı Kozluca | 1978 | 1980 | 138 | 1500 |
Batı Raman | 1961 | 1962 | 1850 | 7000 |
Dinçer oil field | 1988 | 1990 | 55 | 400 |
Garzan oil field | 1951 | 1956 | 163 | 1700 |
İkiztepe oil field | 1988 | 1990 | 53 | 400 |
Raman oil field | 1940 | 1947 | 400 | 4000 |
Batman dam
The Batman dam construction was started in 1986 and completed in 1999. It has a height of 85 meters and annual power generation capacity of 483 GWh (peak power 198 MW). The associated reservoir has a surface area of 49 km2 and a volume of 1.175 km3. The dam supplies water for the area of 37,744 hectares (93,270 acres).[30]
Famous personalities
- Karapetê Xaço (1900–August 2005) – traditional singer of Kurdish Dengbêj music
- Kurdishpoet, writer, journalist, historian, lexicographer and nationalist.
- Ali Rıza Alan (born 1947) – wrestler
- Ibrahim Bilgen(1949–2010) – politician, electrical engineer and activist.
- Hüseyin Kalkan (born 1950) – former mayor of Batman city
- Hüseyin Velioğlu (1952–2000) – leader of the Kurdish Hezbollah
- Mehmet Şimşek (born 1967) – politician, former Minister of Finance of Turkey
- Nalin Pekgul (born 1967) – politician
- Ayşe Acar Başaran (born 1985) – politician
- Mehmet Demir – politician
- Alan Ciwan – actor
- Şehmus Hazer – professional basketball player
- Sevgi Yorulmaz (born 1982) – Paralympic archer
- Mansur Çalar (born 1986) – footballer
- Nurullah Kaya (born 1986) – footballer
- Ahmet Arı (born 1989) – footballer
- Erdal Akdarı (born 1993) – footballer
- Mizgin Ay (born 2000) – track and field athlete
See also
- Ilısu Dam Campaign
- Sasun Resistance (1894)
- Sasun Uprising (1904)
- Southeastern Anatolia Project
- List of populated places in Batman Province
- Yazidis
References
- ^ a b c "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Li Êlihê teqîn... kuşti û birîndar heye". Nerina Azad (in Kurdish). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Deichmann, Somik V. Lall, Souleymane Coulibaly, Uwe (2007). Urbanization and Productivity: Evidence from Turkish Provinces over the Period. World Bank Publications. p. 7.
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- ^ Batman. Tarihçe Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, kultur.gov.tr, 21 February 2007 (in Turkish)
- ^ "Case of Dogan and others v. Turkey" (PDF). p. 21. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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- ^ Akkoç v. Turkey, Application Nos. 22947/93, 22948/93, Judgement of 10 October 2000 Archived 2 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, European Court of Human Rights judgment concerning Akkoç v. Turkey case, section II, C
- ^ Turkish troop killed in PKK clash [ WORLD BULLETIN- TURKEY NEWS, WORLD NEWS ] Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Worldbulletin.net (2010-04-16). Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ BDP'lilere mayın tepkisi. Samanyoluhaber.com. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ Batman. Coğrafya Archived 2012-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, kultur.gov.tr, 21 February 2007 (in Turkish)
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ The Characteristics Of The Population By Provinces, 2000 Population Census. City and Village Population, Annual Growth Rate of Population, Surface Area and Population Density By Districts. turkstat.gov.tr
- ^ Genel Nüfus Sayımları
- ^ Turkstat
- ^ "The Results of Address Based Population Registration System, 2020". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b History of petroleum Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, tpao.gov.tr
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- doi:10.2118/106575-PA. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ Selmo Oil Field Archived March 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, TransAtlantic Petroleum
- ^ "Batman-Dörtyol Petrol Boru Hattı (Turkish)". BOTAŞ. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ISBN 978-92-821-0222-0. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ Batman Dam Archived July 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works
External links
- Maps of Kurdish Regions by GlobalSecurity.org
- Map of Kurdish Population Distribution by GlobalSecurity.org